Hope Valley College
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Hope Valley, Derbyshire
Hope Valley College is a secondary school in Hope Valley, Derbyshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 October 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Castleton Road, Hope Valley, S33 6SD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 518 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 October 2023
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations of what pupils can achieve and of how they should behave.”
- “Most pupils live up to these expectations.”
- “Students in the sixth form said that the sixth form is like ‘one big family’.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers do not always check that pupils complete these activities correctly.”
- “This means that gaps in learning are not always addressed and some pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
- “Sometimes, teachers do not check that pupils are using correct punctuation and spellings or that they present their work well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 December 2023 (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) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 97 first-preference applications, 101 offers in total, 97 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Chapel-en-le-Frith High School 7.3 mi Not judged
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy 8.9 mi Not judged
- Buxton Community School 9.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- New Mills School 10.2 mi Not judged
- Lady Manners School 10.2 mi Standards maintained
- St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy 10.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Glossopdale School and Sixth Form 11.8 mi Good
- Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School 12.2 mi Good