Helmdon Primary SchoolCulworth Church of England Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Helmdon Primary School and Culworth Church of England Primary Academy are primary schools.

Helmdon Primary School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Culworth Church of England Primary Academy scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Helmdon Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Helmdon Primary School was judged Good and Culworth Church of England Primary Academy was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 89.0% for Helmdon Primary School and 33.0% for Culworth Church of England Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Helmdon Primary School (100.0% in 2022-23, 89.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Culworth Church of England Primary Academy (40.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25).

Helmdon Primary School versus Culworth Church of England Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	BrackleyHelmdon Primary School	BanburyCulworth Church of England Primary Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	B79/100Stronger figure	D44/100
Local ranking	9th of 145 in West Northamptonshire Stronger figure	119th of 145 in West Northamptonshire
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	2-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	110	101
Capacity	126	105
Location	Brackley, NN13 5QT	Banbury, OX17 2BB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	89.0% Stronger figure	33.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	112.0 Stronger figure	101.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	110.0 Stronger figure	100.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	110	101
Free school meals (ever 6)	7.3%	12.1%
English as an additional language	0.9%	1.0%
SEN support	9.1%	13.9%
SEN with an EHC plan	2.7%	1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	5.7%	5.7% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	10.9% Stronger figure	21.0%	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.