Helpringham School
Highgate, Helpringham, Sleaford, NG34 0RD
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Helpringham Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Leighton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 79
- URN
- 120379
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
About this school
Helpringham School was a community primary school in Sleaford. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 79 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Helpringham School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 13% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 13% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 38% | 25% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Helpringham 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 | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 13% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 92 |
| 2023/24 | 79 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Helpringham School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 29.1% | 79 | — |
| Helpringham Primary Academy | 60% | 5.3% | 34.9% | 83 | 0.0 miles |
| Heckington St Andrew's Church of England School | 55% | 4.6% | 31.7% | 161 | 2.4 miles |
| Brown's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 38.3% | 52 | 3.6 miles |
| Billingborough Primary School | — | 4.6% | 22.1% | 116 | 4.0 miles |
| The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School | 53% | 4.7% | 15.4% | 106 | 4.0 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.1%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Helpringham Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Sleaford
-
Heckington St Andrew's Church of England School2.4 miles
Primary · Sleaford
-
Brown's Church of England Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Sleaford
-
Billingborough Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Sleaford
-
The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Sleaford
Other schools in Sleaford
- Billingborough Primary School Primary
- Brown's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Church Lane Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cranwell Primary School (Foundation) Primary
- Heckington St Andrew's Church of England School Primary
- Helpringham Primary Academy Primary
- Osbournby Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Rauceby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy Primary
- St Botolph's C of E Primary School Primary
- The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Helpringham School teach?
- Helpringham School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Sleaford.
- Has Helpringham School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Helpringham School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Helpringham School?
- Helpringham School had 79 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Helpringham School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 13% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Helpringham School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Helpringham 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 31 August 2024.