Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove
The Droveway, Hove, BN3 6LU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Anglican
- Head Mistress
- Mrs Kirsty Keep
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hove and Portslade
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 320
- Pupils on roll
- 262
- URN
- 114626
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Telephone
- 01273503452
About this school
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove is an Anglican independent school in Hove. It teaches children aged 3 to 13 and has 262 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1936, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove 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 | 288 |
| 2023/24 | 283 |
| 2024/25 | 266 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 39
Location
Nearby schools
-
Windlesham School0.5 miles
Independent schools
-
The Montessori Place0.6 miles
Independent schools · Hove
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Brighton Girls GDST1.0 miles
Independent schools
-
Team Domenica1.0 miles
Other types · Brighton
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Brighton and Hove Clinic School1.2 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Hove
- St Christopher's School Independent schools
- The Montessori Place Independent schools
- Aldrington CofE Primary School Primary
- Brunswick Primary School Primary
- Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Goldstone Primary School Primary
- Hangleton Primary School Primary
- Hove Junior School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School Primary
- West Hove Infant School Primary
- Blatchington Mill School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove teach?
- Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove teaches children aged 3 to 13. It is an independent school in Hove.
- Who is the head mistress of Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove?
- The head mistress of Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove is Mrs Kirsty Keep, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove?
- Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove has 262 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 13.
- Is Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove full?
- Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove has capacity for 320 pupils and 262 on roll (82%), 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 Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove a faith school?
- Yes. Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove is designated Anglican.
- Does Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.