Hope Corner School
70 Clifton Road, Runcorn, WA7 4TD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Beddow
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 18
- Pupils on roll
- 5
- URN
- 138597
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01928580860
About this school
Hope Corner School is an independent special school in Halton. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 5 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hope Corner 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 Corner School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 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 | 2 | 4 | 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 Hope Corner 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 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 9 |
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
- 5
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Cavendish High Academy0.2 miles
Academies · Runcorn
-
Rivacre Brook1.4 miles
Special schools · Ellesmere Port
-
Weston Point College1.4 miles
Special schools · Runcorn
-
Thrive Education and Wellbeing1.6 miles
Special schools · Sutton Weaver
-
The Bridge School1.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Runcorn
Common questions
- What ages does Hope Corner School teach?
- Hope Corner School teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a special school in Halton.
- Who is the headteacher of Hope Corner School?
- The headteacher of Hope Corner School is Mrs Sharon Beddow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hope Corner School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hope Corner 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 Corner School?
- Hope Corner School has 5 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Hope Corner School full?
- Hope Corner School has capacity for 18 pupils and 5 on roll (28%), 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 Corner School a faith school?
- No. Hope Corner School has no designated religious character.
- What are Hope Corner School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hope Corner 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.