Primary
Helmingham Primary School and Nursery
School Road, Helmingham, Stowmarket, IP14 6EX
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 30 of 90 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.3
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- CONSORTIUM TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2.9
- All staff (FTE)
- 4.6
- Pupils per adult
- 5.2
- Pupils
- 24
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
June 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
School Road, Helmingham, Stowmarket, IP14 6EX
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Suffolk admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Stephanie Powley
- Address
- School Road, Helmingham, Stowmarket, IP14 6EX
- Telephone
- 01473890267