Helmdon Primary School

Helmdon Primary School at a glance

Located in Brackley, West Northamptonshire, Helmdon Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 110 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 89% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 11.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 112 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Helmdon Primary School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 19 first choices for 18 places. Overall pupil absence was 6.1%. There are about 18.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.