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EnglandEast of EnglandSt AlbansAL4 8ANSt Helen's Church of England Primary School
Primary

St Helen's Church of England Primary School

Primary

St Albans · St Albans · AL4 8AN http://sthelens.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
187
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
187
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
187
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Helen's Church of England Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

Finance£7047 spend / pupil£6966 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
+3pp
82%75%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
11%
-7pp
18%11%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
36%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
96%
SPAG expected standard
75%
LA AVG 76.6%
SPAG higher standard
32%
LA AVG 33.5%
Reading scaled score
110.0
LA AVG 106.57
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.24
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
187
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8AN
Local authority
Hertfordshire
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
2024/2571%11%93%46%86%36%79%21%96%75%110.0106.0107.016%187
2023/2468%18%82%44%80%34%80%26%96%78%108.0105.0107.016%213
2022/2367%7%82%51%77%18%84%25%91%86%109.0105.0106.0+0.50-2.80-3.8012%256
2018/1968%3%85%29%85%29%74%32%94%82%106.0106.0106.0-1.50+0.00-1.907%332
2017/1882%13%92%50%87%29%89%24%82%95%109.0106.0109.0+2.00-0.10+0.006%326
2016/1786%14%91%37%86%17%86%34%89%80%109.0107.0107.0+1.60-1.60-0.107%314

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
2024/2518723.116%4%8%4%8%
2023/2421322.916%7%7%4%7%
2022/2325617.412%9%7%4%7%
2021/2228222.410%7%9%5%8%
2020/2130821.89%4%9%
2018/1933220.87%4%11%3%4%
2017/1832616.96%5%10%4%5%
2016/1731418.47%5%12%3%4%

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