St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby

School overview

St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby is a primary school serving Alford, Lincolnshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 137 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. 74% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 3.0 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 around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby their first choice was offered one of its 18 Reception places. St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby 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.