Heltwate School
Heltwate, North Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8RL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Ashworth
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 110948
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733262878
About this school
Heltwate School is a community special school in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 211 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 23 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.60 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 17 | 12 | 21 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Heltwate 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 | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.52%
- English as an additional language
- 26.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.46%
- Persistent absence
- 29.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Iqra Academy0.3 miles
Independent schools · Peterborough
-
Richard Barnes Academy1.6 miles
Academies · Peterborough
-
The Peterborough School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Peterborough
-
The Beeches Independent School2.0 miles
Special schools · Peterborough
-
Marshfields School2.2 miles
Special schools · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
- Calman Colaiste (Kisimul Group) Other types
- Clare Lodge Other types
- Lime Academy Orton Academies
- Marshfields School Special schools
- Medeshamstede Academy Free Schools
- NeneGate Academies
- Park House Special schools
- Richard Barnes Academy Academies
- Sense College Other types
- The Beeches Independent School Special schools
- Caverstede Nursery School Nursery
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Heltwate School teach?
- Heltwate School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is a special school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Heltwate School?
- The headteacher of Heltwate School is Mrs Alison Ashworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heltwate School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heltwate 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 big is Heltwate School?
- Heltwate School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Heltwate School full?
- Heltwate School has capacity for 210 pupils and 211 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Heltwate School a faith school?
- No. Heltwate School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Heltwate School have?
- The schools register lists Heltwate School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Heltwate School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Heltwate School's absence rate?
- Heltwate School's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heltwate School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heltwate 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 29 June 2026.