Helmshore Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Rossendale, Lancashire
Helmshore Primary School is a primary school in Rossendale, Lancashire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 January 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Gregory Fold, Helmshore, Rossendale, BB4 4JW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 397 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils come to school happy and ready to learn.”
- “They are proud to be a member of the Helmshore community.”
- “Pupils feel safe and know that they have trusted adults in school who take good care of them.”
To improve
- “For some pupils, however, from time to time, the adaptations that some staff make to their delivery of the curriculum do not meet the additional needs of some pupils with SEND sufficiently well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 March 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) | 88% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 49 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore 0.2 mi Good
- Haslingden Broadway Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Haslingden Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden 1.2 mi Outstanding
- Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Edenfield Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged
- Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged
- St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall 1.9 mi School remains Good