St Helena School is a secondary school located in Colchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/12/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3LE
Website: www.st-helena.essex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01206572253
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Fiona Pierson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137944

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1000
Number of Pupils: 972
Number of Boys: 501
Number of Girls: 471

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.31 Confidence interval -0.52 to -0.1
Of the 161 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 142 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:22%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:33%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.58
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Primary School and Nursery
John Harper Street , CO1 1RP
3out of 4 460 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Green Primary School
St John's Green , CO2 7HE
3out of 4 1,330 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Braiswick Primary School
Apprentice Drive , New Braiswick Park CO4 5QJ
3out of 4 1,491 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Queen Boudica Primary School
Cowper Crescent , CO4 5XT
3out of 4 1,611 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hamilton Primary School
Constantine Road , CO3 3GB
4out of 4 1,632 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Helena School
Sheepen Road , CO3 3LE
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Lexden Road , CO3 3ND
4out of 4 1,040 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
St Benedict's Catholic College
Norman Way , CO3 3US
3out of 4 1,574 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Colchester County High School for Girls
Norman Way , CO3 3US
4out of 4 1,574 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Philip Morant School and College
Rembrandt Way , CO3 4QS
1out of 4 2,094 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colchester Institute
Sheepen Road , CO3 3LL
- not rated 205 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Sixth Form College Colchester
North Hill , CO1 1SN
- not rated 699 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingswode Hoe School
Sussex Road , CO3 3QJ
3out of 4 819 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oxford House School
2 Lexden Road , CO3 3NE
- not rated 960 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Colchester High School
Wellesley Road , CO3 3HD
- not rated 1,054 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's School for Girls
91 Lexden Road , CO3 3RB
- not rated 1,122 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Turner Road , Mile End CO4 5LB
3out of 4 2,365 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.