Hope Community School Southampton

School overview

Hope Community School Southampton is a primary school serving Southampton, classified by the DfE as a free school with a Christian religious character. It has 222 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Hope Community School Southampton 'Good'. 62% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 29.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Hope Community School Southampton their first choice was offered one of its 13 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 7.4%. There are about 20.0 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 43% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.