Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Community school in Hove, Brighton and Hove.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 941 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1664 |
| Free school meals | 36.70% |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Address | Nevill Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7BN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.hovepark.brighton-hove.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01273082870 |
| URN | 114607 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 27 January 2026, published 22 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Latest ungraded inspection: 9 December 2021, outcome: School remains Good.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Blatchington Mill School (secondary school, about 0.5 km)
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School (secondary school, about 1.6 km)
- King's School (secondary school, about 1.7 km)
- Dorothy Stringer School (secondary school, about 2.7 km)
- Varndean School (secondary school, about 3.2 km)
- Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (secondary school, about 3.4 km)
- Patcham High School (secondary school, about 3.5 km)
- Shoreham Academy (secondary school, about 4.7 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.