Hele's School

State-Funded School

heles-school-plymouth-south-west

South WestRegion

PlymouthLocal Authority

South West DevonConstituency

PL7 4LTPostcode

7.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hele's School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Plymouth, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,378 pupils. Hele's School is part of Westcountry Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 54.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.72

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,378

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,378
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Westcountry Schools Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 23 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
19 Sept 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.