Hope Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 29 2021 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
- 1349 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.3%
- Persistent absence
- 26.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.0%
White British 90.2%
Other White 3%
Mixed 2.8%
Other 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
African 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.28
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.35
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 56%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.49
Local authority average 3.62
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 39 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 28 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 79 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 33 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 75 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 43 |
| Dance | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 279 |
Admissions
Hope Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 252
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 248
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 60
Offers
- 1st preference
- 247
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 28
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 266 139 127 |
| Year 8 | 260 142 118 |
| Year 9 | 259 131 128 |
| Year 10 | 278 129 149 |
| Year 11 | 286 143 143 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 80.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 33.0% 34.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 19.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 40.0% 26.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 6.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 8.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.2% |