Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2018
Expected Standard
43%
Demand Ratio
1.0x
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bishop Auckland, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School is an academy converter in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of EDEN LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 213 pupils on roll, of whom 51% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #164 of 185 primaries in County Durham and #12,755 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
43%
Read SS
103
Maths SS
104
GPS SS
105
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
Inspection Report
Inspection Report
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