Dale Hall Community Primary School
Primary schoolDale Hall Community Primary School is a primary school in Ipswich, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 412 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, December 2019
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 4 December 2019
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 67% of pupils at Dale Hall Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Suffolk and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Castle Hill Infant SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024640 m
- Castle Hill Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)640 m
- Highfield Nursery SchoolNursery. Outstanding (overall), May 2024920 m
- St Pancras Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Ormiston Endeavour AcademySecondary. School remains Good, March 2022. Attainment 8 of 40.4 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- The Beeches Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Ipswich
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).