Castle Hill is an infant school situated in the north of Ipswich. Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage enter the Reception class with the expected knowledge and skills for their age, many having attended the local Nursery school, which shares the same headteacher. The school has a larger than average percentage of children who have learning difficulties and/or disabilities and more children than average have statements of special needs for moderate learning or social and emotional challenges, nine of whom attend the school's special support class. Most children are from White British backgrounds and very few speak English as an additional language. The school and individual teachers hold many achievement awards and, since the last inspection, have re-gained the Primary Quality Mark, Eco Green Flag and Healthy Schools status. There is a wide range of extended provision for children and their families, including a before and after school club. Staff are involved in a number of research projects as well as providing training for other practitioners.