Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre

Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre is performing well, demonstrating a strong standard of education across multiple domains. The school successfully identifies and supports pupils with special educational needs, ensuring that all students receive the necessary guidance to flourish academically and socially. Key strengths include the effective use of inclusive practices, tailored support for disadvantaged pupils, and a commitment to safeguarding, which creates a safe atmosphere for learning. However, the school is facing challenges with attendance, particularly among disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, which requires ongoing attention.

Strengths

• Strong focus on inclusion and support for all pupils.
• Effective communication of pupil needs to teachers.
• High-quality training provided for staff.
• Personalised curriculum for post-16 students.
• Ambitious extracurricular programs enhancing personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Attendance remains below national averages.
• Persistent absence is high, especially among disadvantaged pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre attended 86.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 38.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 10.8% of pupils at Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 24.9% of pupils at Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 9.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 21 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre received £9,758 and spent £10,595 for each of its 945 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £1,843,000 (-£1,950 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre is Needs attention, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre last inspected by Ofsted?

Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre have?

Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre has 941 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre cover?

Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.0, and 40% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre?

Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre is at Nevill Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7BN.