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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 2.8% |
| African | 8.1% |
| Mixed | 8.2% |
| Other White | 8.3% |
| White British | 63.2% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 42% |
| Local authority average | 39% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 36% |
| Local authority average | 43% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 46 |
| Local authority average | 45.1 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.01 |
| Local authority average | 3.97 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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% |