Hopedale School
Hopedale House, Cheddleton, ST13 7ED
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Dr
- Mrs Vicky Bond
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 138243
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01538361886
About this school
Hopedale School is an independent special school in Cheddleton. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 68 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hopedale School under its current framework. 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
Hopedale School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 2012, 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 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 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 Hopedale 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 | 57 |
| 2023/24 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 69 |
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
- 68
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cicely Haughton School1.8 miles
Academies · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Springfield School2.5 miles
Academies · Leek
-
The Meadows School2.6 miles
Academies · Leek
-
Horton Lodge Community Special School3.8 miles
Special schools · Leek
-
Sporting Stars Academy4.2 miles
Independent schools · Stoke-on-Trent
Common questions
- What year groups does Hopedale School teach?
- Hopedale School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is a special school in Cheddleton.
- Who is the dr of Hopedale School?
- The dr of Hopedale School is Mrs Vicky Bond, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hopedale School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hopedale 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 Hopedale School?
- Hopedale School has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Hopedale School full?
- Hopedale School has capacity for 100 pupils and 68 on roll (68%), 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 Hopedale School a faith school?
- No. Hopedale School has no designated religious character.
- What are Hopedale School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hopedale 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.