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Hope Community School Southampton

4–11Ages
219Pupils
PrimaryPhase
ChristianReligious character
144751URN

Central Hall, St Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1NF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.6 above Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

33 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2018

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 12 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 March 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
15 February 2022
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Southampton median (1.9) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

33 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 2.6; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 2.5; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 2.4; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 2.3; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Southampton median median 2.1

This school
Southampton median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	13	33	2.5	13	1.00
Sep 2025	28	52	1.9	28	1.00
Sep 2024	26	68	2.6	25	0.96
Sep 2023	29	73	2.5	27	0.93
Sep 2022	20	48	2.4	20	1.00
Sep 2021	28	60	2.1	27	0.96
Sep 2020	29	66	2.3	33	1.14
Sep 2019	39	71	1.8	36	0.92
Sep 2018	19	44	2.3	18	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 72% · Maths 66% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%18th of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Southampton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	62%	0%	105	102
2023/24	33%	0%	104	102
2022/23

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hope Community School SouthamptonThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
0.4 km · Southampton

Outstanding2023

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St John's Primary and Nursery School
0.7 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Mount Pleasant Infants
1.3 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place
Mount Pleasant Juniors
1.5 km · Southampton

Outstanding2023

47%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Southampton

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Woolston Infant School
1.7 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place
Ludlow Infant Academy
1.8 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place
Springhill Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Southampton

Outstanding2022

2.3applications per place 95%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144751 · 852/2008
Trust: New Generation Schools Trust
Religious character: Christian
Capacity: 420 pupils · 219 on roll
Free school meals: 40.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Address: Central Hall, St Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1NF
Local authority: Southampton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources