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Dale Hall Community Primary School

Community school · Ipswich · IP1 4LX

Ages 5–11 · 408 pupils · Suffolk

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

3.9%

Admissions demand

1.15 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.3%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
364

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.15 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

69

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

60

Total preferences (any rank)
129
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill97%

408 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
408
Boys / girls
191 / 217
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
408 / 420 (97%)
Free school meals
9.3%
FSM pupils
38
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Dedicoat

Location

Address
Dale Hall Lane
Postcode
IP1 4LX
Town
Ipswich
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
Ipswich
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Ipswich, Suffolk, 408 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.3%.

Open schools in Ipswich
99
Primary schools in Ipswich
62
Academies among open schools in Ipswich
63% (62)
Open schools in IP1
16
Primary in IP1
10
Open schools in Suffolk LA
366
Primary in Suffolk LA
253

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in IpswichNear IP1

  • Castle Hill Infant School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Ipswich · IP1 6QD · Suffolk

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM22.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Castle Hill Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Ipswich · IP1 6QD · Suffolk

    Ages 7–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM35.4%

    0.4 miles away

  • St Pancras Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ipswich · IP1 6EF · Suffolk

    Ages 5–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM19.6%
    • Demand0.93

    0.7 miles away

  • The Beeches Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ipswich · IP1 6ET · Suffolk

    Ages 2–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM43.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Springfield Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ipswich · IP1 4DT · Suffolk

    Ages 7–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM31.1%

    0.8 miles away

  • Whitehouse Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ipswich · IP1 5JN · Suffolk

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM34.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Dedicoat

Official links