Hope Valley College

Hope Valley College has successfully established itself with a good overall effectiveness rating in its first inspection. The school demonstrates high expectations for student achievement and behaviour, creating a positive environment where students feel safe and supported. The ambitious and well-structured curriculum, particularly in modern foreign languages, has contributed to a good quality of education across all domains including the sixth form provision. The school fosters strong relationships among students and staff, promoting engagement through various extracurricular activities and opportunities for personal development.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil achievement and behaviour
• Ambitious curriculum that caters to all pupils including those with SEND
• Strong support and individualised resources for pupils needing additional help
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• Effective personal development programs

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of recap activities leading to gaps in learning
• Some teachers do not enforce high standards for presentation and accuracy in work
• Limited understanding of fundamental British values among some pupils

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 Valley College attended 88.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 28.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 5.9% of pupils at Hope Valley College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was 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 Valley College had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 17.0% of pupils at Hope Valley College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 12.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 25 pupils.

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hope Valley College received £9,086 and spent £9,131 for each of its 542 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £458,000 (£844 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Chorus Education Trust, income was £8,178 and spending £7,978 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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All schools in Hope Valley · Derbyshire local authority: places and applications

Hope Valley College is part of Chorus Education Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Bradwell Junior School Hope Valley
• Silverdale School Sheffield
• Malin Bridge Primary School Sheffield
• Stocksbridge Junior School Sheffield
• Eckington School Sheffield
• Hady Primary School Chesterfield
• Westfield School Sheffield

What is Hope Valley College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hope Valley College is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Hope Valley College last inspected by Ofsted?

Hope Valley College was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Hope Valley College have?

Hope Valley College has 518 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hope Valley College cover?

Hope Valley College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Hope Valley College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 50.5, and 53% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Hope Valley College?

Hope Valley College is at Castleton Road, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S33 6SD.