Hope Community School
School Name: Hope Community School Address: 167 Rectory Lane Town/City: Sidcup County: Kent Postcode: DA14 5BU Telephone Number: 02 0322 2000 Website: www.hopecommunityschool.org/
Phase: Primary (ages 4-11) Type: Free schools Religious Denomination: Christian Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2013 Trust: New Generation Schools Trust
Principal: Mrs Emma Carvosso
Capacity: 210
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 112 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 53% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 47.3%
URN: 139561
DfE Number: 303/2041
UKPRN: 10041213
UPRN: 10011846821
Region: London (E12000007)
District: Bexley (E09000004)
Constituency: Old Bexley and Sidcup (E14001414)
Electoral Ward: Sidcup (E05011230)
Easting & Northing: 547464E, 171071N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 25' 12.4" N 0° 7' 10.31" E
Plus Code: 9F32C4C9+2R
DfE Record: View record
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- Cleeve Meadow School (1.0km)
- Kemnal Technology College (1.1km)
- Royal Park Primary Academy (1.4km)
- Gray's Farm Primary Academy (1.5km)
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Same trust
- Mr Ryan James Alexander - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 October 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Mr Lee Andrew - Local Governor. Appointed on 7 November 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
- Mrs Emma Carvosso - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mr Andrew McGee - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
- Mrs Josephine Ann Owlett - Local Governor. Appointed on 8 October 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
- Mr Christopher Regan - Local Governor. Appointed on 24 October 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
- Mrs Allicia Stephens - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Mr Paul Hamilton Weston - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.