Helmingham Primary School and Nursery
Academy sponsor led in Stowmarket, Suffolk.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 30 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 90 |
| Free school meals | 13.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | CONSORTIUM TRUST |
| Local authority | Suffolk |
| Address | School Road, Helmingham, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 6EX |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.helminghamprimaryschool.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01473890267 |
| URN | 146961 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 21 April 2026, published 28 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 14 June 2023, published 27 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Otley Primary School (primary school, about 3.9 km)
- Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School (primary school, about 5.0 km)
- Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 5.9 km)
- Earl Soham Community Primary School (primary school, about 6.0 km)
- Witnesham Primary School (primary school, about 6.7 km)
- Henley Primary School (primary school, about 8.1 km)
- Grundisburgh Primary School (primary school, about 8.9 km)
- Claydon Primary School (primary school, about 10.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.