Hope Valley College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 25 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 147533
- Address
- Castleton Road, S33 6SD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 542 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.2%
- Girls
- 44.8%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.7%
- Persistent absence
- 30.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
White British 90.4%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 2.6%
Unclassified 2.4%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.34
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.9
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.85
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 13 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 8 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 112 |
Admissions
Hope Valley College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 101
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 31
Offers
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 101 54 47 |
| Year 8 | 99 55 44 |
| Year 9 | 115 64 51 |
| Year 10 | 109 63 46 |
| Year 11 | 99 52 47 |
| Year 12 | 11 8 3 |
| Year 13 | 5 1 4 |
| Year 14 | 3 2 1 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 82.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 39.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 30.0% 36.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 5.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 4.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 6.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |