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Helston Community College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 0–18 · Academy

Church Hill, Helston TR13 8NR · helston.cornwall.sch.uk · 01326 572685

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
43.6
average Attainment 8 score. Cornwall 45.2, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,297
76% of 1,712 places
Local authority
Cornwall
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
20.6%
First language not English
1.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Truro & Penwith Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 222 families put the school first and 225 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 218 (Places 226)218September 2023: 249 (Places 246)249September 2024: 206 (Places 211)206September 2025: 191 (Places 197)191September 2026: 222 (Places 225)222Places 225
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262252221100%
September 2025Sept 20251971911100%
September 2024Sept 20242112061100%
September 2023Sept 20232462491▲97%
September 2022Sept 20222262181100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.6, and 47.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cornwall it was 45.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.2 points per entry).

Key stage 2 results

2024/25SchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
Expected standardn/a62%
Higher standardn/a8%
Average scaled score
Readingn/a106
Mathsn/a105
Grammar and spellingn/a105

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.3 (England 46.3)48.32017/18: 45.8 (England 46.5)45.82018/19: 46.4 (England 46.7)46.42021/22: 44.5 (England 48.8)44.52022/23: 44.2 (England 46.3)44.22023/24: 39.2 (England 45.9)39.22024/25: 43.6 (England 46.0)43.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼43.646.0
●47.2%45.4%
●63.1%64.8%
▼17.3%40.5%
▼3.684.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112043)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form36.8+2.5
Further education46.2+0.3
Other education0.4−0.5
Apprenticeship8.1+3.8
Employment4+0.1
Not in a lasting destination3.6−4.6
Activity not captured0.9−1.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 30.3 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 27.9 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 29.1 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 35.0 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 36.5 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 33.6 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 30.5 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 33.2 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
60 studentsC+ (33.2)Average +0.17
65 studentsC+ (33.2)Above average +0.19
43 studentsMerit (25.3)Average -0.23
18 studentsDist+ (38)Average +0.18
25%AAB or better
91.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2457C (30.5)-0.22
2022/2355C+ (33.6)—
2021/2268B- (36.5)—
2018/1980B- (35)+0.11
2017/1874C (29.1)-0.30
2016/17146C- (27.9)-0.17
2015/16152C (30.3)-0.02

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University34.4+0.7
Further and other education2.1−3.8
Further education1−4
Other education10
Apprenticeship8.3+3.3
Employment32.3+0.6
Not in a lasting destination17.7+0.9
Activity not captured5.2−1.7

Ofsted

Helston Community College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
9 Nov 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Oct 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Nov 2010Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (134 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
78%
Replies
134
10% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▼81% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼81% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼65% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼77% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼76% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼57% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼81% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼69% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼68% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼41% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 37% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼63% agreeEngland 67%

based on 29 parents (22%) with SEND

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