Academy converter · Suffolk

St Helen's Primary School

3–11Ages
439Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141819URN

Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, IP4 2LT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

73 applications for 39 places · 58th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

4 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
13 March 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as St Helen's Primary School, URN 124646

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

73 applications · 39 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.9; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 10 of 11 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as St Helen's Primary School (URN 124646), the previous school.

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	39	73	1.9	38	0.97
Sep 2025	48	105	2.2	44	0.92
Sep 2024	52	108	2.1	49	0.94
Sep 2023	53	103	1.9	49	0.92
Sep 2022	55	102	1.9	50	0.91
Sep 2021	54	95	1.8	54	1.00
Sep 2020	59	116	2.0	60	1.02
Sep 2019	60	138	2.3	73	1.22
Sep 2018	60	127	2.1	52	0.87
Sep 2017	54	130	2.4	54	1.00
Sep 2016	60	156	2.6	61	1.02
Sep 2015 *	58	169	2.9	75	1.29
Sep 2014 *	60	156	2.6	85	1.42

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 71% · Maths 68% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%156th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	10%	103	103
2023/24	67%	18%	104	106
2022/23	82%	9%	106	107

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

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CEVAP School, Ipswich
0.5 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2024

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery
0.7 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
0.8 km · Suffolk

Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
1.3 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Sidegate Primary School
1.4 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Rose Hill Primary
1.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
1.4 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2024

2.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Cliff Lane Primary School
1.5 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141819 · 935/2158
Trust: Asset Education
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 472 pupils · 439 on roll
Free school meals: 30.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2015
Replaced: St Helen's Primary School (URN 124646)
Address: Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, IP4 2LT
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

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