St Helen's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 9 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
Unique reference
146015
Address
North Road, SS0 7AY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
421 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
46.3%
Girls
53.7%
First language not English
41.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.7%
Persistent absence
13.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 23%
Other White 19.7%
African 14.7%
Mixed 14.1%
Indian 11.6%
Other Asian 6.7%
Pakistani 2.6%
Bangladeshi 2.6%
Other Black 1.4%
Other 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Irish 0.7%
Chinese 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

ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAbove average2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
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 Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
52
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
38
2nd preference
45
3rd preference
28
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
38
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
4
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 classes30.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
28
32
Year 1
60
22
38
Year 2
61
41
20
Year 3
60
29
31
Year 4
60
25
35
Year 5
60
21
39
Year 6
60
29
31
Year 2023-2024

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