King's School, Hove Explained

King's School, Hove
Established:2013
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Sarah Price
Address:Hangleton Way
Country:England
Postcode:BN3 8BN
Ofsted:yes
Urn:139409
Dfeno:846/4002
Capacity:1170 (by 2020)
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:19

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]

The school was originally established on a temporary site in Portslade. In September 2019 the school moved to its permanent site in Hangleton. 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: King's School. EduBase. 30 August 2013.
  2. Web site: King's School Hove. School website. 29 August 2013.
  3. Web site: School to be CLOSED until Friday after storm damage . The argus . 10 February 2020 . 1 January 2021.
  4. Web site: King's School Admissions Policy. School Website. 29 August 2013.
  5. Web site: King's School Headteacher . School Website . 29 August 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130920104205/http://www.kingsschoolhove.org.uk/headteacher.php . 20 September 2013 .
  6. News: Davies. Gareth. Your Interview: Steve Flavin, Headteacher of the new King's Church of England School. 29 August 2013. The Argus. 29 June 2013.
  7. Web site: King's School Steering Group. School Website. 29 August 2013.
  8. Web site: Governance. School Website. 29 August 2013.
  9. Web site: King's School Report. King's School. Ofsted. 4 July 2015.
  10. Web site: King's School Hove. www.kingsschoolhove.org.uk. 2019-03-30.