St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore
Raven Avenue, Helmshore, BB4 4EZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs NICOLA WHITE
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- URN
- 119589
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706226315
About this school
St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Lancashire. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 150 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore, 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 | 32 | 28 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 91% | 71% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 7% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 86% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 75% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 86% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 91% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 161 |
| 2023/24 | 150 |
| 2024/25 | 142 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore compares
St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore ranked 39th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 3.4% | 8.5% | 150 | — |
| Helmshore Primary School | 88% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 397 | 0.2 miles |
| Haslingden Broadway Primary School | 48% | 4% | 11.9% | 207 | 0.4 miles |
| Haslingden Primary School | 58% | 5.1% | 39.4% | 372 | 1.0 miles |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden | 71% | 3% | 18.6% | 139 | 1.1 miles |
| Edenfield Church of England Primary School | 80% | 2.8% | 8.5% | 208 | 1.3 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)
- 8.45%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.43%
- Persistent absence
- 6.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Helmshore Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
Haslingden Broadway Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
Haslingden Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden1.1 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
Edenfield Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Bury
Common questions
- What ages does St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore teach?
- St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lancashire.
- Who is the headteacher of St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore?
- The headteacher of St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore is Mrs NICOLA WHITE, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore, 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 Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore?
- St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore has 150 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore full?
- St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore has capacity for 175 pupils and 150 on roll (86%), 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 Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore a faith school?
- Yes. St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 91% in 2022/23 and 81% 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 Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore ranked 39th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% 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 Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore's absence rate?
- St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore'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 30 June 2026.