St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby
Primary · Alford · LN13 9NH
Data updated
SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection
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Inspected 8 July 2025
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145 pupils · 104% of 140 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 20% of pupils (January 2026)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 152023
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 16 families named it first for 18 Reception places, 0.89 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 8 July 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.89 first-choice applications per place18 places offered · 16 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
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: Lincolnshire school admissions
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 92% (Lincolnshire 79%, England 60%) · Asian Chinese 3% (Lincolnshire 0%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Lincolnshire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Lincolnshire 2%, England 3%) · Not recorded 1% (Lincolnshire 2%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 13.51% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £46,580; 11.1% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 19.7% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 29.1% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 24.9% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 21.5% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 36.7% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 78% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 6.7% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 15.2% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 76.4% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 1.6% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 24.7% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 7.8% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026113 · how to read area figures
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 1a 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
Nearby schools
- Alford Primary School
- John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy
- Huttoft Primary & Nursery School
- Partney Church of England Aided Primary School
- The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School
- Great Steeping Primary School
- Halton Holegate CofE Primary School