Primary school

St Helen Auckland Community Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • DL14 9EN
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,474 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 90%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 59%59%2016/17: top 77%2017/18: top 51%2018/19: top 85%2022/23: top 34%34% · 2022/232023/24: top 51%2024/25: top 90%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM43% · North East 67%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · North East 8%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · North East 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · North East 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 20 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 50% · 26 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 67% · 15 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 50% · 20 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 68% · 22 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 62% · 29 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 43% · 28 pupils · North East 67%68%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 20 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 12% · 26 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 7% · 15 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 10% · 20 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 5% · 22 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 10% · 29 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 4% · 28 pupils · North East 8%12%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 20 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 101 · 26 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 106 · 15 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 104 · 20 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 104 · 22 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 104 · 29 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 103 · 28 pupils · North East 10510699No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 20 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 104 · 26 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 104 · 15 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 103 · 20 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 106 · 22 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 104 · 28 pupils · North East 105106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.8%
30 of 31 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 96.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3130
2nd30
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2018

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026203
Free school meals (past 6 years)51.2%
First language not English6.6%
SEN support19.3%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)8.5%
Persistently absent pupils34.6%

Girls 49.3%Boys 50.7%

81.9% full · 248 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher27.2
Pupils per adult10.9
  • Classroom teachers 5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.4
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 7 FTE · Whole workforce 21.2 · 25 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,722
Spend per pupil£7,486
Staff spend per pupil£5,311
Reserve per pupil£1,090
  • +£212,000revenue reserve
  • +£46,000in-year balance

Grants £7,512 · self-generated £211 · premises £545 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EDEN LEARNING TRUST (10 academies) · trust reserve £11,436,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it