Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School, Knowsley
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Knowsley. It has a Church of England/Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 33rd-highest of the 48 schools in Knowsley with published results, and 10,359th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Knowsley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School in detail
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Knowsley and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 74% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 74 named it as one of their preferences, for 52 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School are St Brigid's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 79% maths); Stockbridge Village Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 61% reading, 57% maths); Park View Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths); and Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School (0.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 76% maths).
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolStockbridge Village Primary SchoolPark View AcademyMab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School
What parents say
13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School (as of September 2025): 62% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 17% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (85%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (17%).
Who goes there
61.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Roby Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Waterpark Drive (near), 300 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School issued 26 suspensions, 6.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Hope Primary School creates a warm and caring learning environment where pupils feel safe and well cared for. The school has high expectations and an ambitious curriculum that helps most pupils, including those with SEND, achieve well. The school also offers excellent enrichment opportunities including music lessons, sports and art clubs, and special trips like beach school and residential visits.
Key Strengths
- Pupils are highly attentive, happy, and behave well with strong relationships between pupils and staff
- Well-designed curriculum that builds logically from early years through Year 6, with good achievement across many subjects
- Strong focus on early reading and communication skills, with many pupils becoming confident readers quickly
- Excellent provision for pupils' personal development and understanding of British values
- Effective support for pupils with SEND, with early identification and appropriate curriculum adaptations
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils, including those with SEND, struggle to blend sounds together when reading new words, limiting their reading fluency
- Attendance rates remain stubbornly low and below local and national averages, with recent improvement actions still in early stages
- Overall impact of new attendance initiatives not yet sustained
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Music lessons (ukulele, keyboard), singing at school and local events, junior leadership team, sports clubs, art clubs, residential visit to outdoor activity centre, beach school lessons
Hope Primary School is a Joint Catholic and Church of England primary school where pupils have a thirst for learning, behave well, and feel safe and cared for. The school has designed an ambitious curriculum and delivers it well, with pupils achieving well across many subjects.
At a Glance
61.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
13 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 74% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 81% to 67% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.3
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
30.1
KS2
12
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Hope Primary Newsletter - Friday 2nd October 2026
2 Oct 2026
Hope Primary Newsletter - Friday 25th September 2026
25 Sep 2026
Hope Primary Newsletter - Friday 18th September 2026-
18 Sep 2026
Hope Primary Newsletter - Friday 11th September 2026
11 Sep 2026
Newsletter Friday 8th May 2026
8 May 2026
Newsletter Friday 24th April 2026
24 Apr 2026
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Before and after school care
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Knowsley
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School.
- Stockbridge Village Neighbourhood Centre Choices870m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Knowsley's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School is in Knowsley; for families living there:
Apply to Knowsley for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Knowsley is 14 (the median across 63 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
407 pupils
420 places
13 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Knowsley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Knowsley
Across Knowsley council
Places available
2,085
Applications
1,953
Got 1st preference
86.6%
Got preferred school
96.3%
All primary applications across Knowsley council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
66
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
19.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
428
Total Pupils
228
Boys
200
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
24
Teachers
17.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,398
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,407
Per pupil
£3075k
Total funding
£391k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
8.6%
Overall absence
30.0%
Persistent absence
373
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School
What are SATs results like at Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School?
Of the pupils at Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 71% did so in maths.
What is Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, Knowsley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School?
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School?
Classes at Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School average 26.3 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School?
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School has around 428 pupils on roll. 61% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School?
8.6% of sessions were missed at Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 30% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School?
Apply through Knowsley's coordinated admissions process, naming Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School: Stockbridge Village Neighbourhood Centre Choices (870m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Knowsley is 14 (the median across 63 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School?
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School is at Lordens Road, Huyton, Knowsley, Merseyside, L14 8UD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)