St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby

Main Road, Willoughby, Alford, LN13 9NH

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

140

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby (URN 120587) since 1 September 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 8 July 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour & attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Good
Early years: Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 74.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 89.0%
Writing (Expected): 79.0%
Maths (Expected): 95.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 84.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 103.0
Cohort Size: 19

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 137
Boys: 76 (52%)
Girls: 69 (48%)
Capacity: 140 (104% full)
SEND: 19.0%
FSM Eligible: 21.2%
EAL: 1.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.4%
SEN Support: 14.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 19.9:1
Teachers (FTE): 6.9
Budget per Pupil: £7,704/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 4.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 11.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Church of England
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 91.7%
Mixed White & Asian: 3.0%
Asian Chinese: 3.0%
Black Caribbean: 1.5%
Mixed Other: 0.8%

91.7%

White British

3.0%

Mixed White & Asian

3.0%

Asian Chinese

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01507462367

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Main Road

Alford, East Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 152023
UKPRN: 10098516
Establishment No.: 3151
Trust: INFINITY ACADEMIES TRUST

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