 The Governors of Hele's School consulted with parents and unanimously voted to apply to become an Academy, effective from 1 April 2011.Hele's (pronounced "heals") School was founded as "Plympton Grammar School" in 1658 under a bequest made in the will of the lawyer Elize Hele (1560–1635) of Fardel in the parish of Cornwood, and of Parke in the parish of Bovey Tracey, both in Devon.The school was renamed after him as "Hele's School" when it became a state comprehensive in 1985.