Hele's School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Seymour Road
Plympton
Plymouth
Devon
PL7 4LT
Phone 01752337193
Reference Number 136557

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1393
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.69%
Girls: 48.31%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 125 114 239
8 134 105 239
9 124 109 233
10 112 121 233
11 128 109 237
12 41 56 97
13 56 59 115

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.7%
White, Other 5%
White & Asian 1.4%
Mixed, Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
African 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 54.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 70.9% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 33.73 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 32.93 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 10.6% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 207 10
Third Preference 112 1
From another Local Authority 47 8

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
Boringdon Primary School
Courtland Crescent, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 4HJ
0.31 miles
Plympton St Mary's CofE Infant School
8 Market Road, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1QW
0.35 miles
Woodford Primary School
Litchaton Way, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 4RR
0.4 miles
Old Priory Junior Academy
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0.47 miles
Plympton St Maurice Primary School
Plympton Hill, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1UB
1.2 miles
Chaddlewood Primary School
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1.26 miles
Glen Park Primary School
Glen Road, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 2DE
1.46 miles
Leigham Primary School
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1.61 miles
Yealmpstone Farm Primary School
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1.65 miles
Austin Farm Academy
Delamere Road, Eggbuckland, Austin Farm Academy, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5XQ
1.81 miles
Sherford Vale School & Nursery
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1.91 miles
High View School
2 Torridge Way, Efford, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 6JQ
1.95 miles
Laira Green Primary School
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1.97 miles
Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care
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2.01 miles
Tor Bridge Primary School
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2.01 miles
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2.03 miles
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2.04 miles
Pomphlett Primary School
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2.18 miles
Elburton Primary School
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2.26 miles
Thornbury Primary School
Miller Way, Estover, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8UL
2.36 miles
Name Distance
Plympton Academy
Moorland Road, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 2RS
0.69 miles
Longcause Community Special School
Longcause, Plympton St Maurice, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1JB
1.08 miles
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2.02 miles
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2.04 miles
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2.31 miles
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2.48 miles
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2.6 miles
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2.66 miles
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3.21 miles
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3.23 miles
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3.25 miles
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3.39 miles
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3.8 miles
Woodlands School
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3.81 miles
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3.93 miles
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4.1 miles
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4.19 miles
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4.19 miles
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4.2 miles
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