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St Helen's Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Woodbridge Road, Ipswich IP4 2LT · sthelensprimary.net · 01473 251333
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 439
- 93% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.3%
- First language not English
- 50.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Asset Education
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 39 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 48 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 53 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 55 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Helen's Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (83 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 83
- 19% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (19%) with SEND