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Helmingham Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
School Road, Helmingham, Stowmarket IP14 6EX · helminghamprimaryschool.org.uk · 01473 890267
On the mapSearch near IP14 6EX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2018/19
- 30%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- Demand for places
- 0.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 30
- 33% of 90 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.3%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Consortium Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 0 families put the school first and 1 places were offered. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2018/19, 30% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124586)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Helmingham Primary School and Nursery on 21 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 21 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124586), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Dec 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124586)
Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124586)
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 12
- 40% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied