Castle Hill Junior School
Primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk. Good (Mar 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 5 March 2024, report published 1 May 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around March 2028
The last inspection was in March 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesCastle Hill Infant School
Standards maintained (Dec 2024)
- 0.4 milesDale Hall Community Primary School
School remains Good (Dec 2019)
- 0.4 milesSt Pancras Catholic Primary School
Good (Sep 2023)
- 0.5 milesThe Beeches Community Primary School
School remains Good (Dec 2023)
- 1.0 milesWhitehouse Community Primary School
Standards maintained (Oct 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.