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Helston Community College
Church Hill, Helston TR13 8NR
Helston Community College is a non-selective academy. It has 209 staff (about 163 FTEs), including 97 teachers (about 82 FTEs). (See here for details of the primary school.)
This school is a member of Truro and Penwith Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Mullion School, Hayle Academy, St Ives School and Cape Cornwall School.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Staff development.
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Distance
(miles)
Score Name
5.8Mullion School
7.6Camborne Science and International Academy
8.1Hayle Academy
8.1Penryn College
8.5Pool Academy
8.6Falmouth School
8.9Redruth School
11.2St Ives School
11.9Humphry Davy School
12.7Mounts Bay Academy
13.0Richard Lander School
15.5Penair School
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Unfilled vacancies: Above average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.4%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.22, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £192 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 91%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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