Hope Community School Southampton
Central Hall, St Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1NF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Trust
- NEW GENERATION SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Wright
- Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 144751
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380385122
About this school
Hope Community School Southampton is a Christian primary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 219 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hope Community School Southampton, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Hope Community School Southampton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 51.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 53.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hope Community School Southampton compares
Hope Community School Southampton ranked 20th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.6% | 43.2% | 219 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery | 56% | 6.3% | 46.8% | 624 | 0.3 miles |
| St John's Primary and Nursery School | 40% | 7.5% | 38.6% | 418 | 0.4 miles |
| Mount Pleasant Infants | — | 8.3% | 26.5% | 315 | 0.8 miles |
| Mount Pleasant Juniors | 47% | 7.1% | 43.2% | 334 | 0.9 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 82% | 4.5% | 24.7% | 428 | 1.1 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
-
Graded inspection report10 March 2026
- 15 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.24%
- English as an additional language
- 51.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.59%
- Persistent absence
- 19.92%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · Southampton
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St John's Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Mount Pleasant Infants0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Mount Pleasant Juniors0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Hope Community School Southampton ranks 42nd of the 79 ranked primary schools in Southampton.
- Abbotswood Junior School Primary
- Banister Primary School Primary
- Bartley Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bassett Green Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Junior School Primary
- Berrywood Primary School Primary
- Bevois Town Primary School Primary
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School Primary
- Bishops Waltham Infant School Primary
- Bitterne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hope Community School Southampton teach?
- Hope Community School Southampton teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Hope Community School Southampton?
- The headteacher of Hope Community School Southampton is Mr Steve Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hope Community School Southampton been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hope Community School Southampton, 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 Community School Southampton?
- Hope Community School Southampton has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hope Community School Southampton full?
- Hope Community School Southampton has capacity for 420 pupils and 219 on roll (52%), 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 Southampton a faith school?
- Yes. Hope Community School Southampton is designated Christian.
- Does Hope Community School Southampton have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hope Community School Southampton as having no nursery classes.
- Is Hope Community School Southampton part of an academy trust?
- Hope Community School Southampton 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 Southampton's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2023/24 and 62% 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 Southampton compare with other schools in Southampton?
- Hope Community School Southampton ranked 20th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% 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 Southampton's absence rate?
- Hope Community School Southampton's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hope Community School Southampton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hope Community School Southampton'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 10 July 2026.