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St Helen's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademyChurch of EnglandBristolSouth Gloucestershire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
Reached the expected level at 1173%England 63%
Attendance95.6%England 94.8%

St Helen's Church of England Primary School is a converter academy in Bristol for boys and girls aged 4 to 11.

Greenhill, Alveston, Bristol, BS35 2QX01454 866530sthelensprimaryalveston.org.ukMr Kelvin Mrs Anne-Marie Evans headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2026: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Before it became this school, St Helen's Church of England Primary School was inspected on 17 December 2019 and judged Outstanding (report). Same building, same children, so that report is the best guide until Ofsted comes back.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

30 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of St Helen's Church of England Primary School, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1173%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level3%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score108.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score107.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 81%81%20172018: 77%77%20182019: 86%86%20192023: 68%68%20232024: 67%67%20242025: 73%73%2025
Since 2017: -8%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†South GloucestershireEngland
Pupils tested302728283027
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths73%67%68%86%77%81%62%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths3%15%11%25%13%22%5%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score108.0108.0106.0109.0107.0107.0105.3105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score107.0105.0105.0108.0105.0105.0104.6104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score108.0108.0105.0110.0107.0110.0104.8105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard83%96%79%93%93%81%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard87%78%79%93%77%85%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)80%78%79%96%90%85%
Reading progressReading progress score+0.6+4.7+1.4+3.5
Maths progressMaths progress score+0.0+3.3+0.3+1.8
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged29%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged91%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for St Helen's Church of England Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
64%81%
Gap 17 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to South Gloucestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Places210
Pupils from low-income families8%8% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English11%First language is not English
White British pupils81%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.6%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school10.8%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Missed without permission1.3%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/25†2023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.4%4.8%5.3%6.5%2.5%3.3%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.1%3.7%3.9%4.7%1.8%2.3%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.3%1.2%1.5%1.8%0.7%1.0%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence10.8%12.2%11.7%14.5%4.4%3.3%12.8%

† These attendance figures are for St Helen's Church of England Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Money

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,410England £7,738. Total £1.3m
Income per pupil£6,105England £7,697. Total £1.3m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,155England £3,480
Money in reserve-7%In the red: -£86k, -£415 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£63kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£6,410spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate42 per 1,000 people54% lower than the England average
Typical house price£340,000South Gloucestershire
Nearest bus stop140 mAlveston Church, 5 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Gillingstool Primary SchoolAcademy1.5 miles211Good 202217Compare
Crossways Infant SchoolAcademy1.9 miles160Requires improvement 2023Compare
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, ThornburyChurch of England1.9 miles197No overall grade 202511Compare
Crossways Junior SchoolAcademy1.9 miles249Good 2024Compare
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, ThornburyRoman Catholic1.9 miles207Good 202229Compare
Olveston Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England2.0 miles201Good 201987Compare
Manorbrook Primary SchoolCouncil2.1 miles288Good 202365Compare
Almondsbury Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England2.9 miles308Outstanding 202386Compare

Questions parents ask

Is St Helen's Church of England Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score St Helen's Church of England Primary School yet.

How good are St Helen's Church of England Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 73% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 3% went further and reached the higher level.

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

The number of pupils is not published.

What is attendance like at St Helen's Church of England Primary School?

Pupils were in school 95.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 11% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Greenhill, Alveston, Bristol, BS35 2QX
Telephone
01454 866530
Website
www.sthelensprimaryalveston.org.uk
Headteacher
Mr Kelvin Mrs Anne-Marie Evans
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Bristol
Multi-academy trust
Severn Federation Academy Trust (13 schools)
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
Ward
Severn Vale
Constituency
Thornbury and Yate
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2026 (academy converter)
URN
152583 · LAESTAB 8033043 · UKPRN 10101171
Formerly
St Helen's Church of England Primary School

Where these figures come from