Helmshore Primary School
Community primary school in Rossendale (Lancashire).
KS2 RWM expected
88%
▲ 26pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
91%
▲ 16pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
95%
▲ 21pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
93%
▲ 21pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.5%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
24.8
▲ 4.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
5.8%
▼ 19pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
96%
397 / 414 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
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Key facts
- URN
- 119195
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Julie Ann Hayton | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nicola Hardman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Tessa Farr | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Christine Anderson Myers | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Karen Allsop | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Susan Fiona Palmieri | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Ann Maguire | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Diane Clare Mawdsley | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Stephen George Langridge | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Reverend David Allsop Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
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