Hope School
251 Hartsbourne Avenue, Liverpool, L25 2RY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Maxine O'Neill
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 68
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 133421
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513633130
About this school
Hope School is a community special school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 68 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 14 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 15% | 29% | 21% |
| Expected standard in maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 15% | 14% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 94.0 | 96.0 | 96.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 89.0 | 89.0 | 87.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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 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 | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 68 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 88.24%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 11.86%
- Persistent absence
- 28.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Childwall Abbey School0.7 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Woolton High School0.8 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
SENDSCOPE0.9 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Lakeside School0.9 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Abbot's Lea School1.0 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
- Abbot's Lea School Special schools
- Acre View Primary School Special schools
- Alt Bridge School Special schools
- Bank View High School Special schools
- Bluebell Park School Special schools
- Childwall Abbey School Special schools
- Clifford Holroyde Sen College Special schools
- Co-op Academy Rathbone Academies
- Crosby High School Special schools
- Educ8 Liverpool Special schools
- Everton Free School & Football College Free Schools
- Finch Woods Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Hope School teach?
- Hope School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Hope School?
- The headteacher of Hope School is Mrs Maxine O'Neill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hope School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hope 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 big is Hope School?
- Hope School has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Hope School full?
- Hope School has capacity for 68 pupils and 68 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 School a faith school?
- No. Hope School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Hope School have?
- The schools register lists Hope School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hope School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Hope School's absence rate?
- Hope School's overall absence rate is 11.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hope School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hope 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 30 June 2026.