Hope Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · St. Helens
Ashton Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 0AQ
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 12/11/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.8%
23.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,235
Capacity used
Has space91%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
220 of 220 families who put it first got an offer
221
Places offered
337
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 220 | 220 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 66 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 51 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 337 | 221 | 66% |
1st preference success by year
St. Helens lets families list 3 preferences. 49 applications came from outside the council area (24 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Danielle Scott
- Address
- Ashton Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 0AQ
- Phone
- 01744671930
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Ward / constituency
- Newton-le-Willows East · St Helens North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136421
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE LIVERPOOL JOINT CATHOLIC AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST
1,235 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 November 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,322 pupils
Attendance
90.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.23 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.68 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.71 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 274 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.11 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| A-level students | 8 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 270 | 15% | 39% | 66% | |
| English Language | 270 | 16% | 46% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 264 | 13% | 47% | 66% | |
| Religious Studies | 252 | 28% | 56% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 228 | 10% | 29% | 52% | |
| History | 129 | 19% | 42% | 55% | |
| Geography | 104 | 30% | 55% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 102 | 16% | 51% | 75% | |
| Spanish | 61 | 23% | 64% | 80% | |
| Biology | 32 | 38% | 91% | 97% | |
| Physics | 31 | 35% | 90% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 43% | 97% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through St. Helens council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.