Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Primary schoolHope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Knowsley, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 428 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 12 December 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 64% of pupils at Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Knowsley and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Knowsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Stockbridge Village Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)920 m
- Meadow Park SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), March 2024970 m
- Park View AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- St Aloysius Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Knowsley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).