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St Helen's CE Primary School

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

personMr Eddy Baird

corporate_fareENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST

location_onPontefract, WF9 4EG

language Visit Website phone 1977617955

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

229

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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St Helen's CE Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Pontefract, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Helen's CE Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Pontefract, Wakefield, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 217 pupils on roll, of whom 48% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #58 of 98 primaries in Wakefield and #8,603 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.9 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

58%

LA 64%

Reading84% LA 74%

Writing71% LA 75%

Maths74% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading88% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading52% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths55% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA -0.7

-0.3 to 3.5

3.9

Write

LA 0.1

2.0 to 5.7

1.8

Maths

LA 0.0

-0.1 to 3.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

21%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading44% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing29% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths47% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA -0.7

-6.6 to -2.1

-5.6

Write

LA 0.1

-7.7 to -3.6

-3.7

Maths

LA -0.1

-5.7 to -1.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 60%

Reading62% LA 71%

Writing54% LA 77%

Maths62% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.7

-2.7 to 3.9

-1.3

Write

LA 0.1

-4.4 to 1.8

Maths

LA -0.6

-3 to 3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 February 2023

Inspection Report

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29 June 2021

Inspection Report

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10 February 2021

Inspection Report

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24 November 2020

Inspection Report

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05 June 2019

Inspection Report

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18 December 2018

Inspection Report

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25 April 2017

Inspection Report

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18 April 2016

Inspection Report

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19 October 2015

Inspection Report

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24 March 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

7 Evaluations

2023-02-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-06-05

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-12-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-04-25

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2016-04-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-10-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-03-24

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.8%(4 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 217 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	217	4	1.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	211	4	1.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	217	5	2.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	211	4	1.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	201	16	8.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	240	15	6.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	229	13	5.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	219	5	2.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	244	2	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	247	6	2.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	240	3	1.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	261	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	255	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	242	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	239	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	232	8	3.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	242	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	214	6	2.8%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	227	5	2.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	217	3	1.4%	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 25 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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St Helen's CE Primary School

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

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Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy

Carleton Park Junior and Infant School

Rooks Nest Academy

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Normanton Junior Academy