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St Helen's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Greenhill, Alveston, Bristol BS35 2QX · sthelensprimaryalveston.org.uk · 01454 866530
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. South Gloucestershire 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Capacity
- 210
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- No
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 28 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 109158)
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 28 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 21 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 40 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across South Gloucestershire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109158)
Ofsted
St Helen's Church of England Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 17 December 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jan 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 29 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109158)
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 109158), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109158)
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109158)
Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109158)
Jan 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109158)