Helmingham Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Stowmarket, Suffolk
Helmingham Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Stowmarket, Suffolk for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led).
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Catchment area for Helmingham Primary School and Nursery
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- School Road, Helmingham, Stowmarket, IP14 6EX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 30 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “The school is a happy and inclusive place.”
- “Pupils are well cared for and get along well with one another.”
- “This inclusive school sits at the heart of its village community.”
To improve
- “While pupils enjoy learning from the early years onwards, they do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “Inconsistencies in teaching mean that pupils develop important gaps in their learning.”
- “As pupils move through the school, they do not develop the depth of knowledge they are capable of.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 0 first-preference applications, 1 offers in total, 0 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 Suffolk.
- Otley Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged
- Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School 3.1 mi Good
- Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good
- Earl Soham Community Primary School 3.7 mi Good
- Charsfield Church of England Primary School 4.1 mi School remains Good
- Witnesham Primary School 4.2 mi Good
- Bedfield Church of England Primary School 4.8 mi Not judged
- Henley Primary School 5.0 mi Not judged Last distance published