St Helena School
Secondary schoolSt Helena School is a secondary school in Colchester, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 986 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), January 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 30 January 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Helena School was 42.4, against 49.6 in Colchester and 46.2 in England.
36% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Colchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 42.4 | 49.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 52.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56.3% | 68.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 197 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Colchester InstituteSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file190 m
- North Primary School and NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)420 m
- The Sixth Form College ColchesterSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file640 m
- Kingswode Hoe SchoolSpecial. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met750 m
- Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolSecondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 80.9 (2025/26, provisional)950 m
- Colchester Prep & High SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file970 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Colchester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).