Helmingham Primary School and Nursery
School Road, Helmingham, Stowmarket, IP14 6EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONSORTIUM TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stephanie Powley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Consortium Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 30
- URN
- 146961
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473890267
About this school
Helmingham Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Stowmarket. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 30 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 2 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - |
Trends over time
How Helmingham Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | 20 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Helmingham Primary School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 14.6% | 5.6% | 30 | — |
| Otley Primary School | 33% | 4.4% | 17.5% | 51 | 2.4 miles |
| Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School | 58% | 4.5% | 15.1% | 169 | 3.1 miles |
| Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 45% | 5% | 9.6% | 162 | 3.6 miles |
| Earl Soham Community Primary School | 63% | 3.3% | 16.9% | 78 | 3.7 miles |
| Charsfield Church of England Primary School | 60% | 5.7% | 21.6% | 34 | 4.1 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
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 14 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.56%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 14.62%
- Persistent absence
- 42.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Otley Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School3.1 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
-
Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
-
Earl Soham Community Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
-
Charsfield Church of England Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
Other schools in Stowmarket
- Abbot's Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Bacton Primary School Primary
- Cedars Park Community Primary School Primary
- Chilton Community Primary School Primary
- Combs Ford Primary School Primary
- Crawford's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Freeman Community Primary School Primary
- Grace Cook Primary School Primary
- Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Mendlesham Primary School Primary
- Old Newton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ringshall School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Helmingham Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Helmingham Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Stowmarket.
- Who is the headteacher of Helmingham Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Helmingham Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Stephanie Powley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Helmingham Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Helmingham Primary School and Nursery, 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 Helmingham Primary School and Nursery?
- Helmingham Primary School and Nursery has 30 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Helmingham Primary School and Nursery full?
- Helmingham Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 90 pupils and 30 on roll (33%), 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 Helmingham Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Helmingham Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Helmingham Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Helmingham Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Helmingham Primary School and Nursery?
- Helmingham Primary School and Nursery is part of CONSORTIUM TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Helmingham Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Helmingham Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 14.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Helmingham Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Helmingham Primary School and Nursery'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 15 July 2026.