St Helen's CE Primary School

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Highfield Road
Hemsworth
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF9 4EG
Phone 01977617955
Reference Number 139573

General Makeup

Number of pupils 211
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.4%
Girls: 43.6%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 46.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 10 14 24
2 16 13 29
3 14 11 25
4 19 9 28
5 16 13 29
6 19 13 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.6%
Unclassified 3.8%
White, Other 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.4%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.9%
Indian 0.5%
African 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-03-23
Date Description Report
2023-02-07 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-06-29 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2021-02-10 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-11-24 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-06-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2018-12-18 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2017-04-25 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2016-04-18 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2015-10-19 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2015-03-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 43% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 101 Unlock Unlock
Maths 100 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.6 Unlock Unlock
Writing 3.9 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1.8 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 7 2
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 4LJ
0.34 miles
West End Academy
Regent Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 4QJ
0.49 miles
Grove Lea Primary School
Hemsworth Grove Lea Primary, Grove Terrace, Hemsworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 4BQ
0.57 miles
Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Beech Close, Brierley, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 9EJ
1.16 miles
King's Meadow Academy
Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF9 5BP
1.54 miles
South Hiendley Primary School
George Street, South Hiendley, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 9BY
1.6 miles
South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School
Common Road, South Kirkby, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 3EA
1.86 miles
South Kirkby Academy
Stockingate, South Kirkby, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 3DP
1.94 miles
Northfield Primary School
Northfield Lane, South Kirkby, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 3LY
1.98 miles
Shafton Primary Academy
High Street, Shafton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 8QA
2.12 miles
Fitzwilliam Primary School
Second Avenue, Pontefract, WF9 5BA
2.12 miles
Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green
Cow Lane, Wakefield, WF4 2BE
2.25 miles
Milefield Primary School
Milefield Lane, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 7BH
2.42 miles
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
Bell Lane, Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 7JH
2.49 miles
Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Chapel Street, Ryhill, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 2AD
2.52 miles
Ladywood Primary School
Nancy Road, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 7JX
2.54 miles
Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource
Regent Street, Moorthorpe, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 2BL
2.66 miles
Ackworth Mill Dam School
Mill Gate, Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 7PH
2.7 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
Barnsley Road, Moorthorpe, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 2BP
2.71 miles
Cherry Dale Primary School
Royston Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 8AA
2.71 miles
Name Distance
Compass Community School Hemsworth
58 Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4EA
0.24 miles
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF9 4AB
0.74 miles
Oakfield Park School
Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 7DT
2.23 miles
Outwood Academy Shafton
Engine Lane, Shafton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 8RE
2.27 miles
Minsthorpe Community College
Minsthorpe Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 2UJ
2.97 miles
Ackworth School
Pontefract Road, West Yorkshire, WF7 7LT
2.99 miles
Wakefield independent sch
Nostell Centre, Doncaster Road, Nostell, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QG
3 miles
Outwood Academy Carlton
Royston Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3EW
3.79 miles
The Robert Ogden School
Clayton Lane, Thurnscoe, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S63 0BG
4.23 miles
Crofton Academy
High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1NF
4.28 miles
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School
Carlton Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 2LF
4.47 miles
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 5AJ
4.7 miles
Springwell Special Academy
St Helen's Boulevard, Carlton Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 2AY
4.72 miles
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