Primary school in Alford, Lincolnshire
St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby
Main Road, Willoughby, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9NH
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 8 July 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 145
- Places
- 140
- How full
- Full — 145 pupils against 140 places
- Girls / boys
- 69 / 76
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for East Lindsey 008D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 20%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 29%
- Households owning their home
- 78%
- Households in social housing
- 7%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 57%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- INFINITY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Edward Anderson
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward
- Willoughby with Sloothby
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- URN
- 152023
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alford Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 72% | 2.4 mi |
| Huttoft Primary & Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 60% | 3.7 mi |
| Hogsthorpe Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 86% | 4 mi |
| Partney Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 11% | 4.3 mi |
| The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 65% | 4.8 mi |
| Great Steeping Primary SchoolCommunity school | Requires improvement 2023 | 65% | 5.1 mi |
| Chapel St Leonards Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 38% | 5.3 mi |
| Spilsby Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 57% | 5.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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