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Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Knowsley · L14 8UD

Ages 3–11 · 428 pupils · Knowsley

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

8.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-12-12

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)65%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.5%
Unauthorised4.8%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
359

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

45

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

45

Total preferences (any rank)
69
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
Applications from outside LA
11
Offers to outside-LA applicants
7

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill91%

428 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
428
Boys / girls
228 / 200
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
428 / 472 (91%)
Free school meals
61.3%
FSM pupils
257
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England/Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Liverpool
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr John Casson

Location

Address
Lordens Road, Huyton
Postcode
L14 8UD
Town
Knowsley
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Knowsley
District
Knowsley
Constituency
Liverpool West Derby
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Knowsley, Knowsley, 428 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 61.3%. Religious character: Church of England/Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Liverpool.

Open schools in Knowsley
6
Primary schools in Knowsley
3
Academies among open schools in Knowsley
33% (2)
Open schools in L14
10
Primary in L14
7
Open schools in Knowsley LA
63
Primary in Knowsley LA
50

Nearby primary schools

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

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    • KS247%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM51.1%
    • Demand1.10

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  • Stockbridge Village Primary School

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    • Absence8.0%
    • FSM54.1%
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    • KS261%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM61.7%
    • Demand1.00

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  • St Aloysius Catholic Primary School

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    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM31.2%
    • Demand0.95

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  • St Albert's Catholic Primary School

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    • KS259%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM55.0%
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  • Knowsley Lane Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM47.0%
    • Demand0.96

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr John Casson
Telephone
01514778300
Website
www.hopeprimary.com

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