Castle Hill Infant School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 7 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Suffolk
Unique reference
141372
Address
Dryden Road, IP1 6QD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
220 (79% of total capacity)
Boys
51.4%
Girls
48.6%
First language not English
16.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.6%
Persistent absence
16.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 67.3%
Mixed 11.3%
Other White 5.5%
Other 5%
Unclassified 3.2%
Other Asian 1.8%
African 1.8%
Indian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Caribbean 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Castle Hill Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
84
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
72
2nd preference
45
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
72
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
76
41
35
Year 1
77
39
38
Year 2
67
33
34
Year 2024-2025

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