Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary school located in Hove. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/02/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.5%, which is 3.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Nevill Road, Hove, BN3 7BN
Website: http://www.hovepark.brighton-hove.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01273295000
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jim Roberts
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 114607

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1664
Number of Pupils: 1214
Number of Boys: 631
Number of Girls: 583

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.33 Confidence interval -0.5 to -0.17
Of the 260 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 230 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:76%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:42%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.02
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Aldrington CofE Primary School
Eridge Road, BN3 7QD
438 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove
The Droveway, Hove BN3 7QA
539 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Goldstone Primary School
Laburnum Avenue, BN3 7JW
1,054 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hove Junior School
Portland Road, BN3 5JA
1,213 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4West Hove Infant School
Portland Road, BN3 5JA
1,213 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road, BN3 7BN
0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue, BN3 7BW
540 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive, BN3 6ND
1,735 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4King's School
Hangleton Way, BN3 8BN
1,860 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dorothy Stringer School
Loder Road, BN1 6PZ
2,943 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBrighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
205 Dyke Road, BN3 6EG
2,325 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedVarndean College
Surrenden Road, BN1 6WQ
3,066 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Lioncare School
87 Payne Avenue, BN3 5HD
851 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDrive Preparatory School
101 The Drive, BN3 6GE
1,135 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Christopher's School
33 New Church Road, BN3 4AD
1,355 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrighton and Hove Clinic School
14-18 New Church Road, Hove BN3 4FH
1,458 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLancing College Preparatory School At Hove
The Droveway, BN3 6LU
1,505 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.