St Helen's Church of England School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 9 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 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
Devon
Unique reference
145769
Address
Abbotsham, EX39 5AP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
206 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
1.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
8.7%
Persistent absence
7.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.7%
Mixed 2.4%
Other White 1.9%
Indian 0.5%
Unclassified 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

ReadingAverage1.9
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage-0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 87%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%

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

School 13%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
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 Church of England School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
25
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
27
2nd preference
2
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 classes29.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
27
12
15
Year 1
29
15
14
Year 2
30
15
15
Year 3
27
12
15
Year 4
32
17
15
Year 5
31
16
15
Year 6
30
16
14
Year 2024-2025

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