Helmingham Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Stowmarket · IP14 6EX
Data updated
Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)
The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.
Inspected 21 April 2026 · report published 28 June 2026
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30 pupils · 33% of 90 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 13.3% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 15% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 146961
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 0 families named it first for 1 Reception places, 0.00 first choices per place. We hold 5 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2022 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its report-card inspection on 21 April 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Needs attention. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 13.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Stowmarket school admissions · Suffolk school admissions
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
2 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025
suppressed (small cohort)
suppressed (small cohort)
suppressed (small cohort)
suppressed (small cohort)
Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 90% (Suffolk 76%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Suffolk 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Suffolk 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 3% (Suffolk 1%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Suffolk: 5.10 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
20.41% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,041; 40% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 66% (77%) · premises 11% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 17% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£33,000
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Inspection history since 2015
- 21 April 2026: Needs attention
- 14 June 2023: Requires improvement
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 6/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 39.7% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 12.9% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 42.6% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 9.1% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 50.6% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 75.9% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 6.2% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 17.7% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 64% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 1.4% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 44.8% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 3.5% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01030057 · how to read area figures
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 2a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 1a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted