Our students achieve much more than just academic success at Helsby High School. Some students achieve highly in sport or the Arts, some take on challenging leadership roles and some support others in close and lasting friendships, these are all achievements worthy of celebration.
We are lucky to also be able to celebrate the excellent academic successes of our students.
Year 11 2025 Headline Data
KS4 students performed strongly across all areas of the school’s curriculum in 2025, with over three quarters of all students achieving a Grade 4 or above in English and in Maths. Equally impressive was performance at higher grades, with over half of the year group achieving a ‘strong’ GCSE pass of Grade 5 or above in both key subject areas.
Natalie Witcher, their Year Leader over the last 12 months, commented: “We couldn’t be more proud of our Year 11 students and their achievements. We now wish this fantastic group of young people all the very best for the future as they move on to their exciting next steps and we are really looking forward to having the pleasure of continuing to work with many of them in our Sixth Form.”
Headteacher Martin Hill said: “Year 11 students first joined the school in 2020, at the height of the pandemic, and so couldn’t have had a more difficult start to secondary school life. Hence to see them 5 years later achieve so well in their examinations is particularly special. They have done so as a result of their own determination and support for each other, and also the support of their families and staff at the school. Well done to all involved – and especially to the students themselves, who thoroughly deserve their every success.”
Amongst the many Helsby High students celebrating today were the following, who impressively achieved the very highest possible Grade 9 in more than one of the GCSE subjects they studied: Alexa Cardus; Eleanor Ellis; Izzy Garner; Alexander Hampson; Bethany Hardy; Dylan Howe; Emily Longden; Hadi Needham; Jack Rhodes; Benjamin Wickham; Owen Williams; Finn Williamson; Lilly Wilson and Eloisa Wiseman.
Year 13 2025 Headline data
Delighted Director of Sixth Form, Victoria Cross paid tribute to the Year 13 students of 2025, saying: “This year’s Year 13 cohort are a fabulous group of young people who have been an absolute pleasure to work with. Not only have they enriched the school in so many ways, their commitment to their studies has also enabled them flourish in their examinations. As a cohort they have met their challenging academic targets. Their brilliant results mean that they can now move on to their planned next stages of their lives, with 88% securing their first-choice university destination for September, which is well above the national figure. We are so proud of them and really do wish each and every one of them all the very best for the future.”
Once again, the results achieved by Sixth Form Helsby’s students are exceptionally strong, with top A*/A (or equivalent) grades making up over a fifth of all grades. Headteacher Martin Hill commented: “This year’s cohort once again achieved well across all 30+ of the A-Level and Vocational qualifications they studied, and a significant number secured top grades in all of their subjects. The students fully deserve their fantastic success, and we wish them all well as they now move on from our Sixth Form to their chosen university, apprenticeship or employment.”
Amongst the many students celebrating at Helsby this morning were the following, who achieved the very highest possible (A* or equivalent) grade in their studies: Sarah Bailey; Luca Biagetti; Jack Bullock; Ruby Cross; Poppy Eardley; Tom Edwards; Amelia Espley; Oliver Hansen; Liam Jackson; Amelie Jones; Bradley Jones; Darcey Joyce; Jessica Pollitt; Isabelle Shiel and Jacob Thompson.
