Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Community secondary school in Hove (Brighton and Hove).
Attainment 8
42
▼ 4.2 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
40.2%
▼ 6pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
86.4%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.6
▲ 2.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
36.7%
▲ 9pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
22.7%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
57%
941 / 1,664 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jan 2026
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary school located in Hove, Brighton and Hove. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 948 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,664. The school is led by Mr Jim Roberts.
Key facts
- URN
- 114607
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Constituency
- Hove and Portslade
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gwenny Whelan Burch | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Williams Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Diarmaid Crean | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Patricia Andrews | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Kate Horler | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Keisha Phipps | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Tahmid Islam | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jeremy Preston | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Allegra Benitez Fraiz | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Lisa Hodge | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Ms Gwenny Whelan-Burch | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Michelle McCann | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2020 | |
| Headteacher Jim Roberts | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record