Hope Valley College
Castleton Road, Hope Valley, S33 6SD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie Petts
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Chorus Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 684
- Pupils on roll
- 518
- URN
- 147533
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01433620555
About this school
Hope Valley College is a secondary academy in Hope Valley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 518 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hope Valley College, 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
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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 113 | 99 | 109 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.9 | 46.1 | 44.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.34 -0.60 to -0.08 | -0.23 -0.52 to +0.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 50.5% | 41.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 64.6% | 61.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 31.3% | 52.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
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 Valley College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.9 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.1 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.4 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 545 |
| 2023/24 | 542 |
| 2024/25 | 541 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hope Valley College compares
Hope Valley College ranked 22nd of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.4 | 11.3% | 23.8% | 518 | — |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith High School | 43.8 | 7.9% | 24.6% | 941 | 7.3 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | 49.5 | 8.3% | 30.8% | 407 | 8.9 miles |
| King Ecgbert School | 56.1 | 5.5% | 21.2% | 1,575 | 9.1 miles |
| Silverdale School | 56.7 | 5.3% | 13.7% | 1,491 | 9.1 miles |
| High Storrs School | 61 | 5.8% | 8.9% | 1,706 | 9.5 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)
- 23.75%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 11.26%
- Persistent absence
- 28.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School7.3 miles
Secondary · High Peak
-
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy8.9 miles
Secondary · Buxton
-
King Ecgbert School9.1 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Silverdale School9.1 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
High Storrs School9.5 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
Other schools in Hope Valley
- Bamford Primary School Primary
- Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Bradwell Junior School Primary
- Castleton CofE Primary School Primary
- Curbar Primary School Primary
- Edale CofE Primary School Primary
- Eyam CofE Primary School Primary
- Grindleford Primary School Primary
- Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Hope Primary School Primary
- Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hope Valley College teach?
- Hope Valley College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Hope Valley.
- Who is the headteacher of Hope Valley College?
- The headteacher of Hope Valley College is Mrs Debbie Petts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hope Valley College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hope Valley College, 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 Valley College?
- Hope Valley College has 518 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hope Valley College full?
- Hope Valley College has capacity for 684 pupils and 518 on roll (76%), 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 Valley College a faith school?
- No. Hope Valley College has no designated religious character.
- Is Hope Valley College a selective school?
- No. Hope Valley College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Hope Valley College part of an academy trust?
- Hope Valley College is part of CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hope Valley College have?
- The schools register lists Hope Valley College's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hope Valley College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.9 in 2022/23 and 44.4 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 Valley College compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Hope Valley College ranked 22nd of 45 secondary schools in Derbyshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% 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 Valley College's absence rate?
- Hope Valley College's overall absence rate is 11.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hope Valley College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hope Valley College'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.