Central Hub Brighton
Lynchet Close, Brighton, BN1 7FP
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Tim Self
- Constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 54
- Pupils on roll
- 114
- URN
- 138565
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273542050
About this school
Central Hub Brighton is a special school in Brighton. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 114 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Central Hub Brighton 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 | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 86 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 77.36%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
University of Brighton0.4 miles
Universities · Brighton
-
Team Domenica1.1 miles
Other types · Brighton
-
Kings Brighton1.3 miles
Independent schools · Brighton
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Windlesham School1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Downs View Life Skills College1.6 miles
Other types · Brighton
Other schools in Brighton
- Downs View Life Skills College Other types
- Downs View Special School Special schools
- Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children 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 year groups does Central Hub Brighton teach?
- Central Hub Brighton teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Brighton.
- Who is the headteacher of Central Hub Brighton?
- The headteacher of Central Hub Brighton is Headteacher Tim Self, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Central Hub Brighton last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Central Hub Brighton, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Central Hub Brighton?
- Central Hub Brighton has 114 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Central Hub Brighton full?
- Central Hub Brighton has capacity for 54 pupils and 114 on roll (211%), so it is at or above 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 Central Hub Brighton a faith school?
- No. Central Hub Brighton has no designated religious character.
- Does Central Hub Brighton publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Central Hub Brighton. 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 1 July 2026.