Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf ChildrenDowns View Special School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Brighton.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children and Downs View Special School in Brighton.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children was judged Good and Downs View Special School was judged Outstanding.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Downs View Special School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BrightonHamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children | BrightonDowns View Special School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Non-maintained special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 5-19 | 3-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 24 | 223 | |
| Capacity | 85 | 223 | |
| Location | Brighton, BN2 0LS | Brighton, BN2 6BB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Cohort | 2 | 17 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 24 | 223 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 50.0% | 63.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 100.0% | 14.3% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 18.5% 2021-22 | 10.2% Stronger figure2024-25 · England 6.2% | |
| Persistent absence | 50.0% 2021-22 | 34.3% Stronger figure2024-25 · England 15.8% | |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children
Downs View Special School
Full profiles: Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children · Downs View Special School