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Helmdon Primary School

Primary school in Brackley, West Northamptonshire. Good (Mar 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 19 March 2024, report published 1 May 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around March 2028

The last inspection was in March 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 2.2 milesGreatworth Primary School

    Primary, Banbury, West Northamptonshire

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Nov 2024)

  2. 3.0 milesThe Radstone Primary School

    Primary, Brackley, West Northamptonshire

    Good (Jan 2023)

  3. 3.0 milesSyresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery

    Primary, Brackley, West Northamptonshire

    School remains Good (Dec 2022)

  4. 3.4 milesCulworth Church of England Primary Academy

    Primary, Banbury, West Northamptonshire

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jan 2025)

  5. 3.5 milesBracken Leas Primary School

    Primary, Brackley, West Northamptonshire

    Standards maintained (Feb 2025)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.