Helston Community College
General Info
- Education Phase
- All-through
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 9 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
- 1326 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.2%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 93.4%
Other White 2%
Mixed 1.8%
Unclassified 1.4%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.6
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.68
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 22 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 52 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 46 |
| English Language | GCSE | 214 |
Admissions
Helston Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 197
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 226 114 112 |
| Year 8 | 269 123 146 |
| Year 9 | 211 115 96 |
| Year 10 | 219 108 111 |
| Year 11 | 215 99 116 |
| Year 12 | 105 47 58 |
| Year 13 | 81 47 34 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 54.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 15.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 51.0% 47.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 14.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.1% 2.4% |