King's School
Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN
925 pupils · 88% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- RUSSELL EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 12 July 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 | 53.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 59.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 80.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 33.8% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.24 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 171 | 212 | 827 | 171 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 172 | 244 | 737 | 172 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 159 | 235 | 659 | 159 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 162 | 238 | 660 | 162 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 157 | 226 | 658 | 157 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 156 | 229 | 760 | 156 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 132 | 225 | 733 | 132 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 151 | 160 | 559 | 151 |
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 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Portslade Aldridge Community Academy 2.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School 3.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Dorothy Stringer School 3.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Patcham High School 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
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.