Foundation school · Cambridgeshire

St Helen's Primary School

4–11Ages
186Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110888URN

Colne Road, Bluntisham, Huntingdon, PE28 3NY · School website

This school is due to be replaced by St Helen's Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

43 applications for 25 places · 83rd of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

43 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2016 2.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2014 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9

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Cambridgeshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	25	43	1.7	24	0.96
Sep 2025	30	58	1.9	33	1.10
Sep 2024	30	55	1.8	32	1.07
Sep 2023	21	34	1.6	21	1.00
Sep 2022	30	51	1.7	33	1.10
Sep 2021	24	38	1.6	24	1.00
Sep 2020	21	44	2.1	20	0.95
Sep 2019	28	47	1.7	28	1.00
Sep 2018	30	57	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2017	28	61	2.2	27	0.96
Sep 2016	15	35	2.3	15	1.00
Sep 2015	31	45	1.5	31	1.00
Sep 2014	23	32	1.4	23	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 65% · Maths 65% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%132nd of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	3%	104	101
2023/24	45%	9%	102	101
2022/23	52%	10%	103	99

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Helen's Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Earith Primary School
1.5 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Somersham Primary School
3.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Outstanding2023

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Holywell CofE Primary School
4.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Over Primary School
4.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Willingham Primary School
6.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Wheatfields Primary School
6.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Eastfield Infant and Nursery School
6.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place
Westfield Junior School
6.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

48%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110888 · 873/5200
Capacity: 210 pupils · 186 on roll
Free school meals: 11.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Colne Road, Bluntisham, Huntingdon, PE28 3NY
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Huntingdonshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources