Hope Tree School, Cambridgeshire
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Hope Tree School prioritises pupil wellbeing and creates a calm, purposeful learning environment where pupils thrive. The school offers an ambitious curriculum tailored to individual needs, with particular strength in supporting pupils' personal development through its detailed PSHE programme and weekly off-site visits. Staff are highly skilled in therapeutic approaches, helping pupils regulate their behaviour and develop important life and independence skills.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership committed to pupils' wellbeing and steady, thoughtful expansion
- Well-sequenced, ambitious curriculum with clear endpoints in all subjects
- Excellent safeguarding practices with detailed policies, robust records, and rapid response to concerns
- Skilled staff trained in therapeutic approaches who help pupils regulate and maintain positive attitudes to learning
- Safe, well-maintained premises with suitable facilities for the proposed expansion
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with a suitable policy in place, detailed and robust records, appropriate staff checks completed, and bespoke teaching on contextual risks including online and community safety.
Extracurricular Activities
Weekly off-site visits, work experience, work-based experiences, careers programme, physical education at local venues, Stepping Stones enrichment programme
Hope Tree School is applying to expand its age range and pupil numbers. The inspection found the school is likely to meet all relevant independent school standards if the material change is approved.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
23 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
69%
Available places
33 pupils
48 capacity
15 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Cambridgeshire
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Cambridgeshire
Admissions Demand - Cambridgeshire
Places available
7,188
Applications
6,820
Got 1st preference
88.2%
Got preferred school
96.3%
Secondary admissions across Cambridgeshire (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Hope Tree School
Histon and Impington Park Primary School
Histon and Impington Brook Primary School
Orchard Park Community Primary School
Kings Hedges Primary School
Milton Church of England Primary School
St Laurence Catholic Primary School
The Grove Primary School
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