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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF9 4EGSt Helen's CE Primary School
Primary

St Helen's CE Primary School

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF9 4EG https://www.sthelensceprimary.org.uk/

Pupils
217
cap. 270
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
217
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
217
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/02/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Helen's CE Primary School · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
-11pp
69%45%21%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
3%
0pp
8%6%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
217
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4EG
Local authority
Wakefield
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
2024/2558%3%84%35%71%16%74%13%94%65%106.0103.0103.028%217
2023/2469%3%88%34%75%9%88%13%88%72%107.0104.0103.024%211
2022/2343%5%52%12%57%12%55%12%79%64%101.0100.0101.0+1.60+3.90+1.8033%229
2018/1921%3%44%6%29%6%47%6%50%50%98.0100.0101.0-4.30-5.60-3.7012%233
2017/1838%8%62%15%54%15%62%8%62%69%103.0101.0103.0+0.60-1.30+0.0012%225
2016/1725%0%45%3%63%10%35%0%58%43%98.097.099.0-3.70+1.00-4.1010%227

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
2024/2521722.528%6%48%6%21%
2023/2421118.424%5%46%7%21%
2022/2322918.633%5%46%7%22%
2021/2224719.132%3%45%8%29%
2020/2125523.215%4%36%
2018/1923320.912%4%42%5%12%
2017/1822521.312%4%43%6%15%
2016/1722720.210%2%45%5%13%

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