Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children
Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0LS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Ms Lorraine Slee
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 85
- Pupils on roll
- 18
- URN
- 114619
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273682362
About this school
Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children is a special school in Brighton. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 18 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37 |
| 2023/24 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | 24 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 100%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St. John's College (Brighton)0.1 miles
Other types · Brighton
-
Brighton College Prep School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Brighton
-
Brighton College0.1 miles
Independent schools · Brighton
-
Kings Brighton0.9 miles
Independent schools · Brighton
-
Team Domenica1.2 miles
Other types · Brighton
Other schools in Brighton
- Central Hub Brighton Local authority maintained schools
- Downs View Life Skills College Other types
- Downs View Special School Special schools
- Hill Park School Special schools
- St. John's College (Brighton) Other types
- Team Domenica Other types
- Royal Spa Nursery School Nursery
- Tarnerland Nursery School Nursery
- Balfour Primary School Primary
- Benfield Primary School Primary
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brackenbury Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children teach?
- Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Brighton.
- Who is the principal of Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children?
- The principal of Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children is Ms Lorraine Slee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children?
- Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children has 18 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children full?
- Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children has capacity for 85 pupils and 18 on roll (21%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children a faith school?
- No. Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children have?
- The schools register lists Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What are Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.