Hope Community School Southampton
School Name: Hope Community School Southampton Address: Central Hall, St Mary Street Town/City: Southampton County: Hampshire Postcode: SO14 1NF Telephone Number: 02 3803 5122 Website: www.hopecommunityschool.org
Phase: Primary (ages 4-11) Type: Free schools Religious Denomination: Christian Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2017 Trust: New Generation Schools Trust
Headteacher: Mr Steve Wright
Capacity: 420
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 219 (46% boys & 54% girls)
Enrollment: 52% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 40.2%
URN: 144751
DfE Number: 852/2008
UKPRN: 10064961
UPRN: 200001854015
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Southampton (E06000045)
Constituency: Southampton Itchen (E14001499)
Electoral Ward: Bargate (E05015491)
Easting & Northing: 442487E, 111546N
Latitude & Longitude: 50° 54' 8.89" N 1° 23' 49.33" W
Plus Code: 9C2WWJ23+X5
DfE Record: View record
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery (0.4km)
- Oaktree Education Services Limited (0.6km)
- Southampton Solent University (0.7km)
- St John's Primary and Nursery School (0.7km)
- Mount Pleasant Infants (1.3km)
- The Polygon School (1.5km)
- Mount Pleasant Juniors (1.5km)
- St Anne's Catholic School (1.6km)
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (1.7km)
- Woolston Infant School (1.7km)
Same trust
- Miss Zipporah Akello - Local Governor. Appointed on 9 March 2023 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 8 April 2026.
- Mr Billy Rowland Kennedy - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
- Mrs Bridget Lowry - Local Governor. Appointed on 2 May 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 May 2027.
- Ms Jade McCauley-Deehan - Local Governor. Appointed on 17 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 September 2028.
- Miss Miriam Van Nyvel - Local Governor. Appointed on 29 April 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 28 April 2026.
- Dr Keith Watson - Local Governor. Appointed on 16 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 15 September 2029.
- Ms Katherine Wilson - Local Governor. Appointed on 6 May 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 May 2029.
- Mr Paul David Woodman - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
- Mr Steven Mark Wright - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2017 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).