Hope Community School Southampton
Central Hall, St Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1NF
219 pupils · 52% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Trust
- NEW GENERATION SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Free school meals
- 40.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 12 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 13 | 13 | 33 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 28 | 52 | 28 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 25 | 68 | 25 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 27 | 73 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 20 | 48 | 20 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 28 | 27 | 60 | 28 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 29 | 33 | 66 | 29 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 39 | 36 | 71 | 39 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery 0.4 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St John's Primary and Nursery School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Mount Pleasant Infants 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Mount Pleasant Juniors 1.5 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 1.7 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Woolston Infant School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.