Hope Primary School
Edale Road, Hope, Hope Valley, S33 6ZF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally Winfield
- Federation
- The Valley Federation
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 67
- URN
- 112566
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01433620541
About this school
Hope Primary School is a community primary school in Hope Valley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 67 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hope Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 78% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 89% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 78% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 33% | 22% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hope Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53 |
| 2023/24 | 56 |
| 2024/25 | 63 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hope Primary School compares
Hope Primary School ranked 225th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 5% | 15.9% | 67 | — |
| Castleton CofE Primary School | — | 28.2% | 25% | 21 | 1.4 miles |
| Bradwell Junior School | 60% | 7.3% | 22% | 41 | 1.5 miles |
| Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery | — | 3.5% | 33.3% | 20 | 1.6 miles |
| Bamford Primary School | — | 3.6% | 6.8% | 64 | 2.2 miles |
| Edale CofE Primary School | — | 8.3% | 0% | 23 | 3.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.87%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 10.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Castleton CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Bradwell Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery1.6 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Bamford Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Edale CofE Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
Other schools in Hope Valley
Hope Primary School ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Hope Valley.
- Bamford Primary School Primary
- Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Bradwell Junior School Primary
- Castleton CofE Primary School Primary
- Curbar Primary School Primary
- Edale CofE Primary School Primary
- Eyam CofE Primary School Primary
- Grindleford Primary School Primary
- Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School Primary
- Hope Valley College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Hope Primary School teach?
- Hope Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hope Valley.
- Who is the headteacher of Hope Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hope Primary School is Mrs Sally Winfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hope Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hope Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hope Primary School?
- Hope Primary School has 67 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hope Primary School full?
- Hope Primary School has capacity for 75 pupils and 67 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hope Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hope Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hope Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hope Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Hope Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hope Primary School is part of the The Valley Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hope Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hope Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Hope Primary School ranked 225th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hope Primary School's absence rate?
- Hope Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hope Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hope Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.