Hope Community School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 17 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Christian
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bexley
Unique reference
139561
Address
167 Rectory Lane, DA14 5BU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
108 (52% of total capacity)
Boys
50.9%
Girls
49.1%
First language not English
19.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
45.4%
Persistent absence
39.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 46.3%
Mixed 18.6%
African 16.7%
Other White 4.6%
Caribbean 3.7%
Indian 2.8%
Unclassified 2.8%
Irish 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-2.5
WritingWell below average-4.9
MathsWell below average-4.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 28%
Local authority average 66%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Hope Community School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
11
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
8
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
8
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
16
9
7
Year 1
10
6
4
Year 2
20
11
9
Year 3
14
8
6
Year 4
16
7
9
Year 5
19
6
13
Year 6
13
8
5
Year 2023-2024