St Helen's Primary School is a primary school located in Ipswich. 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 14/03/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, IP4 2LT
Website: www.sthelensprimary.net
Telephone: 01473251333
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kate Hodgetts
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141819

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 472
Number of Pupils: 440
Number of Boys: 241
Number of Girls: 199

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 4 Confidence interval 2.4 to 5.7
Writing
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 1 to 4
Maths
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.6 to 4.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Helen's Primary School
Woodbridge Road, IP4 2LT
0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
Bolton Lane, IP4 2BT
512 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery
Clifford Road, IP4 1PJ
806 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Woodbridge Road, IP4 4EU
879 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Portman Road, IP1 2AX
1,395 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Northgate High School
Sidegate Lane West, IP4 3DL
2,096 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Maidenhall Approach, IP2 8PL
2,132 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Copleston High School
Copleston Road, IP4 5HD
2,175 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Alban's Catholic High School
Digby Road, IP4 3NJ
2,672 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chantry Academy
Mallard Way, IP2 9LR
3,088 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSuffolk New College
Rope Walk, IP4 1LT
333 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLearning Support, Southern Area Education Office
St Andrew House, County Hall IP4 1LJ
241 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Suffolk
Waterfront Building, Neptune Quay IP4 1QJ
635 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedIpswich School
Henley Road, IP1 3SG
1,338 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Parkside Academy
291 Spring Road, IP4 5ND
1,638 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westbridge Academy
London Road, IP1 2HE
1,784 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.