Primary school

Dale Hall Community Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Suffolk
  • IP1 4LX
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,618 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 44%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 14%14%2016/17: top 41%2017/18: top 54%2018/19: top 83%2022/23: top 51%2023/24: top 47%2024/25: top 44%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM67% · East of England 64%6/10 Middle+40.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · East of England 7%3/10 Below
Reading score103 · East of England 1061/10 Well below East of England
Maths score106 · East of England 1056/10 Middle+50.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 74% · 57 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 67% · 57 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 66% · 59 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 52% · 60 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 61% · 57 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 64% · 58 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 67% · 60 pupils · East of England 64%74%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 57 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 11% · 57 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 8% · 59 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 5% · 60 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 11% · 57 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 5% · 58 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 3% · 60 pupils · East of England 7%11%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 57 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 57 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 59 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 101 · 60 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 104 · 57 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 105 · 58 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 103 · 60 pupils · East of England 106105101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 57 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 107 · 57 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 102 · 60 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 106 · 57 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 106 · 58 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 106 · 60 pupils · East of England 105107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in84.5%
60 of 71 who put it first2014 · 96.5%2026 · 84.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7160
2nd400
3rd120

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2019

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2019Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026412
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.4%
First language not English5.1%
SEN support21.7%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils8.0%

Girls 51.7%Boys 48.3%

98.1% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.5
Pupils per adult12.8
  • Classroom teachers 14
  • Leadership 3.5
  • Teaching assistants 14.4
  • Other support 10.7

Teachers 17.5 FTE · Whole workforce 42.5 · 72 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,749
Spend per pupil£5,756
Staff spend per pupil£4,519
Reserve per pupil−£203
  • −£84,000revenue reserve
  • −£3,000in-year balance

Grants £5,797 · self-generated £133 · premises £384 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: PENROSE LEARNING TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve £5,320,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it