Primary school

St Helen's CE Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Wakefield
  • WF9 4EG
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,912 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 66%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 97%97%2016/17: top 98%2017/18: top 95%2018/19: top 100%2022/23: top 87%2023/24: top 34%34% · 2023/242024/25: top 66%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM58% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%4/10 Below+32.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%3/10 Below+9.3 pts
Reading score106 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1056/10 Middle+54.6 pts
Maths score103 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.53/10 Below+20.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 22% · 18 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 25% · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 38% · 13 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 21% · 34 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 43% · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 69% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 58% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%69%21%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 18 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 0% · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 8% · 13 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 3% · 34 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 5% · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 3% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 3% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%8%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 18 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 98 · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 103 · 13 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 98 · 34 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 101 · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 107 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 106 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510798No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 18 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 97 · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 101 · 13 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 100 · 34 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 100 · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 104 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 103 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510497No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
23 of 23 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2323
2nd110
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2015–2023

  1. 2015Ungraded visit
  2. 2016Ungraded visit
  3. 2017Requires improvement
  4. 2018Ungraded visit
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Ungraded visit
  8. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026215
Free school meals (past 6 years)47.7%
First language not English6.5%
SEN support21.7%
EHC plan6.5%
Absence (sessions missed)6.2%
Persistently absent pupils21.3%

Girls 47%Boys 53%

79.6% full · 270 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.8
Pupils per adult9.0
  • Classroom teachers 6.8
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 10.1
  • Other support 8.8

Teachers 9.8 FTE · Whole workforce 28.8 · 52 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,478
Spend per pupil£7,039
Staff spend per pupil£5,551
Reserve per pupil£507
  • +£104,000revenue reserve
  • +£90,000in-year balance

Grants £7,346 · self-generated £263 · premises £420 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST (14 academies) · trust reserve £2,779,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it