Hope High School
Community special school · Ages 11–16 · Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Hope High School is a special school in Skelmersdale, Lancashire for ages 11–16. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 June 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Carfield, Clay Brow, Skelmersdale, WN8 9DP
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 108 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this school.”
- “They are calm, kind and courteous.”
- “Pupils value the extremely positive relationships that they have with staff, who care for them exceptionally well.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, at times, teaching does not address gaps or misconceptions that pupils have in their learning.”
- “When this happens, pupils move on to new learning before they are ready.”
- “In addition, some of the activities that pupils complete are not matched to their needs sufficiently well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 5% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 13.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
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