St Helena School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 30 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 137944
- Address
- Sheepen Road, CO3 3LE
- Website
- www.st-helena.essex.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 987 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 19%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 63.2%
Other White 8.3%
Mixed 8.2%
African 8.1%
Other 2.8%
Unclassified 2.3%
Indian 1.8%
Other Asian 1.1%
Pakistani 1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.8
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 35 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 44 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 45 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 19 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 49 |
| Biology | GCSE | 38 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 48 |
Admissions
St Helena School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 186
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 122
- 2nd preference
- 84
- 3rd preference
- 114
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 122
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 82 109 |
| Year 8 | 192 100 92 |
| Year 9 | 198 95 103 |
| Year 10 | 202 116 86 |
| Year 11 | 204 105 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 36.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.1% 3.0% |