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St Helen's Primary Academy

Primary

Barnsley · Barnsley · S71 2PS

Pupils
206
cap. 280
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Overview

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/01/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Previous inspection
  • 2020Requires improvement
AddressSt Helen's Way, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2PS
Website
Telephone01226295210
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6426 spend / pupil£6740 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

Establishment history

Earlier establishment on this site or under a previous URN.

PreviouslySt Helen's Primary SchoolClosed · from 2012-11-26

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06View on Parent View
Overall happy
90%
Would recommend
62%
Responses
66
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

90%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

88%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

70%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

39%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

55%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

62%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

67%

Q9. My child does well at this school

82%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

70%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

75%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

86%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

73%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

62%

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
+9pp
62%42%22%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
69%
LA AVG 74.95%
SPAG higher standard
3%
LA AVG 27.81%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.55
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104.81
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
LA AVG 22.46:1
EAL
7%
LA AVG 9.18%
FSM eligible
40%
LA AVG 28.81%
SEN
20%
LA AVG 17.51%
Overall absence
5%
LA AVG 5.07%
Persistent absence
17%
LA AVG 11.88%

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
2024/2562%0%72%24%76%0%76%10%86%69%104.0103.0102.020%206
2023/2453%0%65%9%62%0%71%3%56%35%101.0101.097.018%208
2022/2334%6%46%20%54%6%49%11%51%34%99.098.097.0-2.70-3.60-2.3014%219
2018/1946%0%54%11%68%0%62%5%78%43%101.0102.099.0-4.30-4.10-4.1012%283
2017/1822%0%46%19%38%0%32%5%62%41%99.097.096.0-5.30-7.80-6.5016%299
2016/1752%0%55%6%70%3%76%21%79%70%100.0103.0104.0-3.00-1.10+0.0013%317

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
2024/2520620.420%7%40%5%17%
2023/2420817.618%5%36%6%22%
2022/2321920.314%4%36%5%13%
2021/2222520.615%2%36%5%10%
2020/2124920.820%4%41%
2018/1928317.412%4%34%6%17%
2017/1829924.716%4%32%6%18%
2016/1731719.813%3%34%5%13%

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