Hove Park School

Hove Park School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form centre located over two sites in Hove, East Sussex, England.

Hove Park School
Address
Nevill Road Hove , East Sussex , BN3 7BN England England
Information
Type	Community school
Motto	Together We Achieve
Religious affiliation(s)	None
Founder	Brighton & Hove Council
Closed	No
Local authority	Brighton and Hove
Department for Education URN	114607 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	Mr Mike Nicholls
Head teacher	Mr Jim Roberts
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 19
Enrolment	1,655
Houses	Yes
Colour(s)	Navy
Website	http://www.hovepark.org.uk

The school is located over two sites in Hove: The Valley campus educates pupils aged 11 to 13 and 17-19 (academic years 7, 8 and sixth form), while the Nevill campus educates pupils aged 14 to 19 (academic years 9, 10 and 11), This has recently changed to other sixth form more space. The school offers GCSEs, NVQs and A Levels.

In 2002 the school was accredited as a specialist Language College. Although the specialist schools programme has ended Hove Park School continues to specialise in languages, and offers courses in French, German, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin, as well as extra-curricular courses in Japanese and Arabic, as well as some more common languages. The school also participates in the European Union funded Interreg IVa programme, which organises regular educational and cultural exchanges with pupils from Europe.

In August 2012, the school was first in Brighton and Hove for Most improved schools, being 2nd in the South East and 12th Nationally. Since then, an increase in their ofsted rating which sees them rise from a "satisfactory" rating to a "good rating", the second highest rating by ofsted. Most recently, they have issued students with their own Apple devices, and are one of the first schools in the country to do that.

Moves by authorities in 2013–14 to convert the school into an academy were opposed by many parents and teachers,[1] campaigning as Hands Off Hove Park.[2][3] In September 2014, Hove Park's then headteacher Derek Trimmer urged governors to oppose academy status,[4] and the governors voted against the academy proposal.[5]

Results

Hove Park School is classified as "Good" by Ofsted, as of January 2018. The most recent inspection of the school was a Short Inspection which took place on 1 March 2017 [6]

However, based on its "Progress 8 score" the school is categorised as Below Average. Only 40% of its GCSE students achieved a Grade 5 or above in Maths & English GCSEs - this figure is substantially lower than a number of other secondary schools in the local authority.[7]

Notable former pupils

• Robert Kazinsky, actor
• George Cox

References

1. Davies, Gareth (29 April 2014). "Hove Park parents will take action in protest of the school's academy plans". The Argus. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
2. "Hove Park School holds academy consultation meetings with parents". Brighton and Hove News. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
3. "Hands off Hove Park School: About". Hands Off Hove Park School. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
4. James, Ben. "Hove Park headteacher Derek Trimmers recommends governors to vote against academy status". The Argus. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
5. "Hove Park academy plan rejected after protests". BBC News. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
6. [e-mail], Ofsted Communications Team (28 December 2018). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
7. "Choose an education phase - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

External links

• Hove Park School homepage