UK Schools
Helston Community College
Helston Community College is a mixed secondary academy in Helston, Cornwall Council, teaching 1,297 pupils aged 0 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in November 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 43.6 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 24 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Helston Community College.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Helston Community College.
- 1 Inset Day (College closed to students)
- 2–30 Autumn Term
- 1–31 Autumn Term
- 20–24 Autumn Half Term
- 1–30 Autumn Term
- 1–19 Autumn Term
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
- 5–31 Spring Term
- 1–28 Spring Term
- 2–6 Spring Half Term
- 1–27 Spring Term
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6–17 Easter Holiday
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 20–30 Summer Term
- 1–31 Summer Term
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 8 Flora Day (College closed to students)
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term
- 1–24 Summer Term
- 27–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Sep 2, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Apr 6, 2026 - Apr 17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Apr 20, 2026 - Jul 24, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day (College closed to students) Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Flora Day (College closed to students) May 8, 2026 Event
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Public Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Helston Community College with Cornwall Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 43.6 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 33.21 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 25.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 91% 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 83% 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 Helston Community College. 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 Helston Community College 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.