All Saints Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · 668 pupils
70% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.4
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Hele's School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,378of 1,349 places
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 237
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 23 March 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Hele's School (URN 113536, until 1 April 2011).
What the data says
Of the 208 pupils who finished Year 11 at Hele's School in 2023, 56% stayed on in Hele's School’s own sixth form (Plymouth average 40%), 25% went to a further education college and 10% started an apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 10% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
Among the 90 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 42% went to university (Plymouth 26%, England 37%), and 11% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 27% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Plymouth and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Hele's School | Plymouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 208 | 2,912 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 80% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 56% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 1% | 13% |
| — further education college | 25% | 37% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 10% | 9% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | — | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Hele's School | Plymouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 90 | 2,532 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 42% | 26% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 11% | 12% | 19% |
| Further education | 3% | 7% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 9% | 15% | 7% |
| Employment | 37% | 31% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 16% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Hele's School | Plymouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 50.7 | 45.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 57% | 28% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.72 | 3.96 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 18% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.6 | 34.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 53.6 | 50.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 230 | 97% | 65% | 16% | 9% | 78% |
| English Language | 230 | 97% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 80% |
| English Literature | 230 | 97% | 86% | 18% | 21% | 81% |
| Mathematics | 230 | 97% | 88% | 22% | 22% | 86% |
| History | 136 | 57% | 41% | 35% | 26% | 81% |
| Geography | 102 | 43% | 41% | 22% | 25% | 77% |
| French | 86 | 36% | 18% | 26% | 29% | 94% |
| German | 63 | 27% | 5% | 35% | 33% | 86% |
| Art and Design | 62 | 26% | 7% | 10% | 24% | 63% |
| Religious Studies | 61 | 26% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 89% |
| Business Studies | 59 | 25% | 18% | 22% | 20% | 83% |
| Design and Technology | 54 | 23% | 11% | 26% | 23% | 74% |
| Computer Science | 37 | 16% | 13% | 27% | 30% | 81% |
| Physical Education | 36 | 15% | 11% | 22% | 24% | 92% |
| Drama | 31 | 13% | 7% | 39% | 27% | 100% |
| Music | 12 | 5% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| Spanish | 9 | 4% | 19% | 67% | 27% | 100% |
| Polish | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Classical Civilisation | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 40% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tourism | 41 | 37% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 29 | 26% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 29 | 26% | — |
| Sports Studies | 19 | 17% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Hele's School | Plymouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 214 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 111 | 938 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 33.73 | 34.43 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 31 | 28% | 23% |
| Mathematics | 28 | 25% | 31% |
| History | 24 | 22% | 13% |
| Media Studies | 18 | 16% | 4% |
| Business Studies | 18 | 16% | 13% |
| Biology | 17 | 15% | 20% |
| Physics | 15 | 14% | 12% |
| Sociology | 13 | 12% | 13% |
| Geography | 13 | 12% | 10% |
| Physical Education | 12 | 11% | 3% |
| English Literature | 11 | 10% | 11% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 9% | 17% |
| Drama | 10 | 9% | 2% |
| Art and Design | 9 | 8% | 1% |
| Religious Studies | 7 | 6% | 4% |
| Product Design | 7 | 6% | 2% |
| Spanish | 6 | 5% | 2% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 23 | 21% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 18 | 16% | — |
| Tourism | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 12 | 11% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 8 | 7% | — |
| Multimedia | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 6 | 5% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Music | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Music | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Tourism | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.