St Helen's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · St Albans, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St Helen's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 June 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Helen's Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 29 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (19 June 2024); of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire, 4 are Outstanding, 3 Good and 1 has no current grade.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8AN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 184 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend St Helen’s.”
- “Pupils show a high level of respect to each other and develop strong relationships with all staff.”
- “Pupils feel safe and know that staff will help them if they have any worries.”
To improve
- “However, a minority of pupils do not always meet adults’ high expectations.”
- “However, teachers’ checks on how well pupils remember important information are inconsistent.”
- “Often, these checks are not used effectively to adapt teaching to ensure pupils have the knowledge they need.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- High Beeches Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- The Grove Infant and Nursery School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Grove Junior School 1.8 mi School remains Good
- Crabtree Junior School 2.0 mi Outstanding
- Crabtree Infants' School 2.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sandridge School 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sauncey Wood Primary School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
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