Hope Valley College
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Derbyshire
Castleton Road, Hope Valley, S33 6SD
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/10/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.7%
28.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
518
Capacity used
Has space76%
684 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
89 of 89 families who put it first got an offer
91
Places offered
226
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 89 | 89 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 97 | 2 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 40 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 226 | 91 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. 13 applications came from outside the council area (8 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Debbie Petts
- Address
- Castleton Road, Hope Valley, S33 6SD
- Phone
- 01433620555
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Hope Valley · High Peak
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 147533
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST
518 pupils · 684 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
24 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 538 pupils
Attendance
88.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
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 | 46.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.23 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 52.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 109 | — |
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.
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 106 | 16% | 51% | 73% | |
| Mathematics | 105 | 25% | 54% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 103 | 11% | 42% | 62% | |
| Geography | 84 | 17% | 42% | 56% | |
| Combined Science | 72 | 4% | 36% | 54% | |
| Spanish | 44 | 9% | 20% | 27% | |
| Art and Design | 43 | 14% | 53% | 67% | |
| Physical Education | 37 | 5% | 38% | 51% | |
| Biology | 30 | 53% | 83% | 83% | |
| History | 30 | 20% | 47% | 57% | |
| Physics | 30 | 60% | 83% | 87% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 57% | 73% | 83% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 0% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 25% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 Derbyshire 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.