63%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
47%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
43.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
17%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
787.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,326
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 09/11/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCornwall
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Helston Community College · All-through · Cornwall
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
63%
+9pp
67%61%54%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
47%
+22pp
47%36%26%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
Attainment 8
43.6
+4.4
46.442.839.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43.6
EBacc entry
17%
+3pp
23%18%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 17%
EBacc APS
787.6
+62.8
866.9795.8724.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 787.6
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
A-level APS
33.2
+2.8
36.533.530.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 33.2
A-level value added
+0.17
+0.4
+0.2-0.1-0.3
'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
25%
+8pp
40%29%17%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 25%
Average A-level grade
C+
0
B-C+C
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,326
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
26%
Contact
Address
Church Hill, Helston, TR13 8NR
Local authority
Cornwall
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | — | — | 20% | 1,326 |
| 2023/24 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | — | — | 18% | 1,345 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 63% | 47% | 43.6 | Not applicable | 17% | 787.6 | 20% | 1,326 |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 26% | 39.2 | -0.48 | 14% | 724.8 | 18% | 1,345 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 39% | 44.2 | -0.28 | 15% | 766.3 | 18% | 1,293 |
| 2021/22 | 66% | 39% | 44.5 | -0.47 | 18% | 866.9 | 21% | 1,342 |
| 2018/19 | 67% | 42% | 46.4 | -0.15 | 23% | 772.4 | 32% | 1,318 |
| 2017/18 | 69% | 38% | 45.8 | -0.09 | 30% | 881.8 | 36% | 1,313 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 33.2 | C+ | +0.17 | 25% | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 30.5 | C | -0.22 | 17% | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 33.6 | C+ | — | 25% | 105 |
| 2021/22 | 36.5 | B- | — | 40% | 110 |
| 2018/19 | 35.0 | B- | +0.11 | 25% | 123 |
| 2017/18 | 29.1 | C | -0.30 | 9% | 111 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,326 | 17.5 | 20% | 1% | 21% | 9% | 26% |
| 2023/24 | 1,345 | 18.1 | 18% | 1% | 20% | 10% | 28% |
| 2022/23 | 1,293 | 17.4 | 18% | 1% | 18% | 12% | 34% |
| 2021/22 | 1,342 | 18.4 | 18% | 1% | 20% | 13% | 41% |
| 2020/21 | 1,364 | 18.7 | 17% | 1% | 16% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,318 | 16.7 | 14% | 1% | 19% | 6% | 17% |
| 2017/18 | — | 16.7 | — | — | — | 6% | 15% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.