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EnglandEast of EnglandIpswichIP4 2LTSt Helen's Primary School
Primary

St Helen's Primary School

Primary

Ipswich · Ipswich · IP4 2LT www.sthelensprimary.net

Pupils
451
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
451
Pupils · 2024/25
55%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
451
Pupils · 2024/25
55%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of St Helen's Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
-14pp
82%68%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
10%
-8pp
18%14%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
451
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
55%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, IP4 2LT
Local authority
Suffolk
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
2024/2553%10%66%24%71%20%68%19%81%73%103.0103.0104.017%451
2023/2467%18%77%28%72%20%83%30%85%72%104.0106.0105.017%453
2022/2382%9%89%25%84%22%89%33%87%82%106.0107.0106.0+3.60+4.60+4.8015%447
2018/1969%17%76%41%76%28%83%29%72%79%105.0106.0109.0+4.00+2.50+3.005%461
2017/1873%11%84%35%78%22%76%29%82%82%107.0105.0109.0+2.20+0.90+0.50463
2016/1759%7%71%34%73%14%75%27%80%79%105.0104.0107.0+1.40-0.70+0.605%458

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
2024/2545121.017%55%30%6%15%
2023/2445321.417%54%32%6%16%
2022/2344721.715%51%28%7%23%
2021/2245523.111%39%24%7%24%
2020/2144021.714%39%23%
2018/1946127.65%46%19%5%14%
2017/1827.05%13%
2016/1745821.35%42%20%6%18%

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