Hope Community School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Sidcup, Bexley
Hope Community School is a primary school in Sidcup, Bexley for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2023. Bexley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- 167 Rectory Lane, Sidcup, DA14 5BU
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Christian
- Council
- Bexley
- Pupils on roll
- 112 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud members of the school community.”
- “They like that everyone knows each other so well.”
- “Pupils are encouraged to have a great respect for each other’s differences.”
To improve
- “However, this has not had time to show an impact on raising pupils’ outcomes at the end of Year 6 in 2022.”
- “Leaders do not share with all staff procedures for identifying pupils with SEND precisely.”
- “This leads to variability in some staff’s understanding of how to identify quickly and support pupils with SEND.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 43% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2017 to 2026, as Bexley published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bexley.
- St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Orchard Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Royal Park Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Birkbeck Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Longlands Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Burnt Oak Junior School 1.5 mi School remains Outstanding
- Hurst Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published