Primary school

St Helen's Catholic Primary School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Newham
  • E13 8DW

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,834 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 39%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 17%17%2016/17: top 65%2017/18: top 10%10% · 2017/182018/19: top 29%2022/23: top 26%2023/24: top 36%2024/25: top 39%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM68% · London 72%4/10 Below−22.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM15% · London 12%7/10 Above+16.4 pts
Reading score104 · London 1071/10 Well below London−41.9 pts
Maths score105 · London 1073/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 72% · 60 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 57% · 58 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 85% · 59 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 75% · 60 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 71% · 58 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 68% · 60 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 68% · 62 pupils · London 72%85%57%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 60 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 5% · 58 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 17% · 59 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 13% · 60 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 12% · 58 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 5% · 60 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 15% · 62 pupils · London 12%17%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 60 pupils · London 1032016/17: 102 · 58 pupils · London 1052017/18: 108 · 59 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 60 pupils · London 1062022/23: 108 · 58 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 60 pupils · London 1072024/25: 104 · 62 pupils · London 107108102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 60 pupils · London 1042016/17: 105 · 58 pupils · London 1062017/18: 109 · 59 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 60 pupils · London 1072022/23: 107 · 58 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 60 pupils · London 1062024/25: 105 · 62 pupils · London 107109105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in81.9%
59 of 72 who put it first2014 · 82.4%2026 · 81.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7259
2nd201
3rd100
Last distance offered
  • 2024/25727 m
  • 2021/222.1 km
  • 2020/213.0 km

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2022Outstanding

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

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Dec 2022

Strengths

  • “The school is alive with learning opportunities.”
  • “Pupils are excited by the wealth of experiences they have here.”
  • “Leaders have high expectations of every pupil.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026497
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.5%
First language not English42.6%
SEN support16.6%
EHC plan4.6%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils13.7%

Girls 48.7%Boys 51.3%

118.3% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.5
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 18
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 29.9
  • Other support 4.9

Teachers 21 FTE · Whole workforce 55.7 · 72 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,263
Spend per pupil£8,804
Staff spend per pupil£6,554
Reserve per pupil£781
  • +£369,000revenue reserve
  • +£217,000in-year balance

Grants £8,576 · self-generated £688 · premises £487 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: OUR LADY OF GRACE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £1,280,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it