St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby
Main Road, Willoughby, Alford, LN13 9NH
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Edward Anderson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- URN
- 120587
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
About this school
St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Alford. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 137 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 17 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 71% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 76% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 88% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 88% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby 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 | 58% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 127 |
| 2023/24 | 135 |
| 2024/25 | 137 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.8% | 21.2% | 137 | — |
| St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby | — | — | — | 145 | 0.0 miles |
| Alford Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 43% | 304 | 2.4 miles |
| Huttoft Primary & Nursery School | 60% | 5.5% | 31.9% | 147 | 3.7 miles |
| Hogsthorpe Primary Academy | 86% | 6.8% | 44.6% | 46 | 4.0 miles |
| Partney Church of England Aided Primary School | 11% | 7.8% | 38.2% | 63 | 4.3 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)
- 21.17%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.76%
- Persistent absence
- 11.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby0.0 miles
Primary · Alford
-
Alford Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Alford
-
Huttoft Primary & Nursery School3.7 miles
Primary · Alford
-
Hogsthorpe Primary Academy4.0 miles
Primary · Skegness
-
Partney Church of England Aided Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Spilsby
Other schools in Alford
- Alford Primary School Primary
- Huttoft Primary & Nursery School Primary
- St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby Primary
- The St Margaret's Church of England School, Withern Primary
- John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College Secondary
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby teach?
- St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Alford.
- Has St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby 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 big is St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby?
- St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby had 137 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby'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 2025.