Helmdon Primary School
21 Station Road, Helmdon, Brackley, NN13 5QT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Zdyrko
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 126
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 121827
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295768126
About this school
Helmdon Primary School is a community primary school in Brackley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 126 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 17% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 113.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 113.0 | 114.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.40 | - | - |
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 Helmdon 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 | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 100% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 100% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 107 |
| 2024/25 | 110 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Helmdon Primary School compares
Helmdon Primary School ranked 5th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 126 | — |
| St Loys Church of England Primary Academy, Weedon Lois | 17% | 7.2% | 19.2% | 0 | 2.1 miles |
| Greatworth Primary School | 78% | 4.8% | 7.7% | 86 | 2.2 miles |
| The Radstone Primary School | 58% | 4.9% | 11.3% | 415 | 3.0 miles |
| Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery | 33% | 3.7% | 10.9% | 122 | 3.0 miles |
| Culworth Church of England Primary Academy | 33% | 5.7% | 12.1% | 109 | 3.4 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.
Inspection history
- 19 March 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report3 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.27%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.69%
- Persistent absence
- 10.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Loys Church of England Primary Academy, Weedon Lois2.1 miles
Primary · Towcester
-
Greatworth Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
The Radstone Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Brackley
-
Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery3.0 miles
Primary · Brackley
-
Culworth Church of England Primary Academy3.4 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Brackley
Helmdon Primary School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked primary schools in Brackley.
- Bracken Leas Primary School Primary
- Brackley Church of England Junior School Primary
- Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Farthinghoe Primary School Primary
- Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- The Radstone Primary School Primary
- Waynflete Infants' School Primary
- Magdalen College School Secondary
- Beachborough School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Helmdon Primary School teach?
- Helmdon Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Brackley.
- Who is the headteacher of Helmdon Primary School?
- The headteacher of Helmdon Primary School is Mrs Amanda Zdyrko, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Helmdon Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Helmdon 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 big is Helmdon Primary School?
- Helmdon Primary School has 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Helmdon Primary School full?
- Helmdon Primary School has capacity for 126 pupils and 126 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 Helmdon Primary School a faith school?
- No. Helmdon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Helmdon Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Helmdon Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Helmdon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 100% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Helmdon Primary School rank locally?
- Helmdon Primary School ranked 5th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Helmdon Primary School's absence rate?
- Helmdon Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Helmdon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Helmdon 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 30 June 2026.