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Dale Hall Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Joanne Dedicoat

location_onIpswich, IP1 4LX

language Visit Website phone 1473251651

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

414

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Dale Hall Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Ipswich, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 43% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Dale Hall Community Primary School is a community school in Ipswich, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 414 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #71 of 249 primaries in Suffolk and #6,320 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 6.9%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading83% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading68% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.0

-1.7 to 1.6

1.1

Write

LA -0.4

-0.5 to 2.6

3.2

Maths

LA -0.6

1.7 to 4.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading60% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.8

Read

LA -0.6

-5.4 to -2.2

-0.6

Write

LA -0.7

-2.1 to 0.8

-3.2

Maths

LA -1.1

-4.6 to -1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 60%

Reading81% LA 73%

Writing81% LA 74%

Maths80% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA -0.4

-2.3 to 0.7

-0.9

Write

LA -0.5

-2.4 to 0.6

-0.3

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.7 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 January 2024

Inspection Report

03 December 2019

Inspection Report

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03 March 2016

Inspection Report

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11 July 2014

Inspection Report

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06 March 2014

Inspection Report

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16 May 2012

Inspection Report

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10 March 2011

Inspection Report

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25 September 2008

Inspection Report

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14 March 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-03-03

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-06

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 411 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	411	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	408	2	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	415	4	1.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	414	4	1.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	414	12	2.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	415	6	1.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	414	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	414	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	419	10	2.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	418	2	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	419	9	2.1%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Summer term)	417	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	417	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	412	13	3.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	418	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	416	7	1.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	416	7	1.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	410	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	410	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	405	6	1.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	409	16	3.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	414	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	410	8	2.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

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Language Diversity

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Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

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