St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby
Primary school in Alford, Lincolnshire. No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jul 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 8 July 2025, report published 18 September 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This inspection was given to St Helena's Church of England Primary School, Willoughby (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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 July 2029
The last inspection was in July 2025. 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 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 2.4 milesAlford Primary School
Improved significantly (Apr 2025)
- 3.7 milesHuttoft Primary & Nursery School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Sep 2024)
- 4.0 milesHogsthorpe Primary Academy
Good (Jun 2024)
- 4.3 milesPartney Church of England Aided Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (May 2025)
- 4.8 milesThe St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School
Good (Mar 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.