UK Schools
Helsby High School
Helsby High School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester Council, teaching 1,211 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in July 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 47.1 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Helsby High School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Helsby High School.
- 2 School opens for Year 7 and Year 12 (staggered return)
- 3 All other year groups return - Autumn Term begins
- 24 Autumn Term 1 ends
- 27–31 Autumn Half-Term Holiday
- 1–4 Autumn Half-Term Holiday
- 5 Autumn Term 2 begins
- 19 Autumn Term 2 ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 5 Spring Term 1 begins
- 13 Spring Term 1 ends
- 16–20 Spring Half-Term Holiday
- 23 Spring Term 2 begins
- 1 Spring Term 2 ends
- 2–17 Easter Holiday
- 20 Summer Term 1 begins
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 Summer Term 1 ends
- 25–29 Summer Half-Term Holiday
- 1 Summer Term 2 begins
- 17 Summer Term 2 ends
- 20–31 Summer Holiday
- 20 Inset Day
- 21–22 Additional End of Year Days
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- School opens for Year 7 and Year 12 (staggered return) September 2, 2025 Event
- All other year groups return - Autumn Term begins September 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term 1 ends October 24, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half-Term Holiday October 27 - November 4, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term 2 begins November 5, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term 2 ends December 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term 1 begins January 5, 2026 Term
- Spring Term 1 ends February 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half-Term Holiday February 16 - February 20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term 2 begins February 23, 2026 Term
- Spring Term 2 ends April 1, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday April 2 - April 17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term 1 begins April 20, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term 1 ends May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half-Term Holiday May 25 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term 2 begins June 1, 2026 Term
- Summer Term 2 ends July 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday July 20 - September 1, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day July 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Additional End of Year Days July 21-22, 2026 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Helsby High School with Cheshire West and Chester Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 47.1 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 28.5 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 29.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 96% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 87% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Helsby High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Helsby High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.