Helston Community College
| Type | Foundation school |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | Mrs Donna Bryant |
| Location |
Church Hill Helston Cornwall TR13 8NR England Coordinates: 50°06′25″N 5°16′25″W / 50.10694°N 5.27351°W |
| Local authority | Cornwall Council |
| DfE number | 908/4146 |
| DfE URN | 112043 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | School website |
Helston Community College (formerly Gwealhellis Secondary Modern School) is a coeducational foundation secondary school and sixth form located in Helston, in the English county of Cornwall.[1]
The South Site of the school was previously a grammar school that had Derwent Coleridge as a headmaster, his pupils including Charles Kingsley,[2] John Duke Coleridge, Richard Edmonds, Thomas Rowe Edmonds, John Rogers, Henry Trengrouse and James Trevenen.[3][4]
As a foundation school, Helston Community College is administered by Cornwall Council and a Co-operative Trust.[5] The school offers GCSEs, BTECs and City and Guilds courses as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs.
Pupils from Helston Community College take part in the annual Furry Dance, and ancient Cornish custom which is held on the Feast of St. Michael.
References
- ↑ "Helston Community College". Helston.cornwall.sch.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ↑ Rapple, Brendan A. "Brief Biography of Charles Kingsley, 1819-1875". Boston College Libraries. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ↑ Rowse, A. L. (1976). "Chapter 2 "Oxford"". Matthew Arnold: Poet and Prophet. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 25. ISBN 0-500-01163-X.
- ↑ The further alumni are cited as Helston students in ODNB articles on them.
- ↑ "Co-operative Education Trust | College Information". Helston.cornwall.sch.uk. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2014-06-09.