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St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Edward Anderson

location_onAlford, LN13 9NH

language Visit Website phone 1507462367

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2022

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Students

127

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Expected Standard

74%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Alford, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 23% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby is a voluntary controlled school in Alford, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 137 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #86 of 259 primaries in Lincolnshire and #6,500 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 57%

Reading89% LA 70%

Writing79% LA 69%

Maths95% LA 68%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading76% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading84% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.7

Read

LA -0.3

0.7 to 6.7

1.2

Write

LA -0.3

-1.7 to 4.1

1.3

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.5 to 4.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading59% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.7

-4.4 to 2.3

-3.5

Write

LA -0.4

-6.4 to -0.6

-2.5

Maths

LA -1.0

-5.5 to 0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 58%

Reading83% LA 71%

Writing83% LA 74%

Maths83% LA 70%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.8

-5.1 to 1.7

-1.3

Write

LA -0.5

-4.5 to 1.9

0.3

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.8 to 3.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2025

Inspection Report

08 July 2025

Inspection Report

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11 October 2023

Inspection Report

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21 June 2022

Inspection Report

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18 September 2018

Inspection Report

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23 January 2018

Inspection Report

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12 March 2014

Inspection Report

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21 June 2011

Inspection Report

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11 December 2007

Inspection Report

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25 February 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-06-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-09-18

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-01-23

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-12

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 137 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	137	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	134	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	135	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	135	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	130	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	128	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	127	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	128	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	126	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	125	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	124	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	134	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	132	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	136	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	131	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	131	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	131	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	131	1	0.8%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	131	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	130	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	127	2	1.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	127	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	142	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	123	1	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	121	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	119	1	0.8%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Lincolnshire

The Claypole Church of England Primary School

Ling Moor Primary Academy

Witham St Hughs Academy

The Sibsey Free Primary School

The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln

Waddington All Saints Academy