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Hope High School

Special school in Skelmersdale WN8 9DP

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  • School Reference Number: 119898
  • Address: Carfield, Clay Brow, Skelmersdale WN8 9DP
  • Headteacher: Mrs Helen Dunbavin
  • Telephone: 01695 721066
  • Website: hopehighschool.co.uk
  • Type: Special schools
  • Sub-Type: Community special school
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 56
  • Local Education Authority: Lancashire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 27/01/2015

Rating published on 17/02/2015

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
17 December 2019 21 January 2020 School inspection
27 January 2015 17 February 2015 Full inspection Good
7 October 2014 27 October 2014 Monitoring visit
7 March 2014 31 March 2014 Monitoring visit
13 November 2013 2 December 2013 Monitoring visit
26 June 2013 17 July 2013 Monitoring visit
19 March 2013 14 May 2013 Full inspection Inadequate
15 November 2011 6 December 2011 Monitoring visit
6 July 2010 27 July 2010 Full inspection Satisfactory
16 January 2007 5 February 2007 Full inspection Satisfactory
18 November 2002 20 February 2003 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number119898
Local Authority Code888
Local Authority NameLancashire
Establishment Number7104
School / College NameHope High School
Establishment Type Code07
Establishment typeCommunity special school
Establishment Type Group Code5
Establishment Type GroupSpecial schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity56
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils97
Number of Boys78
Number of Girls19
Percentage Free School Meals67.00
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10014810
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date19-12-2024
StreetCarfield
LocalityClay Brow
Address3
TownSkelmersdale
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeWN8 9DP
Websitehttp://www.hopehighschool.co.uk
Telephone01695721066
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameHelen
Headteacher/Principal last nameDunbavin
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE07000127
DistrictWest Lancashire
Ward CodeE05014940
WardSkelmersdale South
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001577
Parliamentary ConstituencyWest Lancashire
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE10000017
Easting350205
Northing404561
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)West Lancashire 014
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)West Lancashire 014C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code923
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Lancashire
Previous establishment number7104
Country
UPRN100012822119
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005317
LSOA CodeE01025503
Free School Meals65
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN119898
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/119898
LAESTAB8887104
School nameHope High School
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationCommunity Special School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityLancashire
Parliamentary constituencyWest Lancashire
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeWN8 9DP
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils97
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10082102
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection119898
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8887104
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionHope High School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionCommunity Special School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection18/12/2019
Ungraded inspection publication date20/01/2020
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS450492
Inspection typeSchools into Special Measures Visit 5
Inspection type groupingSection 8 deemed section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S8 deemed S5
Inspection start date27/01/2015
Publication date17/02/2015
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection119898
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8887104
School name at time of latest graded inspectionHope High School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS401884
Previous inspection start date19/03/2013
Previous publication date14/05/2013
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection119898
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8887104
School name at time of previous graded inspectionHope High School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness4
Previous category of concernSM
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementInadequate
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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