Helsby High School
About the school
Helsby High School is an open secondary school in Cheshire West and Chester.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 July 2023
- Published
- 25 September 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47.1
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 44.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cheshire West and Chester
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 51.90%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 42.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 70.40%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 62.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 74.10%
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 40.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.44
- Cheshire West and Chester
- 3.96
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.5
AAB or better
- School
- 11.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1235
Girls
51.01%
Boys
48.99%
SEN support
15.87%
Education, health and care plan
1.78%
English as an additional language
1.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
19.41%
Overall absence
10.53
Persistent absence
29.14
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
222
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
90%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
118
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
44%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
12%
Employment
28%