Hope Community School
167 Rectory Lane, Sidcup, DA14 5BU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Trust
- NEW GENERATION SCHOOLS TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Emma Carvosso
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 112
- URN
- 139561
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02032232000
About this school
Hope Community School is a Christian primary academy in Sidcup. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 112 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 18 | 12 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 25% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 67% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 39% | 42% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 58% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
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 Community 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 | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 28% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 112 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hope Community School compares
Hope Community School ranked 54th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 7.8% | 46.4% | 112 | — |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School | 23% | 5.9% | 27.1% | 182 | 0.1 miles |
| Orchard Primary School | 60% | 5.4% | 28.2% | 207 | 0.4 miles |
| Royal Park Primary Academy | 83% | 6.2% | 30.4% | 338 | 0.9 miles |
| Gray's Farm Primary Academy | 85% | 4.8% | 37.7% | 420 | 0.9 miles |
| Midfield Primary School | 61% | 6% | 25.3% | 481 | 1.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.43%
- English as an additional language
- 17%
- Overall absence
- 7.77%
- Persistent absence
- 26.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Orchard Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Royal Park Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Gray's Farm Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Orpington
-
Midfield Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Orpington
Other schools in Sidcup
Hope Community School ranks 10th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Sidcup.
- Birkbeck Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Junior School Primary
- Chatsworth Infant School Primary
- Days Lane Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School Primary
- Longlands Primary School Primary
- Orchard Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary
- Royal Park Primary Academy Primary
- Sherwood Park Primary School Primary
- St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School Primary
- Blackfen School for Girls Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hope Community School teach?
- Hope Community School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sidcup.
- Who is the principal of Hope Community School?
- The principal of Hope Community School is Mrs Emma Carvosso, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hope Community School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hope Community 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 big is Hope Community School?
- Hope Community School has 112 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hope Community School full?
- Hope Community School has capacity for 210 pupils and 112 on roll (53%), 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 Community School a faith school?
- Yes. Hope Community School is designated Christian.
- Does Hope Community School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hope Community School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hope Community School?
- Hope Community School is part of NEW GENERATION SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hope Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 28% in 2022/23 and 43% 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 Community School rank locally?
- Hope Community School ranked 54th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% 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 Community School's absence rate?
- Hope Community School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hope Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hope Community 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.