St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore

How places are decided at St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore

St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore?

St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore has 150 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore take?

St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore located?

St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore is located in BB4 4EZ, Lancashire.

How do I apply to St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore?

St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore 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 Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore have a religious character?

Yes — St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore?

When St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after/previously looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Baptised Catholic siblings — Baptised Roman Catholic children who will have a sibling attending the school at the time of admission; 3. Baptised Catholic children in catchment — Baptised Roman Catholic children resident in the catchment area of the school (see attached map in the appendix.), and 4 further criteria. The school offers 25 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. Where the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

What is the largest ethnic background at St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86% of pupils at St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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