Hope Community School

Hope Community School has shown notable improvements since its previous inspection, moving from a status of requiring improvement to a good rating across all areas. The school environment appears to foster pride amongst its pupils, who enjoy a strong sense of community. Leaders have implemented a carefully sequenced curriculum that aims to support all learners, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), although some changes have yet to fully impact student outcomes in key subjects. The school's commitment to promoting positive behaviour and relationships has contributed to a safe and enjoyable learning atmosphere.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community where pupils feel happy and safe.
• High expectations for behaviour that are consistently enforced.
• Well-planned and sequenced curriculum supporting all pupils.
• Effective teaching of reading and phonics from early years.
• Regular training for staff, enhancing teaching confidence and effectiveness.
• Proactive support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they receive appropriate assistance.

Areas for Improvement

• Changes to the curriculum have not yet shown a lasting impact on academic outcomes.
• Lack of clarity in procedures for identifying and supporting pupils with SEND among some staff.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hope Community School attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.5% of pupils at Hope Community School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hope Community School had 15.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 23.2% of pupils at Hope Community School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hope Community School received £9,250 and spent £9,100 for each of its 112 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £349,000 (£3,117 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of New Generation Schools Trust, income was £9,392 and spending £8,937 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Hope Community School is part of New Generation Schools Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Hope Community School Southampton Southampton

What is Hope Community School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hope Community School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Hope Community School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hope Community School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Hope Community School have?

Hope Community School has 112 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hope Community School cover?

Hope Community School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Hope Community School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hope Community School?

Hope Community School is at 167 Rectory Lane, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 5BU.