St Helena School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 31 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
- 995 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 17.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.2%
- Persistent absence
- 24.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 65.6%
Other White 9.3%
Mixed 7.3%
African 6.3%
Other 2.4%
Unclassified 2.2%
Indian 1.1%
Pakistani 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other Asian 1.1%
Chinese 0.8%
Other Black 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.18
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.2
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.45
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 32 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 54 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 21 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 25 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Helena School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 114
- 3rd preference
- 141
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 202 103 99 |
| Year 8 | 198 94 104 |
| Year 9 | 195 112 83 |
| Year 10 | 201 104 97 |
| Year 11 | 199 97 102 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 34.0% 37.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 38.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 40.0% 9.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 6.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |