Hele's School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.40 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Hele's School is a secondary school in Plymouth for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 March 2023. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Hele's School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 3.40 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 3.40 miles away, the 7th longest of 13 Plymouth secondary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 279 first-choice applications for 233 offers: 1.2 first choices per offer, the 3rd highest of 16 Plymouth secondary schools.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 226 offers went to first-choice families and 53 first-choice families were not offered a place; 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Plymouth.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Plymouth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Seymour Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 4LT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 1,378 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They have ‘pride in the badge’.”
- “Pupils understand the high expectations leaders have for them.”
To improve
- “However, the changes mean Year 8 and Year 9 pupils are moving to a curriculum with new learning.”
- “As a result, pupils have gaps in knowledge and skills where the curriculum learning and expectations are changing.”
- “However, some of the work for improvement has led to increased workloads.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 279 first-preference applications, 233 offers in total, 226 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Plymouth.
- Plympton Academy 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Tor Bridge High 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Plymstock School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Lipson Co-operative Academy 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eggbuckland Community College 2.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Coombe Dean School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Boniface's RC College 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Plymouth High School for Girls 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published