St Helen's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 2 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lambeth
Unique reference
100623
Address
Knowle Close, Brixton, SW9 0TQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
257 (72% of total capacity)
Boys
52.5%
Girls
47.5%
First language not English
67.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
43.6%
Persistent absence
14.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
24.1%
Pupil ethnicities
African 47.9%
Other White 26.1%
Caribbean 8.9%
Other Black 6.2%
Mixed 5.5%
White British 3.5%
Other Asian 1.9%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average6.2
WritingWell above average3.2
MathsWell above average5.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Helen's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
16
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
16
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
4
3
1
Reception, Full-time
24
13
11
Year 1
26
15
11
Year 2
43
22
21
Year 3
44
22
22
Year 4
30
14
16
Year 5
56
33
23
Year 6
30
13
17
Year 2024-2025