King's School, Hove

King's School, Hove is an 11-19 free school of Christian designation.[1] It is an ecumenical school, although it is not a CofE School, it has roots with the Church of England.[2]

King's School, Hove
King's School Logo
Address
256 Hangleton Way

Hangleton
,
East Sussex
,
BN3 8BN

England
Information
TypeFree school
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established2013
Department for Education URN139409 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMrs. Sarah Price
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 19
Capacity1170 (by 2020)
Websitewww.kingsschoolhove.org.uk

The school has moved to a purpose built site in Hangleton which has 3 floors, a multi-usage sports area, and a sixth form centre set to be open by 2023.In early 2020, it was severely damaged by Storm Ciara leading to the temporary closure of the school.[3]

Currently it also serves families in the BN3 postcode area.[4] It opened in September 2013 with its first cohort of Year 7 students. The first headteacher was Mr Steve Flavin.[5][6] The present headteacher is Mrs Sarah Price.

King's School was established by the Russell Education Trust, working with local parents.[7][8]The school has moved to a purpose built site in Hangleton which has 3 floors, a multi-usage sports area, and a sixth form centre set to be open by 2023.

Ofsted Inspections

It was first inspected by Ofsted in June 2015 and received an overall judgement of 'good' with outstanding leadership and management and outstanding pupil behaviour and safety.[9]

A short inspection was carried out by Mark Bagust on 17 January 2019 and the school retained their ‘Good’ status. In the summer of 2018, 83% of pupils received a Grade 4, or above, in English and 81% gained Grade 4, or above, in Maths.[10]

References
  1. "King's School". EduBase. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  2. "King's School Hove". School website. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  3. "School to be CLOSED until Friday after storm damage". The argus. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. "King's School Admissions Policy". School Website. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  5. "King's School Headteacher". School Website. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  6. Davies, Gareth (29 June 2013). "Your Interview: Steve Flavin, Headteacher of the new King's Church of England School". The Argus. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  7. "King's School Steering Group". School Website. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  8. "Governance". School Website. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  9. "King's School Report" (PDF). King's School. Ofsted. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  10. "King's School Hove". www.kingsschoolhove.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-30.


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