Hope Academy

About Hope Academy

Hope Academy is a secondary school in St. Helens that serves a significantly higher proportion of disadvantaged pupils than the national average, with 62.8% of its 1,288 students eligible for free school meals. The school is heavily oversubscribed, with a capacity of just 90 places, suggesting strong local demand despite its intake profile. The school is mixed, non-selective, and has a Church of England/Roman Catholic religious character, though it is a state-funded institution. Its headteacher is Marie Adams. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in June 2025, confirmed that standards are maintained, and it retains a Good rating overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. This marks a significant improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2015, when it was rated Inadequate, and an earlier inspection in 2013 that also found it Inadequate. The school’s demographic profile places it among the most disadvantaged in the local authority, and its popularity among families is reflected in the high number of pupils relative to its capacity.

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