Helmshore Primary School

State-Funded School

helmshore-primary-school-lancashire-north-west

North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

Rossendale and DarwenConstituency

BB4 4JWPostcode

8.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Helmshore Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 397 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 86%
Higher standard: 14%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

397

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 397
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Mar 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
4 Apr 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.