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

Secondary

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

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
205 Dyke Road , BN3 6EG
- not rated 2,325 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Varndean College
Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ
- not rated 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
The Lioncare School
87 Payne Avenue , BN3 5HD
- not rated 851 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Drive Preparatory School
101 The Drive , BN3 6GE
- not rated 1,135 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Christopher's School
33 New Church Road , BN3 4AD
- not rated 1,355 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Brighton and Hove Clinic School
14-18 New Church Road , Hove BN3 4FH
- not rated 1,458 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove
The Droveway , BN3 6LU
- not rated 1,505 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.