Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 9 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Unique reference
- 114607
- Address
- Nevill Road, BN3 7BN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1051 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 29.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.4%
- Persistent absence
- 35.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.5%
White British 60.6%
Mixed 9.2%
Other White 8.2%
Other 6.7%
African 3.3%
Other Asian 3.1%
Bangladeshi 2.3%
Indian 1.8%
Unclassified 1.7%
Chinese 1.5%
Other Black 0.7%
Pakistani 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 73%
Local authority average 51%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.8
Local authority average 47.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.35
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | AS level | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 62 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 17 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 223 |
Admissions
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 159
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 243
- 3rd preference
- 243
- From another Local Authority
- 22
Offers
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 175 86 89 |
| Year 8 | 178 87 91 |
| Year 9 | 264 139 125 |
| Year 10 | 186 97 89 |
| Year 11 | 237 127 110 |
| Year 13 | 11 4 7 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 89.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 17.0% 16.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 15.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 57.0% 56.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 42.0% 73.1% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 30.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 0.0% 27.2% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 2.2% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.5% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.9% 1.7% |