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Nottingham HOPE Academy

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 4-19MixedAcademy alternative provision converter95 pupilsNottingham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, October 2021
Pupils from low-income families43%Far more than most schools
Pupils per teacher5.7School workforce census
Pupils on roll95Census January 2026

Nottingham HOPE Academy is an academy alternative provision converter in Nottingham for boys and girls aged 4 to 19. It has 95 pupils. About 43 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2021.

Sherwood Education Centre, Perry Road, Nottingham, NG5 3AE0115 915 3862Headteacher Kerrie Love headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 5 October 2021, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Sixth formOfsted calls this “post-16”
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.

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 Nottingham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll95Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families35%43% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English50%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support17%16 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan38%36 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)46%£34,100 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls66 / 29
White British pupils27%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (27), emotional and mental health (16), Other difficulty or disability (3), Physical disability (2), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (2), Severe learning difficulty (1).

Staff

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.

Teachers27.6full-time equivalent, 34 people
Pupils per teacher5.7Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants15.2full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£52,557
Vacancies0

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m57912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate115 per 1,000 people27% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop50 mSeely School, 22 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
Seely Primary SchoolCouncil40 m523Not inspected27Compare
Haydn Primary SchoolCouncil540 m459No overall grade 202493Compare
Nottingham Free SchoolFree school840 m699Good 202274Compare
FUELIndependent980 m30Not inspected–Compare
Carrington Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil0.8 miles218Good 202431Compare
Claremont Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil0.9 miles382Good 202228Compare
Walter Halls Primary and Early Years SchoolCouncil0.9 miles414Not inspected35Compare
Burford Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy0.9 miles226No overall grade 202514Compare
All schools in NottinghamBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Nottingham HOPE Academy a good school?

Nottingham HOPE Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in October 2021.

What is Nottingham HOPE Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Nottingham HOPE Academy good at its last full inspection on 5 October 2021. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.

How many pupils does Nottingham HOPE Academy have?

95 pupils aged 4 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026.

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

Contact and details

Address
Sherwood Education Centre, Perry Road, Nottingham, NG5 3AE
Telephone
0115 915 3862
Headteacher
Headteacher Kerrie Love
Type of school
Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 4-19
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Nexus Multi Academy Trust (23 schools)
Local authority
Nottingham
Ward
Sherwood
Constituency
Nottingham East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2025 (academy converter)
URN
151951 · LAESTAB 8921109 · UKPRN 10098588
Formerly
Hospital and Home Education PRU
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from