Hope House School
Barnby Road, Balderton, Nottinghamshire, NG24 3NE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle McRae
- Constituency
- Newark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 35
- Pupils on roll
- 32
- URN
- 135393
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01636529772
About this school
Hope House School is an independent special school in Nottinghamshire. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 32 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hope House 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
Hope House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2007, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hope House 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 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 28 |
| 2024/25 | 28 |
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
- 32
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newark Orchard School0.5 miles
Academies · Newark
-
Highfields School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Newark
-
Witham Prospect School5.3 miles
Special schools · Lincolnshire
-
Broughton House College5.9 miles
Other types · Lincoln
-
Kisimul School7.1 miles
Special schools · Lincoln
Common questions
- What ages does Hope House School teach?
- Hope House School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Nottinghamshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Hope House School?
- The headteacher of Hope House School is Mrs Michelle McRae, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hope House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hope House 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 Hope House School?
- Hope House School has 32 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Hope House School full?
- Hope House School has capacity for 35 pupils and 32 on roll (91%), 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 House School a faith school?
- No. Hope House School has no designated religious character.
- What are Hope House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hope House 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 24 July 2026.