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Hope Valley College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Castleton Road, Hope Valley S33 6SD · hopevalley.chorustrust.org · 01433 620555
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 518
- 76% of 684 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.8%
- First language not English
- 1.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 97 families put the school first and 101 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 101 | 97 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 91 | 89 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 83 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 92 | 90 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 98 | 85 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.4, and 41.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲52.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.00 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137350)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 43.4 | −3.8 |
| Sixth form college | 7.1 | +4.3 |
| Further education | 37.4 | +5.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1 | +2.3 |
| Employment | 1 | −4.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | −0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | −0.8 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2022/23 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employment | 16.7 | +4.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 66.7 | +29.2 |
| Activity not captured | 16.7 | −8.3 |
Ofsted
Hope Valley College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Dec 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137350), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
- Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137350)
Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137350)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (170 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 170
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 58 parents (34%) with SEND