Hope Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceNot judged
About the School
Hope Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in St Helens, North West.
It currently serves 1,235 pupils. Hope Academy is part of The Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academies Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2025
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Requires improvement
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Academic Performance
Below average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 43.8
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 32.5%
- EBacc average point score
- 3.71
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
50%Boys
50%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 1,235
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
- MAT name
- The Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academies Trust
Inspection history
3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2025 | Good | Requires improvement | Good | Good | Not judged |
| 15 Nov 2021 | Good | Requires improvement | Good | Good | Requires improvement |
| 14 Dec 2015 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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Nearby Secondary Schools
Other secondary schools within about 4 miles of St Helens.
The Byrchall High School
Wigan · 1.5 mi
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan · 1.6 mi
Golborne High School
Wigan · 2.0 mi
Outwood Academy Haydock
St Helens · 2.2 mi
Cansfield High School
Wigan · 2.3 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens · 3.4 mi
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St Helens · 3.4 mi
Lowton Church of England High School
Wigan · 3.4 mi