Helston Community College
General Info
- Education Phase
- All-through
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 10 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 0 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 143981
- Address
- Church Hill, TR13 8NR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1345 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18%
- Persistent absence
- 34.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 93.9%
Other White 2.1%
Mixed 1.5%
Unclassified 1.2%
African 0.4%
Other 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.28
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.2
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.67
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 18 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 223 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 222 |
Admissions
Helston Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 211
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 206
- 2nd preference
- 62
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 206
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 265 122 143 |
| Year 8 | 225 123 102 |
| Year 9 | 221 114 107 |
| Year 10 | 224 104 120 |
| Year 11 | 223 110 113 |
| Year 12 | 101 63 38 |
| Year 13 | 86 36 50 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 82.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 46.0% 54.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 34.0% 14.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | SP 13.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 60.0% 55.1% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 19.7% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.2% 2.2% |