Helpringham Primary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Sleaford, Lincolnshire·NG34 0RD
Composite score
47.2
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#8,306
National rank
#690
In East Midlands
#112
In Lincolnshire
Top 56%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
11 first choices, 11 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
26
any preference, for 11 places

Every child who put Helpringham Primary Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
86
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
34.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
19.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
14.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,581
Typical primary: £6,960

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About Helpringham Primary Academy

Helpringham Primary Academy is a primary school in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 86 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 60% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 47.0 percentage points year on 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 lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Helpringham Primary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 11 Reception places. There are about 14.1 pupils per teacher. Helpringham Primary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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