Hopelands Preparatory School
38-40 Regent Street, Stonehouse, GL10 2AD
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Meryl Moore
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 95
- Pupils on roll
- 82
- URN
- 115805
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453822164
About this school
Hopelands Preparatory School is an independent school in Gloucestershire. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 82 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hopelands Preparatory School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Hopelands Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1973, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Hopelands Preparatory 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64 |
| 2023/24 | 78 |
| 2024/25 | 82 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 22
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wycliffe College0.1 miles
Independent schools · Stonehouse
-
The Shrubberies School0.6 miles
Special schools · Stonehouse
-
William Morris School1.7 miles
Special schools
-
St Rose's Special School2.7 miles
Special schools · Stroud
-
St Martins Centre (St Roses School)2.7 miles
Other types · Stroud
Common questions
- What ages does Hopelands Preparatory School teach?
- Hopelands Preparatory School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is an independent school in Gloucestershire.
- Who is the headteacher of Hopelands Preparatory School?
- The headteacher of Hopelands Preparatory School is Mrs Meryl Moore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hopelands Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hopelands Preparatory School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Hopelands Preparatory School?
- Hopelands Preparatory School has 82 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hopelands Preparatory School full?
- Hopelands Preparatory School has capacity for 95 pupils and 82 on roll (86%), 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 Hopelands Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. Hopelands Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hopelands Preparatory School a selective school?
- No. Hopelands Preparatory School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Hopelands Preparatory School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Hopelands Preparatory School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.