Hope Valley College

State-Funded School

hope-valley-college-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

High PeakConstituency

S33 6SDPostcode

4.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hope Valley College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 518 pupils. Hope Valley College is part of CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.3%
EBacc average point score: 4

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

518

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 518
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 Feb 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.