Academy sponsor led · Derbyshire

Hope Valley College

11–18Ages
518Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
147533URN

Castleton Road, Hope Valley, S33 6SD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.7 above Derbyshire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derbyshire

242 applications for 101 places · 2nd of 45 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.5of 90

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

7th of 45 in Derbyshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		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

2.4applications per place, Year 7

0.7 above Derbyshire median (1.7) close to England median (2.2)

242 applications · 101 places offered · 97 named it first

2026 2.4; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2025 2.5; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2024 2.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2023 2.5; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2021 2.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2020 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2019 2.4; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Hope Valley College (URN 137350), Hope Valley College (URN 112942), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	101	242	2.4	97	0.96
Sep 2025	91	226	2.5	89	0.98
Sep 2024	90	228	2.5	83	0.92
Sep 2023	92	229	2.5	90	0.98
Sep 2022	98	210	2.1	85	0.87
Sep 2021	85	209	2.5	84	0.99
Sep 2020	96	206	2.2	89	0.93
Sep 2019 *	82	196	2.4	78	0.95
Sep 2018 *	113	235	2.1	107	0.95
Sep 2017 *	101	211	2.1	98	0.97
Sep 2016 *	103	228	2.2	96	0.93
Sep 2015 *	112	219	2.0	109	0.97
Sep 2014 *	115	209	1.8	93	0.81

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

105 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.57th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths53%8th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths71%

Derbyshire 65% England 66%

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.23

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	105	50.5	53%	71%	–
2024/25	109	44.4	41%	62%	–
2023/24	99	46.1	51%	65%	−0.23
2022/23	113	44.9	43%	64%	−0.34

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Hope Valley CollegeThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
11.8 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
14.4 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
King Ecgbert School
14.6 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 57.7Attainment 8
Silverdale School
14.7 km · Sheffield

Good2022

3.6applications per place 61.3Attainment 8
High Storrs School
15.3 km · Sheffield

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 59.7Attainment 8
Buxton Community School
15.6 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2020

1.5applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Tapton School & Sixth Form
15.7 km · Sheffield

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 59.1Attainment 8
Notre Dame High School
15.8 km · Sheffield

Good2022

2.3applications per place 58.8Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 147533 · 830/4013
Trust: Chorus Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 684 pupils · 518 on roll
Free school meals: 25.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Hope Valley College (URN 137350); Hope Valley College (URN 112942)
Address: Castleton Road, Hope Valley, S33 6SD
Local authority: Derbyshire · High Peak

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources