Helmshore Primary School
Community school in Rossendale, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 397 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 414 |
| Free school meals | 5.80% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Gregory Fold, Helmshore, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 4JW |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.helmshoreprimaryschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01706213756 |
| URN | 119195 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 30 January 2024, published 17 March 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| 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
- St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Haslingden Broadway Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Haslingden Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Edenfield Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall (primary school, about 3.1 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.