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St Helen's CE Primary School

URN
139573
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Helen's CE Primary School
URN
139573
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

61 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

41

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

54

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#67 of 84 schools in Wakefield

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
22 March 2023
Inspection date
7 February 2023
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 22 March 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 22 March 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

27

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

45

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

27

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.67×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Wakefield
Admissions portal
Sheffield admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://www.sthelensceprimary.org.uk/

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

84.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

71.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

74.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

58.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

WF9 4EG - Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire
Postcode
WF9 4EG
Phone
1977617955
Website
https://www.sthelensceprimary.org.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wakefield
Local authority code
384

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 367 schools in Wakefield.

Authority statistics

Total schools

367

Open schools

158

Closed schools

209

Primary schools

253

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 22 March 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 22 March 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 22 March 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 22 March 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    22 March 20237 February 2023Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3GoodView report for inspection published 22 March 2023
    • Good

      Published
      22 March 2023
      Inspected
      7 February 2023
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    60.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 23

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    41

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary253 (70.1%)
    • Secondary41 (11.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other67 (18.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Helen's CofE Middle School0 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Hemsworth St Helens Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Compass Community School Hemsworth380 mNot applicableClosed
    Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School549 mPrimaryOpen
    Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School549 mPrimaryClosed
    West End Middle School695 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Southmoor Road First School709 mPrimaryClosed
    Hemsworth West End Primary School782 mPrimaryClosed
    West End Academy782 mPrimaryOpen
    Grove Lea Primary School924 mPrimaryOpen
    • St Helen's CofE Middle School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Hemsworth St Helens Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Compass Community School Hemsworth
      Distance
      380 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      549 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Wakefield)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Ackton Pastures Primary AcademyPrimaryWF10 5NSOpen
    Ackton Pastures Primary SchoolPrimaryWF10 5NSClosed
    Ackworth Bell Lane First SchoolPrimaryWF7 7JHClosed
    Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolPrimaryWF7 7HHOpen
    Ackworth Howard CofE First SchoolPrimaryWF7 7HHClosed
    • Ackton Pastures Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WF10 5NS
      Status
      Open
    • Ackton Pastures Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WF10 5NS
      Status
      Closed
    • Ackworth Bell Lane First School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WF7 7JH
      Status
      Closed
    • Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WF7 7HH
      Status
      Open
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    549 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • West End Middle School
    Distance
    695 m
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Southmoor Road First School
    Distance
    709 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hemsworth West End Primary School
    Distance
    782 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • West End Academy
    Distance
    782 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Grove Lea Primary School
    Distance
    924 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Ackworth Howard CofE First School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    WF7 7HH
    Status
    Closed