SCHOOL PROFILE

St Helens Primary School

Primary Community school URN 118169
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 105 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

10 October 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Isle of Wight
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 96 96 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 39 40.6% of pupils
Male pupils 57 59.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.9%
1.9 pts below England
School 22.9%
Isle of Wight 24.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.0%
19.3 pts below England
School 1.0%
Isle of Wight 4.6%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.0%
0.0 pts in line with England
School 1.0%
Isle of Wight 2.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.7%
89
African
2.1%
2
Any other White background
2.1%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
1
White and Asian
1.0%
1
White and Black African
1.0%
1
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 25.0% 24 of 96 pupils
4.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.0%
Isle of Wight 24.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.8% 20 pupils
England 14.8% 6.0 pts above
EHC plans 4.2% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 7
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 4
No specialist assessment yet 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1

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

47.0% 13.4 pts below England
School 47.0%
Isle of Wight 49.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Isle of Wight 65.5%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Isle of Wight 63.8%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

47.0%

25.0 pts below England

School 47.0%
Isle of Wight 62.7%
South East 70.9%
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

6.10%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.11 pts lower than England
School 6.10%
Isle of Wight 6.75%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.48%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.66 pts higher than England
School 18.48%
Isle of Wight 18.79%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.17%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.37 pts higher than England
School 2.17%
Isle of Wight 2.12%
South East 1.93%
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

91.4% 3.2 pts above England
St Helens Primary School
91.4%
Isle of Wight
85.1%
South East
89.5%
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