St Helen's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Westcliff-on-Sea. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/10/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: North Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7AY
Website: www.st-helens.southend.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01702343823
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Southend-on-Sea
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Elizabeth Mouchel
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 146015

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/10/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 300
Number of Pupils: 387
Number of Boys: 181
Number of Girls: 206

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 10% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.3 to 4.8
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.3
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.2 Confidence interval 2.3 to 6.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
North Road , SS0 7AY
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery
Salisbury Avenue , SS0 7AU
3out of 4 193 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School
Boston Avenue , SS2 6JH
3out of 4 237 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Barons Court Primary School and Nursery
Avenue Road , SS0 7PJ
4out of 4 400 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Westborough Academy
Macdonald Avenue , SS0 9BS
3out of 4 676 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bernard's High School
Milton Road , SS0 7JS
3out of 4 649 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Southend High School for Boys
Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RG
4out of 4 1,556 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Chase High School
Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT
2out of 4 1,661 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Cecil Jones Academy
Eastern Avenue , SS2 4BU
1out of 4 2,649 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Kenilworth Gardens , SS0 0BP
4out of 4 2,872 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education
Luker Road , SS1 1ND
- not rated 598 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southend YMCA Community School
The Ticket House , 110 East Street SS2 6LH
3out of 4 960 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Sutton House Academy
Wentworth Road , SS2 5LG
2out of 4 1,204 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Lancaster School
Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT
3out of 4 1,661 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Victory Park Academy
Wentworth Road , SS2 5LG
2out of 4 1,824 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Saint Pierre School
16 Leigh Road , SS9 1LE
- not rated 2,329 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.