Ivybridge Community CollegeHele's School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Ivybridge Community College and Hele's School are secondary schools.
Ivybridge Community College scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hele's School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ivybridge Community College is ahead on our composite score.
Ivybridge Community College was judged Good and Hele's School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.2 for Ivybridge Community College and 50.7 for Hele's School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Ivybridge Community College (51.8 in 2021-22, 55.2 in 2024-25) and has risen at Hele's School (47.8 in 2021-22, 50.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | IvybridgeIvybridge Community College | PlymouthHele's School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 40 in Devon | 6th of 19 in Plymouth | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 2,323 | 1,393 | |
| Capacity | 2,500 | 1,349 | |
| Location | Ivybridge, PL21 0JA | Plymouth, PL7 4LT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 55.2 Stronger figure | 50.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 71.6% Stronger figure | 54.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85.4% Stronger figure | 75.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.3% | 57.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.74 Stronger figure | 4.72 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 370 | 237 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 166 | 111 | |
| A-level average points | 38.9 Stronger figure | 33.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.9 Stronger figure | 32.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 21.6% Stronger figure | 10.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 2,323 | 1,393 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.2% | 16.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.3% | 4.5% | |
| SEN support | 16.6% | 14.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 3.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.6% Stronger figure | 8.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.6% | 19.8% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Ivybridge Community College
Hele's School
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