Secondary
King's School
Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 925 of 1050 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- RUSSELL EDUCATION TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 50.3
- All staff (FTE)
- 67.0
- Pupils per adult
- 13.1
- Pupils
- 876
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
59%
8 points above the Hove average (51% across 4 schools)
53.7
4.7 above the Hove average (49.0 across 4 schools)
2nd of 4 by our score, among the secondary schools in Hove we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.7 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.71 |
| Entered the EBacc | 34% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% |
| A level average points per entry | 27.36 |
| A level students | 16 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 71% |
| 22/23 | 66% |
| 23/24 | 78% |
| 24/25 | 59% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.71 |
| 22/23 | +0.57 |
| 23/24 | +0.84 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 59.7 |
| 22/23 | 54.3 |
| 23/24 | 60.0 |
| 24/25 | 53.7 |
Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Brighton and Hove admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Sarah Price
- Address
- Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN
- Telephone
- 01273840004