St Helen's Primary School
Colne Road, Bluntisham, Huntingdon, PE28 3NY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Julia Walker
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 110888
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01487841468
About this school
St Helen's Primary School is a foundation primary school in Huntingdon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 186 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Helen's Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 22 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 45% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 9% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 64% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 55% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 64% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Helen's Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 183 |
| 2023/24 | 189 |
| 2024/25 | 188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Helen's Primary School compares
St Helen's Primary School ranked 136th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 3.3% | 12.2% | 186 | — |
| Earith Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 18.9% | 101 | 1.0 miles |
| Somersham Primary School | 74% | 6.4% | 17.8% | 314 | 2.0 miles |
| Holywell CofE Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 12.1% | 193 | 2.8 miles |
| Over Primary School | 21% | 3.6% | 16.8% | 196 | 3.1 miles |
| Willingham Primary School | 51% | 4.8% | 25.5% | 364 | 3.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.23%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.34%
- Persistent absence
- 5.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Earith Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Somersham Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Somersham
-
Holywell CofE Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · St Ives
-
Over Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Willingham Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Huntingdon
St Helen's Primary School ranks 16th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Huntingdon.
- Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alconbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Brampton Village Primary School Primary
- Bury CofE Primary School Primary
- Cromwell Academy Primary
- Earith Primary School Primary
- Eileen Wade Primary School Primary
- Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School Primary
- Godmanchester Community Academy Primary
- Hartford Infant and Preschool Primary
- Hartford Junior School Primary
- Hemingford Grey Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Helen's Primary School teach?
- St Helen's Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Huntingdon.
- Who is the executive headteacher of St Helen's Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of St Helen's Primary School is Mrs Julia Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Helen's Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Helen's Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Helen's Primary School?
- St Helen's Primary School has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Helen's Primary School full?
- St Helen's Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 186 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Helen's Primary School a faith school?
- No. St Helen's Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Helen's Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Helen's Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Helen's Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Helen's Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- St Helen's Primary School ranked 136th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Helen's Primary School's absence rate?
- St Helen's Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Helen's Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Helen's Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2026.