King's School, Hove is an 11-19 free school of Christian designation. It is an

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school, although it is not a CofE School, it has roots with the

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. 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

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leading to the temporary closure of the school. Currently it also serves families in the BN3 postcode area. It opened in September 2013 with its first cohort of

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students. The first headteacher was Mr Steve Flavin. The present headteacher is Mrs Sarah Price. King's School was established by the

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, working with local parents. 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

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in June 2015 and received an overall judgement of 'good' with outstanding leadership and management and outstanding pupil behaviour and safety. 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.

References

External links

King's School official website
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