SCHOOL PROFILE

St Helen's Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100623
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 68.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

3 July 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Lambeth
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 247 243 full-time · 4 part-time
Female pupils 119 48.2% of pupils
Male pupils 128 51.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

47.0%
22.2 pts above England
School 47.0%
Lambeth 37.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

63.6%
43.3 pts above England
School 63.6%
Lambeth 39.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.2%
0.2 pts above England
School 1.2%
Lambeth 0.5%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
43.7%
108
Any other White background
25.5%
63
Caribbean
8.5%
21
Any other Black background
8.1%
20
Any other Mixed background
4.9%
12
White British
4.5%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 31.6% 78 of 247 pupils
10.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.6%
Lambeth 23.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.7% 61 pupils
England 14.8% 9.9 pts above
EHC plans 6.9% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 0.8 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 50
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
No specialist assessment yet 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

97.0% 36.6 pts above England
School 97.0%
Lambeth 67.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

100.0%

26.2 pts above England

School 100.0%
Lambeth 79.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

97.0%

26.7 pts above England

School 97.0%
Lambeth 75.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

100.0%

28.0 pts above England

School 100.0%
Lambeth 77.1%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.28%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.94 pts lower than England
School 5.28%
Lambeth 6.67%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.68%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.14 pts lower than England
School 13.68%
Lambeth 19.39%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.85%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.95 pts lower than England
School 0.85%
Lambeth 1.99%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

68.6% 19.6 pts below England
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
68.6%
Lambeth
79.0%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information