Hope View School
Station Approach, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8EG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Johnson
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 130
- Pupils on roll
- 106
- URN
- 135438
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01227738000
About this school
Hope View School is a boys' independent special school in Canterbury. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 106 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hope View 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 View School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 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 | 14 | 12 | 17 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.1 | 4.5 | 8.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 5.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 14% | 0% | 11.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
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 View 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 | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.5 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 98 |
| 2024/25 | 110 |
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
- 106
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School3.9 miles
Independent schools · Canterbury
-
Hawthorn4.0 miles
Special schools · Chartham
-
The Orchard School4.8 miles
Special schools · Canterbury
-
Kent College International Study Centre4.8 miles
Independent schools · Canterbury
-
Kent College (Canterbury)4.8 miles
Independent schools · Canterbury
Other schools in Canterbury
- Bemix Other types
- Haven Nook Special schools
- Newingate School Special schools
- St Nicholas' School Special schools
- The Orchard School Special schools
- Adisham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aylesham Primary School Primary
- Barham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blean Primary School Primary
- Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chartham Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hope View School teach?
- Hope View School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Canterbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Hope View School?
- The headteacher of Hope View School is Mr Paul Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hope View School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hope View 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 big is Hope View School?
- Hope View School has 106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is Hope View School full?
- Hope View School has capacity for 130 pupils and 106 on roll (82%), 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 View School a faith school?
- No. Hope View School has no designated religious character.
- How have Hope View School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6.1 in 2022/23 and 8.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hope View School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hope View 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.