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St Helena School

Secondary Academy school in Colchester CO3 3LE

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  • School Reference Number: 137944
  • Address: Sheepen Road, Colchester CO3 3LE
  • Headteacher: Mrs Fiona Pierson
  • Telephone: 01206 572253
  • Website: st-helena.essex.sch.uk
  • Managing Organisation: The Sigma Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,000
  • Local Education Authority: Essex
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: March 2012* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 30/01/2024

Rating published on 14/03/2024

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
30 January 2024 15 March 2024 School inspection Good
12 December 2017 18 January 2018 Full inspection Good
18 June 2014 10 July 2014 Full inspection Good
16 May 2013 6 June 2013 Monitoring visit
27 February 2013 18 March 2013 Full inspection Requires Improvement
4 September 2012 7 September 2012 Academy conversion letter
12 June 2012 3 July 2012 Curriculum and development visit

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number137944
Local Authority Code881
Local Authority NameEssex
Establishment Number5448
School / College NameSt Helena School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-03-2012
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,000
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils995
Number of Boys510
Number of Girls485
Percentage Free School Meals26.20
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16257
Academy trust or TrustTHE SIGMA TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorThe Sigma Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10036669
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date14-01-2025
StreetSheepen Road
Locality
Address3
TownColchester
County (name)Essex
PostcodeCO3 3LE
Websitewww.st-helena.essex.sch.uk
Telephone01206572253
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameFiona
Headteacher/Principal last namePierson
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000071
DistrictColchester
Ward CodeE05010828
WardCastle
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001176
Parliamentary ConstituencyColchester
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000012
Easting598841
Northing225793
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Colchester 007
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Colchester 007A
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code915
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Essex
Previous establishment number5448
Country
UPRN10091125190
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004512
LSOA CodeE01021646
Free School Meals261
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN137944
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/137944
LAESTAB8815448
School nameSt Helena School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/03/2012
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityEssex
Parliamentary constituencyColchester
Multi-academy trust UID16257
Multi-academy trust nameThe Sigma Trust
Academy sponsor UID16741
Academy sponsor nameThe Sigma Trust
PostcodeCO3 3LE
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils995
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10287116
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date30/01/2024
Publication date14/03/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection137944
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8815448
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSt Helena School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10037664
Previous inspection start date12/12/2017
Previous publication date18/01/2018
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection137944
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8815448
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSt Helena School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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