St Helen's CE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 7 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Wakefield
Unique reference
139573
Address
Highfield Road, Hemsworth, WF9 4EG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
217 (61% of total capacity)
Boys
53.0%
Girls
47.0%
First language not English
6.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
42.4%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.8%
Mixed 4.6%
Unclassified 3.7%
African 3.2%
Other White 1.4%
Indian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.6
WritingWell above average3.9
MathsAverage1.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Helen's CE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
27
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
23
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes26.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
17
7
10
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
7
3
4
Reception, Full-time
28
16
12
Year 1
19
9
10
Year 2
25
10
15
Year 3
30
17
13
Year 4
29
17
12
Year 5
30
20
10
Year 6
32
16
16
Year 2024-2025

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