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# St Helen's Catholic Primary School

St Helen's Catholic Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Barnsley, United Kingdom with 126 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 10 January 2018. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teacher (closes 20 November).

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- **Head:** Natalie Kelly, Executive Headteacher
- **Type:** State-maintained, Primary
- **Pupils:** 126 pupils · 45% girls · 40.5% eligible for free school meals · 4.8% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 35 (27.8%) on SEN support · 1 (0.8%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Local authority:** Barnsley
- **Location:** Barnsley, S74 9DL, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01226742172
- **Website:** [federationcc.org.uk](https://www.federationcc.org.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 106640 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/106640))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 10 January 2018 — Since then: School remains Good (ungraded inspection, 4 May 2023)

## Vacancies (1)

- [Teacher](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1hf57ym7keh-teacher) · Closes 20 Nov · Full time, temporary · St Helen’s School is looking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and innovative teacher for January 2027. The position is initially in our Class 3 – a mixed Y2/3 class.…

## Exam results

| Year | KS2 expected | KS2 higher |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 0% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 9% |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 0% |

Department for Education performance tables.

## Inspections

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 4 May 2023 | Ungraded inspection | School remains Good |
| 10 January 2018 | Graded inspection | Good |

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

## Staff

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 6.2 | 20.4 | – | 0 | £47,808 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2 | 19.3 | 58% | 0 | £49,390 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4 | 15.9 | 21% | 0 | £42,388 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0 | 16.9 | 14% | 0 | £41,063 |
| 2021/22 | 6.0 | 22.2 | 0% | 0 | £39,948 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5 | 20.5 | 0% | 0 | £41,470 |

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

## Attendance

| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 9.6% | 3.9% | 31.0% | 5.3% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 3.2% | 24.8% | 2.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 2.9% | 24.3% | 1.0% |
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 2.0% | 20.8% | 2.5% |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 1.8% | 21.9% | 1.7% |
| 2020/21 | 2.6% | 1.0% | 6.3% | 0.0% |

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

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## Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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