The Sixth Form College Colchester
Academy · Year 12–Year 13
St Helena School
Sheepen Road, Colchester CO3 3LE
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
986
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,000
Local authority
Essex
The Sigma Trust
Schola Grade 5
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About St Helena School
St Helena School is a secondary academy in Colchester, Essex, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of The Sigma Trust.
It has 986 pupils on roll and room for 1,000. Its Schola Grade is 5 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Pupils on roll
- 986
- Capacity
- 1,000 pupils
- Free school meals
- 33.50% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- The Sigma Trust
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 137944
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