Castle Hill Junior SchoolThe Beeches Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ipswich.
Summary of the comparison
Castle Hill Junior School and The Beeches Community Primary School are primary schools in Ipswich.
Castle Hill Junior School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Beeches Community Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Beeches Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Castle Hill Junior School was judged Good and The Beeches Community Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 57.0% for Castle Hill Junior School and 50.0% for The Beeches Community Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Castle Hill Junior School (41.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Beeches Community Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | IpswichCastle Hill Junior School | IpswichThe Beeches Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D43/100 | D51/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 179th of 238 in Suffolk | 146th of 238 in Suffolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 288 | 393 | |
| Capacity | 360 | 431 | |
| Location | Ipswich, IP1 6QD | Ipswich, IP1 6ET | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 57.0% Stronger figure | 50.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 6.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 Stronger figure | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 286 | 402 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.4% | 41.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.1% | 28.4% | |
| SEN support | 19.2% | 21.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 10.1% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.8% Stronger figure | 7.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.6% Stronger figure | 25.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Castle Hill Junior School
The Beeches Community Primary School
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