Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road, Hove, BN3 7BN
941 pupils · 57% of 1,664 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 22 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 34.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 54.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 64.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.68 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 135 | 92 | 706 | 125 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 162 | 120 | 621 | 161 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 159 | 102 | 588 | 159 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 171 | 152 | 698 | 171 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 160 | 112 | 590 | 146 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 288 | 113 | 676 | 246 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 165 | 73 | 554 | 131 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 241 | 117 | 655 | 200 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Blatchington Mill School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- King's School 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Dorothy Stringer School 2.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Varndean School 3.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Portslade Aldridge Community Academy 3.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.