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Hopewell School

Special · ages 5-19MixedIndependent54 pupilsBarking and Dagenham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places11 spare54 pupils, 65 places
Pupils on roll54Census January 2024

Hopewell School is an independent special school in Essex for boys and girls aged 5 to 19. It has 54 pupils and room for 65.

Harmony House, Baden Powell Close, Dagenham, Essex, RM9 6XN020 8593 6610hopewellschool.co.ukMr Franck Coido head teacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

16 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score6.3
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths6%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2019 to 2025
2019: 4.34.320192022: 3.63.620222023: 8.28.220232024: 5.25.220242025: 6.36.32025
Since 2019: +2.0
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018Barking and DagenhamEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 111613111795
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 86.35.28.23.64.348.146.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%46%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths6%0%0%0%0%67%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.550.490.800.300.194.174.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%42%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 3 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

What is taught here

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics12 entries
8%England 53%
0%England 54%
8%England 36%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics120%8%8%53%
English Language120%0%8%54%
Combined Science120%8%8%36%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

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 Barking and Dagenham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll54Census January 2024
Places6583% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%54 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls50 / 4
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll544942475147
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%100%100%100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m56912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate133 per 1,000 people46% higher than the England average
Typical house price£375,000Barking and Dagenham
Nearest bus stop230 mDagenham Leisure Park, 4 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Goresbrook SchoolFree school430 m1,089No overall grade 202493Compare
St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic550 m387Good 202383Compare
Godwin Primary SchoolCouncil550 m422Not inspected51Compare
Northstar Nurture SchoolIndependent610 m2Not inspectedCompare
Mayesbrook Park SchoolPupil referral unit650 m84Good 2024Compare
The James Cambell Primary SchoolAcademy690 m602Good 202460Compare
Jo Richardson Community SchoolCouncil720 m1,696Outstanding 202483Compare
Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns RoadCouncil720 m454Good 202470Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Hopewell School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Hopewell School yet.

How good are Hopewell School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 6.3, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Hopewell School have?

54 pupils aged 5 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 65 places, so it is 83% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Harmony House, Baden Powell Close, Dagenham, Essex, RM9 6XN
Telephone
020 8593 6610
Website
www.hopewellschool.co.uk
Head Teacher
Mr Franck Coido
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 5-19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Ward
Goresbrook
Constituency
Barking
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
8 September 2006 (new provision)
URN
134388 · LAESTAB 3016002 · UKPRN 10018155

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from