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Hope High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community special school

Carfield, Clay Brow, Skelmersdale WN8 9DP · hopehighschool.co.uk · 01695 721066

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Jun 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
13.1
average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
Pupils
108
18 over 90 places · 120%
Local authority
Lancashire
Sixth form
No
Free school meals
61.1%
First language not English
0.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 13.1, and 5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 1.7 (England 46.3)1.72017/18: 5.8 (England 46.5)5.82018/19: 5.2 (England 46.7)5.22021/22: 11.8 (England 48.8)11.82022/23: 8.4 (England 46.3)8.42023/24: 10.1 (England 45.9)10.12024/25: 13.1 (England 46.0)13.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼13.146.0
▼5.0%45.4%
▼5.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼1.234.09

hidden: too few pupils to publish

Where Year 11 leavers went

2016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
Further education46.2−8
Other education7.7−4.8
Not in a lasting destination15.4−1.3
Activity not captured30.8+18.3

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 4 June 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Hope High School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
3 Jun 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Mar 2013Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate

What parents said

83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
83%
Replies
36
32% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼75% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼77% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼72% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼77% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼70% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●86% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼77% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼52% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲88% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 89% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲62% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 61% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲78% agreeEngland 67%

based on 36 parents (100%) with SEND

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