Helston Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cornwall
Church Hill, Helston, TR13 8NR
56
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 09/11/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
25.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,297
Capacity used
Has space76%
1,712 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
191 of 191 families who put it first got an offer
197
Places offered
260
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 191 | 191 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 52 | 2 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 17 | 1 | ● 6% |
| Total | 260 | 194 | 75% |
1st preference success by year
Cornwall lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alex Lingard
- Address
- Church Hill, Helston, TR13 8NR
- Phone
- 01326572685
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Ward / constituency
- Helston North · St Ives
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 143981
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
1,297 pupils · 1,712 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
09 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 21
13 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,187 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.48 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 26% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.25 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.46 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.68 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 214 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.21 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 25% | 17% |
| A-level students | 60 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 214 | 14% | 52% | 68% | |
| English Language | 214 | 14% | 52% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 207 | 7% | 50% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 155 | 2% | 26% | 49% | |
| Geography | 95 | 13% | 57% | 65% | |
| History | 93 | 17% | 45% | 57% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 67 | 15% | 54% | 78% | |
| Business | 57 | 5% | 35% | 56% | |
| Biology | 54 | 35% | 87% | 93% | |
| Physics | 53 | 36% | 91% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 53 | 42% | 85% | 96% | |
| Art and Design | 53 | 6% | 32% | 62% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 18 | 6% | 22% | 50% | |
| Mathematics | 18 | 6% | 39% | 78% | |
| Biology | 17 | 6% | 12% | 47% | |
| Physics | 17 | 6% | 24% | 59% | |
| English Language and Literature | 13 | 0% | 15% | 62% | |
| Geography | 10 | 10% | 40% | 50% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| Design and Technology (Engineering) | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geology | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Music | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10315: Helston Community College, Cornwall
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 34% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 40% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cornwall council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.