Hopelands Preparatory School

Hopelands Preparatory School At our small and happy school, every child is valued, encouraged, and supported to grow, learn, and reach their full potential. A warm welcome to Hopelands!

We are a small, happy school dedicated to enabling each child to achieve their full potential. We create a nurturing, supportive environment that will enable all children to become resilient, confident young people. We believe in providing the ideal platform for the challenges in life that lie ahead. Hopelands offers a supportive environment for furthering academic excellence. Each year an average

of 80% of our pupils go on to one of our many excellent local Grammar Schools, while others regularly win scholarships in the independent sector. For a non-selective school, we believe that this says a great deal about the quality of our teaching and learning. We keep our classes small – at an average of just 12 pupils per class – and have specialist subject teachers in a wide range of subjects. All our teachers get to know each child personally and make a positive contribution to their development. Because not everyone is naturally a high academic achiever, we seek out the innate talents in each child; we provide additional assistance and encouragement where needed, and delight in helping them on their future path - whatever that might be. Above all, we strive to instil in our children a love of learning that will stay with them for life. Visit our school, talk to our staff, our pupils or their parents, and you will see just why Hopelands is a very special and unique place where children thrive and love their school. Sonja Jones & Maria Boix
Joint Headteachers

🌟 Join us for our Autumn Term Open Day and discover our small but mighty school! 🌟From inspiring learning and exceptiona...
25/08/2026

🌟 Join us for our Autumn Term Open Day and discover our small but mighty school! 🌟

From inspiring learning and exceptional opportunities to a warm, nurturing environment, come and experience our friendly school community for yourself.

Plus, we’ll have some wonderful animal visitors joining us, including a Shetland pony, hens, guinea pigs and ferrets!

Spaces are limited – book your family’s place today via our website:
https://hopelands.org.uk/admissions/open-days/

🌟 Join Our Team! 🌟We’re looking for a Lunchtime Supervisor and a Cleaner to join our friendly, supportive team at our wo...
18/08/2026

🌟 Join Our Team! 🌟

We’re looking for a Lunchtime Supervisor and a Cleaner to join our friendly, supportive team at our wonderful Gloucestershire school.

If you’re looking for a rewarding role where you can make a difference every day, we’d love to hear from you!

Find out more and apply here: https://hopelands.org.uk/about/vacancies/

Please share with anyone who might be interested!

Then and now... four years apart!What a privilege it has been to watch these wonderful children grow. We're so excited t...
07/08/2026

Then and now... four years apart!
What a privilege it has been to watch these wonderful children grow. We're so excited to see them begin the next chapter of their educational journey.
Special thanks to Pixel PR Photography for always making school photos so much fun!✨

Exciting things are happening! As part of the ongoing investment in the future of our school, work is well underway on i...
06/08/2026

Exciting things are happening! As part of the ongoing investment in the future of our school, work is well underway on improvements to our playground and front fence. We can't wait to share the finished result with our young learners and the wider school community🙌

We are so proud of our young artists, who earlier today had the opportunity to meet the RHS Britain in Bloom National Fi...
29/07/2026

We are so proud of our young artists, who earlier today had the opportunity to meet the RHS Britain in Bloom National Finals judges and share the wonderful artwork they have created around the theme 'Bringing Nature Home'.

It was such a joy to watch them talk about their work with confidence, understanding and genuine enthusiasm. They were a real credit to themselves and to our school, and we couldn't be prouder 🤩

A huge thank you as well to the incredible Stonehouse in Bloom team. Your passion, hard work and dedication make such a difference to our town, and we love how you always find ways to involve the whole community, including our children. Thank you for everything you do – you really are a wonderful team, and we are so grateful to be part of your Britain in Bloom journey.

Good luck in the National Finals – we will be cheering you on!💚

Proudly presenting our Class of 2026! 🎓What a wonderful last day of term, celebrating our Year 6 leavers with a special ...
10/07/2026

Proudly presenting our Class of 2026! 🎓

What a wonderful last day of term, celebrating our Year 6 leavers with a special assembly, prize giving and, of course, the honorary Hopelands Arch of Friendship.

To all of Year 6 - thank you for being exactly who you are. Your character, kindness, compassion, enthusiasm and curiosity have left a lasting mark on our school, and it has been an absolute privilege to watch you grow. We are so proud of each and every one of you.
Remember, once a Hopelands pupil, always part of the Hopelands family💙

A special thank you also goes to our incredible Head of Science for the brilliant idea of collecting seeds from our playground apple tree, carefully nurturing them into saplings, and giving each of our Year 6 leavers their very own Hopelands apple tree to take with them. What a wonderful way to ensure a little piece of Hopelands continues to grow alongside them for years to come.

Good luck, Class of 2026 – we know you'll do amazing things!

10/07/2026

Our whole-school trip to Cattle Country is fast becoming one of our favourite Hopelands traditions!

From Nursery right through to Year 6, the day was filled with smiles, laughter and unforgettable memories. We were so proud of all our children, who were impeccably well behaved and an absolute pleasure to spend the day with.

A huge well done to everyone, and a special thank you to our Head of Curriculum (our resident doctor!) for organising such a fantastic trip. We can't wait to do it all again next year!

Cattle Country Farm Park

A few more moments from the show - including this wonderful drawing of a badger, with Badger happily posing alongside! 🦡...
10/07/2026

A few more moments from the show - including this wonderful drawing of a badger, with Badger happily posing alongside! 🦡❤️ And a huge well done to our Year 5 and 6 children, who were absolutely brilliant in their dance performance too!✨

Hopelands bring you The Wind in the Willows! What a fantastic summer show! From Nursery through to Year 6, every single ...
09/07/2026

Hopelands bring you The Wind in the Willows!

What a fantastic summer show! From Nursery through to Year 6, every single young performer was amazing.

In a packed theatre under the bright lights, they sang, danced and acted with enthusiasm, confidence and lots of smiles. We are so proud of each and every one of them.

Thank you to everyone who came along to watch and support the children - they were all absolute superstars! ⭐

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38 Regent Street
Stonehouse
GL102AD

Opening Hours

Monday 7:45am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7:45am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7:45am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7:45am - 5:30pm
Friday 7:45am - 5:30pm

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