Hele's School
About the school
Hele's School is an open secondary school in Plymouth.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 23 March 2023
- Published
- 16 May 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50.7
- Plymouth
- 45.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Plymouth
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 54.40%
- Plymouth
- 46.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 75.90%
- Plymouth
- 66.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 57.40%
- Plymouth
- 27.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.72
- Plymouth
- 3.96
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.73
AAB or better
- School
- 10.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1393
Girls
48.31%
Boys
51.69%
SEN support
14.07%
Education, health and care plan
3.23%
English as an additional language
4.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
16.85%
Overall absence
8
Persistent absence
19.78
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
208
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
82%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
90
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
42%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
37%