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Primary · IP14 · Stowmarket

Helmingham Primary School and Nursery

School Road, Helmingham, Stowmarket, IP14 6EX

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OfstedRequires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance93.9%
Attainment–
AdmissionsOften has places
Pupils52

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Inspection history

Improved from Inadequate (15 Nov 2017).

  • Previous gradedInadequate

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in IP14. Where we have them, council (Mid Suffolk) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
52
Free school meals
13.5%
3.3% below district average (16.8%)

Also: England 24.7%

SEN
20%
0.6% below district average (20.6%)

Also: England 18.2%

EAL
0%
3.7% below district average (3.7%)
Attendance
93.9%
1.9% below district average (95.8%)

Also: England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the IP14 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

21.7%

8.4% above England (13.3%)

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 90.3%
    2020/21
  • 84.3%
    2021/22
  • 91.9%
    2022/23
  • 88.6%
    2023/24
  • 85%
    2024/25

Admissions

Demand signal
Often has places
Published capacity (GIAS)
77
Pupils on roll
52

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Suffolk page.

SEN support

SEN %
20%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Aug 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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  • Methodology · Data updates