Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Lordens Road, Huyton, Knowsley, L14 8UD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Head
- Mr John Casson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Liverpool West Derby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 428
- URN
- 135796
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514778300
About this school
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided primary school in Knowsley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 428 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England 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 | 60 | 57 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 65% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 4% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 74% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 74% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 63% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 - A Joint Catholic and Church of England 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 | Knowsley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 456 |
| 2023/24 | 429 |
| 2024/25 | 425 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School compares
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School ranked 20th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 8.6% | 66.1% | 428 | — |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School | 66% | 7.1% | 60.8% | 254 | 0.5 miles |
| Stockbridge Village Primary School | 36% | 7.9% | 55.1% | 211 | 0.6 miles |
| Park View Academy | 66% | 4.9% | 65.7% | 375 | 0.7 miles |
| Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School | 72% | 4.8% | 52.3% | 355 | 0.8 miles |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School | 78% | 5.8% | 38% | 346 | 0.8 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)
- 66.08%
- English as an additional language
- 20.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.57%
- Persistent absence
- 30.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Stockbridge Village Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockbridge Village
-
Park View Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Knowsley
- Roby Park Primary School Primary
- Yew Tree Primary Academy Primary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Halewood Academy Secondary
- Meadow Park School Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What ages does Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School teach?
- Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Knowsley.
- Who is the head of Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School?
- The head of Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School is Mr John Casson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England 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 - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School?
- Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School has 428 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School full?
- Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 428 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 Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England/Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 64% 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 - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Knowsley?
- Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School ranked 20th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% 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 - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England 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 1 July 2026.