Hope Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Nov 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Unique reference
- 136421
- Address
- Ashton Road, WA12 0AQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1288 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.9%
White British 89.2%
Other White 3.1%
Mixed 2.9%
Other 1%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
African 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.6
Local authority average 41.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.69
Local authority average 3.58
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 23 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 65 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 19 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 270 |
Admissions
Hope Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 221
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 220
- 2nd preference
- 66
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 49
Offers
- 1st preference
- 220
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 24
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 262 127 135 |
| Year 8 | 260 136 124 |
| Year 9 | 249 136 113 |
| Year 10 | 243 120 123 |
| Year 11 | 274 125 149 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 82.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 37.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 18.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 35.0% 25.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 8.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 4.0% 3.0% |