Primary school

St Helen's Church of England School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Devon
  • EX39 5AP
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,344 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 69%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 37%37%2016/17: top 32%2017/18: top 62%2018/19: top 83%2022/23: top 40%2023/24: top 4%4% · 2023/242024/25: top 69%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM57% · South West 62%4/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM0% · South West 6%1/10 Well below South West
Reading score104 · South West 1052/10 Well below South West
Maths score102 · South West 1042/10 Well below South West
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 61% · 28 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 71% · 28 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 63% · 27 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 52% · 27 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 66% · 29 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 87% · 30 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 57% · 30 pupils · South West 62%87%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 28 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 7% · 28 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 0% · 27 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 7% · 27 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 3% · 29 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 13% · 30 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 0% · 30 pupils · South West 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 28 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 107 · 28 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 27 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 105 · 27 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 106 · 29 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 109 · 30 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 104 · 30 pupils · South West 105109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 28 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 105 · 28 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 27 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 101 · 27 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 103 · 29 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 102 · 30 pupils · South West 104105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in86.7%
26 of 30 who put it first2014 · 57.1%2026 · 86.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3026
2nd234
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026204
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.2%
First language not English1.5%
SEN support14.6%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)3.9%
Persistently absent pupils4.8%

Girls 50%Boys 50%

97.1% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.5
Pupils per adult15.2
  • Classroom teachers 8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 3.4
  • Other support 2.8

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 16.2 · 26 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,325
Spend per pupil£4,942
Staff spend per pupil£3,879
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£285,000in-year balance

Grants £6,238 · self-generated £87 · premises £277 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ALUMNIS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve −£128,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it