Helston Community College
Church Hill, Helston, TR13 8NR
1,297 pupils · 76% of 1,712 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 0–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.6%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 November 2022, published 15 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 47.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 63.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 17.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 225 | 222 | 305 | 225 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 197 | 191 | 260 | 194 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 211 | 206 | 287 | 209 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 246 | 249 | 288 | 246 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 226 | 218 | 258 | 220 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 223 | 220 | 288 | 223 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 233 | 229 | 279 | 232 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 236 | 218 | 283 | 231 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Mullion School 9.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Camborne Science and International Academy 12.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Penryn College 13 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Hayle Academy 13.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Pool Academy 13.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Falmouth School 14 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.