Hope Corner School
Hope Corner School is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 14 to 19. It has 5 pupils and room for 18.
70 Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 4TD01928 580860hopecornerschool.co.ukMrs Sharon Beddow headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
4 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Halton council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Heath School | Academy | 360 m | 1,174 | No overall grade 2025 | 42 | Compare |
| The Cavendish High Academy | Academy | 400 m | 110 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Pewithall School | Council | 640 m | 204 | No overall grade 2024 | 52 | Compare |
| Weston Primary School | Council | 780 m | 193 | Good 2023 | 42 | Compare |
| Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy | Academy | 910 m | 332 | No overall grade 2025 | 9 | Compare |
| Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School | Academy | 940 m | 205 | Requires improvement 2021 | 23 | Compare |
| Woodside Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 116 | Good 2022 | 74 | Compare |
| Beechwood Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 151 | Not inspected | 61 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Hope Corner School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Hope Corner School yet.
How many pupils does Hope Corner School have?
5 pupils aged 14 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 18 places, so it is 28% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 70 Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 4TD
- Telephone
- 01928 580860
- Website
- www.hopecornerschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Beddow
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 14-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Halton
- Ward
- Beechwood & Heath
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 21 August 2012 (new provision)
- URN
- 138597 · LAESTAB 8766014 · UKPRN 10038498
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.