Schools in Helston
Cornwall · 20 schools
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Schools in Helston (20)
- Boskenwyn Community Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TR13 0NG
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 57% expected (2025) - Garras Community Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TR12 6AY
Ofsted: Good (2010)New report cardKS2: 84% expected (2025) - Godolphin Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TR13 9RB
Ofsted: Good (2015)New report cardKS2: 69% expected (2025)86% of first choices got in - Helston Community College
Secondary · Ages 0-18 · TR13 8NR
Ofsted: Good (2022)Attainment 8: 43.9 (2026) - Nansloe Academy
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TR13 8JF
Ofsted: Good (2011)New report cardKS2: 75% expected (2025) - Sithney Community Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TR13 0AE
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 70% expected (2025)93% of first choices got in - St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TR13 8AR
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 70% expected (2025) - Breage CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TR13 9PZ
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report cardKS2: 54% expected (2024) - Coverack Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TR12 6SA
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2024)KS2: 36% expected (2024) - Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TR12 7JN
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2024)KS2: 41% expected (2025) - Halwin School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TR13 0EG
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report cardKS2: 93% expected (2025) - Manaccan Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TR12 6HR
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2024)KS2: 17% expected (2025) - Mullion Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · TR12 7DF
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)KS2: 57% expected (2025) - Parc Eglos School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · TR13 8UP
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2024)KS2: 67% expected (2025) - Porthleven School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TR13 9BX
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report cardKS2: 77% expected (2025) - St Keverne Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TR12 6NQ
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2024)KS2: 57% expected (2025) - Landewednack Community Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · TR12 7PB
Ofsted report cardKS2: 97% expected (2025)
By type:Primary schools in Helston (18)Secondary schools in Helston (2)
20
18 primary · 2 secondary
3,912
78% capacity used
5
0 outstanding · 5 good
4,999
1,087 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Helston
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
44.5
GCSE Eng+Maths
40.7%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
855 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +214 primary and +154 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
76% occupied · 638 spare places
Secondary Schools
80% occupied · 449 spare places
Questions parents ask about 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.