King's School
Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- RUSSELL EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Price
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Sponsor
- Russell Education Trust
- Constituency
- Hove and Portslade
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 925
- URN
- 139409
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273840004
About this school
King's School is a Church of England secondary academy in Hove. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 925 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 122 | 165 | 160 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.3 | 60.0 | 53.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.57 +0.31 to +0.83 | +0.84 +0.62 to +1.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 66% | 77.6% | 59.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 92.1% | 80.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 37% | 35.8% | 33.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
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 King's School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Brighton and Hove average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.3 | 40.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 60 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.7 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 789 |
| 2023/24 | 876 |
| 2024/25 | 903 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King's School compares
King's School ranked 1st of 10 secondary schools in Brighton and Hove for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.7 | 6.7% | 19.5% | 925 | — |
| Blatchington Mill School | 51 | 11.4% | 21.3% | 1,622 | 0.8 miles |
| Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre | 41.1 | 13.6% | 36.5% | 941 | 1.1 miles |
| Portslade Aldridge Community Academy | 42.7 | 11.6% | 32.1% | 910 | 1.5 miles |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School | 50.4 | 9.3% | 21.1% | 2,657 | 1.9 miles |
| Dorothy Stringer School | 53.3 | 10.8% | 24% | 1,626 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.49%
- English as an additional language
- 20.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.72%
- Persistent absence
- 17.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blatchington Mill School0.8 miles
Secondary · Hove
-
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre1.1 miles
Secondary · Hove
-
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Brighton
-
Cardinal Newman Catholic School1.9 miles
Secondary · Hove
-
Dorothy Stringer School2.1 miles
Secondary · Brighton
Other schools in Hove
- Blatchington Mill School Secondary
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School Secondary
- Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does King's School teach?
- King's School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Hove.
- Who is the headteacher of King's School?
- The headteacher of King's School is Mrs Sarah Price, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was King's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King's School, 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 King's School?
- King's School has 925 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is King's School full?
- King's School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 925 on roll (88%), 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 King's School a faith school?
- Yes. King's School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chichester.
- Is King's School a selective school?
- No. King's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs King's School?
- King's School is part of RUSSELL EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have King's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.3 in 2022/23 and 53.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King's School rank locally?
- King's School ranked 1st of 10 secondary schools in Brighton and Hove for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King's School's absence rate?
- King's School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King's School'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 1 July 2026.