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.
The South Site of the school was previously a grammar school that had Derwent Coleridge as a headmaster, his pupils including Charles Kingsley,John Duke Coleridge, Richard Edmonds, Thomas Rowe Edmonds, John Rogers, Henry Trengrouse and James Trevenen.
As a foundation school, Helston Community College is administered by Cornwall Council and a Co-operative Trust. 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.
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