Best Schools in Helston

How many schools are there in Helston?

Helston has 20 open schools: 18 state primary and 2 state secondary or all-through.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Helston?

None of the 18 graded schools in Helston currently holds an Outstanding rating. 9 are rated Good, so 50% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Helston get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Helston with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Mullion School, with an Attainment 8 score of 45 and 41% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Helston Community College, with an Attainment 8 score of 43.9 and 41% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Mullion SchoolHelston Community College

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Helston have the best SATs results?

Of the 16 primary schools in Helston with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Landewednack Community Primary School (100% in reading, 93% in maths); Halwin School (100% in reading, 86% in maths); and Garras Community Primary School (75% in reading, 92% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Landewednack Community Primary SchoolHalwin SchoolGarras Community Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Helston?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Helston selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Helston have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Helston have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Helston?

Apply to Cornwall through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.