Hove Park School and Sixth Form CentreKing's School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hove.
Summary of the comparison
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre and King's School are secondary schools in Hove.
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and King's School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). King's School is ahead on our composite score.
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre was judged the expected standard and King's School was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.1 for Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre and 53.7 for King's School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre (49.6 in 2021-22, 41.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at King's School (59.7 in 2021-22, 53.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HoveHove Park School and Sixth Form Centre | HoveKing's School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100 | B72/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 10 in Brighton and Hove | 1st of 10 in Brighton and Hove Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 948 | 903 | |
| Capacity | 1,664 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Hove, BN3 7BN | Hove, BN3 8BN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.1 | 53.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34.7% | 59.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54.9% | 80.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 64.7% Stronger figure | 33.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 | 4.71 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 173 | 160 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 1 | 16 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 27.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 28.3 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 16.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 948 | 903 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 36.5% | 19.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.4% | 20.4% | |
| SEN support | 21.4% | 18.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 8.5% | 5.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 13.6% | 6.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 38.5% | 17.4% Stronger figure | 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.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
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.
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
King's School
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