St Helen's Church of England Primary School

How places are decided at St Helen's Church of England Primary School

St Helen's Church of England Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St Helen's Church of England Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged St Helen's Church of England Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2015 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in June 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Helen's Church of England Primary School?

St Helen's Church of England Primary School has 184 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Helen's Church of England Primary School take?

St Helen's Church of England Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is St Helen's Church of England Primary School located?

St Helen's Church of England Primary School is located in St Albans, AL4 8AN, Hertfordshire.

How do I apply to St Helen's Church of England Primary School?

St Helen's Church of England Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Helen's Church of England Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — St Helen's Church of England Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Helen's Church of England Primary School?

When St Helen's Church of England Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Children looked after and children who were previously looked after, including those who appear (to the Governors) to have been in state care outside of England, and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because of being adopted or because they became subject to a child arrangements order or a special guardianship order. Children who were not looked after immediately before being adopted or made the subject of a child arrangements order or special guardianship order will not be prioritised under this rule; 2. Siblings — Children whose sibling(s) attend the school at the time of entry; 3. Church attendance within parish — Children whose families have attended public worship at St Helen's Church, Wheathampstead, St Peter's Church, Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead United Church or St. Thomas More Wheathampstead on average at least one a month for at least one year prior to the date of application AND whose home address is within the ecclesiastical parish of Wheathampstead at the time of application, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where the application of the above criteria results in a situation where there are more children with an equal right to admission to the school than the number of available places, the tie-break will be distance from the child's home address to the school (with those children living closest to the school receiving highest priority), measured using the 'straight line' distance measurement system operated by Hertfordshire County Council. ... Where this distance measurement results in more than one child having an identical claim to the last available place as a result of two different addresses being the same distance from the school, in the case of a block of flats for example, the lower door number will be deemed nearest ... If there are two identical addresses of separate applicants, the tiebreak will be random ... using an individual random number assigned, between 1 and 1 million ... with the lowest number given priority.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Helen's Church of England Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 85.9% of pupils at St Helen's Church of England Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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