About The School

Please read a letter from the Chair of New Generation Schools Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence community education in central Northfleet by developing one of the Governments flagship initiatives, a Free School, the first mainstream in the city. There is a widely recognised need for a new and outstanding primary school in the DA11 area, with a community keen to work with the Headteacher to develop a successful school. 

The proposers for Hope Community School are New Generation Schools Trust (NGST), an organisation working in partnership with Eastgate and local stakeholders. NGST have put in a huge amount of work on this proposal over the last year and are looking now for a strong leader to help shape our vision and take the school forward. We have already opened a successful free school in Sidcup which was graded Good (with Outstanding Behaviour and Safety) in its recent Ofsted inspection.

In September 2017, New Generation Schools Trust plan to open a new primary school in Northfleet, Kent for children aged 4-11. This exciting and innovative school will be a school of Christian designation, open to children of any and no faith.

Hope Community School, Northfleet is being set up in response to a widely recognised need for an additional educational choice and the need for community cohesion.

We aim to open with a reception intake of 60 pupils, with class sizes of 30. We will then increase with two new reception classes each year until we reach a full capacity of 420 pupils.

Hope Community School's Mission Statement

A school which is at the heart of the community; reaching out to local families to increase children's aspirations, encourage a spirit of adventure and maximise each child's talents and gifts. We will do this through underpinning the Christian values of generosity and hospitality to create community pioneers. Inspiring children to be people who not only value their community but have the desire, ability and tools to transform and enrich it through innovative and aspirational visions. Encouraging children to dream limitlessly, explore confidently, discover expectantly and take ownership of their futures.

We believe in education for all, allowing each child to enjoy and achieve their full potential at school. We want every child, no matter their ability, ethnicity or background to thrive throughout their education. We intend to create an encouraging and inclusive environment that extends beyond academics and into the community, using links with local businesses, offering practical and vocational opportunities as well as traditional pathways. We want to create an exciting and vibrant school that celebrates achievement and diversity. Education should be engaging and we want to inspire children to learn and develop beyond the walls of a School. Our vision is to link school and community, teaching the value of each other, in order to better prepare both for their futures…

The motivation behind Hope Community School
• There is an overriding need in the local area
• The need for more local choice
• Overwhelming parental demand
• The need for community cohesion
• Continue our investment in local Communities through existing meaningful partnership