SCHOOL PROFILE

St Helen's Church of England School

Primary Academy converter URN 145769
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 November 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Devon
Trust ALUMNIS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 204 204 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 98 48.0% of pupils
Male pupils 106 52.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

11.8%
13.0 pts below England
School 11.8%
Torridge 24.1%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.5%
18.8 pts below England
School 1.5%
Torridge 2.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.0%
0.0 pts in line with England
School 1.0%
Torridge 1.3%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
93.6%
191
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
6
Any other White background
2.0%
4
Indian
0.5%
1
White and Asian
0.5%
1
White and Black Caribbean
0.5%
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 11.8% 24 of 204 pupils
9.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.8%
Torridge 24.4%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.8% 18 pupils
England 14.8% 6.0 pts below
EHC plans 2.9% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 9
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Hearing impairment 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Physical disability 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

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
Torridge 55.9%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Torridge 70.6%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

63.0%

7.3 pts below England

School 63.0%
Torridge 65.0%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Torridge 70.6%
South West 70.5%
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

3.88%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.33 pts lower than England
School 3.88%
Torridge 6.73%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.81%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.00 pts lower than England
School 4.81%
Torridge 14.71%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.60%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.20 pts lower than England
School 1.60%
Torridge 2.84%
South West 1.90%
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

97.1% 9.0 pts above England
St Helen's Church of England School
97.1%
Torridge
82.7%
South West
84.2%
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