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EnglandSouth WestTorridgeEX39 5APSt Helen's Church of England School
Primary

St Helen's Church of England School

Primary

Torridge · Bideford · EX39 5AP www.ash-sch.org/

Pupils
206
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityDevon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

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

Finance£4942 spend / pupil£6325 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
57%
-30pp
87%72%57%
'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
0%
-13pp
13%7%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
67%
LA AVG 69.9%
SPAG higher standard
20%
LA AVG 24.04%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 103.98
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
206
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5AP
Local authority
Devon
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
2024/2557%0%77%17%63%0%73%13%70%67%104.0102.0103.017%206
2023/2487%13%93%43%90%23%87%20%93%90%109.0105.0108.016%208
2022/2366%3%90%21%69%10%76%10%93%72%106.0103.0102.0+1.90-0.90-0.1014%210

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
2024/2520620.817%2%9%4%5%
2023/2420821.316%2%8%4%6%
2022/2321021.814%1%9%5%10%
2021/2221021.516%0%7%4%8%
2020/2121221.115%0%8%
2018/1920719.811%0%4%3%5%

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