St Helen's Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 24 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Barnsley
Unique reference
139006
Address
St Helen's Way, Monk Bretton, S71 2PS
Website
Not available

Pupils

Number of Pupils
208 (65% of total capacity)
Boys
52.9%
Girls
47.1%
First language not English
4.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.1%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.9%
Other White 3.8%
Mixed 2.9%
African 1.9%
Other Black 1%
Chinese 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingWell below average-3.6
MathsBelow average-2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 34%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%

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

School 6%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 99
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 98
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Helen's Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
19
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
18
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
18
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
0
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
6
2
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
3
0
3
Reception, Full-time
27
15
12
Year 1
23
11
12
Year 2
27
18
9
Year 3
27
13
14
Year 4
29
13
16
Year 5
29
17
12
Year 6
34
21
13
Year 2023-2024

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