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St Helen's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided

Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8AN · sthelens.herts.sch.uk · 01582 832106

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
71%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
184
88% of 210 places
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
8.7%
First language not English
3.8%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 41 (Places 30)41September 2023: 20 (Places 20)20September 2024: 31 (Places 30)31September 2025: 22 (Places 22)22September 2026: 29 (Places 29)29Places 29
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262929190%
September 2025Sept 202522221100%
September 2024Sept 202430311▲90%
September 2023Sept 202320201100%
September 2022Sept 202230411.4▲71%

Results

In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 60% (England 53%)60%2016/17: 86% (England 61%)86%2017/18: 82% (England 64%)82%2018/19: 68% (England 65%)68%2022/23: 67% (England 60%)67%2023/24: 68% (England 61%)68%2024/25: 71% (England 62%)71%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲71%62%
▲11%8%
Average scaled score
▲110106
●106105
●107105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 19 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Helen's Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
18 Jun 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement
  • Jun 2010Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (94 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
72%
Replies
94
44% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼59% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼68% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼84% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼77% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼74% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼65% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 85% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲59% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 27% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲72% agreeEngland 68%

based on 22 parents (23%) with SEND

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