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Hope High School

Community special school · Skelmersdale · WN8 9DP

Ages 11–16 · 108 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

Attainment 8

10.1

Overall absence

17.3%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-07-02

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.89
−20+2
Attainment 810.1
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+8%
EBacc entry0%

EBacc APS: 0.9

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence17.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)39.4%
Unauthorised8.3%
Authorised absence
9.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
12.1%
Enrolments in measure
99

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill120%

108 pupils · 90 places

Pupils on roll
108
Boys / girls
85 / 23
School capacity
90
Capacity fill
108 / 90 (120%)
Free school meals
61.1%
FSM pupils
66
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community special school

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community special school
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Dunbavin

Location

Address
Carfield, Clay Brow
Postcode
WN8 9DP
Town
Skelmersdale
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Special classes
Has Special Classes

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community special school, Ages 11–16, in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, 108 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 61.1%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.

Open schools in Skelmersdale
28
Academies among open schools in Skelmersdale
11% (3)
Open schools in WN8
32
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Dunbavin
Telephone
01695721066
Website
http://www.hopehighschool.co.uk

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