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EnglandNorth WestRossendaleBB4 4JWHelmshore Primary School
Primary

Helmshore Primary School

Primary

Rossendale · Rossendale · BB4 4JW www.helmshoreprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
385
cap. 414
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
88%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
385
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
88%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
385
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/01/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Helmshore Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
88%
+2pp
88%83%78%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 88%
RWM higher standard
14%
0pp
20%17%14%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
91%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
93%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
95%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
91%
SPAG higher standard
44%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
385
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Gregory Fold, Helmshore, Rossendale, BB4 4JW
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2588%14%91%44%93%23%95%30%93%91%107.0108.0109.012%385
2023/2486%14%91%44%91%28%96%53%95%91%109.0109.0110.011%393
2022/2378%18%88%45%83%23%87%42%88%87%109.0108.0110.0+3.00+2.20+3.1010%408
2018/1983%20%88%32%92%33%97%37%95%92%107.0107.0110.0+1.50+1.90+1.307%414
2017/1888%14%92%44%88%28%89%30%88%89%109.0107.0111.0+2.40+1.00+1.007%417
2016/1781%13%87%33%88%31%90%27%88%87%107.0106.0107.0+0.30+0.90-0.607%407

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2538524.512%2%7%3%6%
2023/2439324.711%2%8%4%8%
2022/2340828.410%2%8%4%8%
2021/2241323.38%2%7%5%13%
2020/2141025.66%2%7%
2018/1941424.47%2%6%2%2%
2017/1841726.17%2%6%3%3%
2016/1740725.47%2%6%2%2%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.