Helston Community College, Helston

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 5pm and an open evening on Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 5pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Helston Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.7 in Cornwall and 47 across England.

41% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 42% in Cornwall and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 43.6.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.48: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.1, against 47.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 222 families put Helston Community College as their first choice and 305 named it as one of their preferences, for 225 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Helston Community College is one of 41 schools run by Truro & Penwith Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 223 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 46% to a further education college, 8% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 96 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 34% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 32% into work. 15% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

1.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 188 pupils (14.5%) received SEN support and 36 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Helston Community College had 97 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Helston Community College.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Station Road (nw-bound), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 60 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Helston Community College issued 202 suspensions, 15.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Helston Community College are Parc Eglos School (0.2 miles), St Michael's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles), Nansloe Academy (0.8 miles) and Trannack Primary School (1.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.