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King's School

Hangleton Way, Brighton and Hove, BN3 8BN

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 22 March 2022). Last inspected 19 May 2026.

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903
Pupils
19.2%
Free school meals
2 September 2013
Opened

About this school

King's School is a Free schools serving secondary age pupils, located in Brighton and Hove. The school has 903 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 22 March 2022). Last inspected 19 May 2026. The Headteacher is Sarah Price. The school is administered by Brighton and Hove local authority. It belongs to RUSSELL EDUCATION TRUST. The school has a Christian religious character. It opened in 2 September 2013.

School details

Headteacher
Sarah Price
Trust
RUSSELL EDUCATION TRUST
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Christian
URN
139409

Admissions

Applications for places at King's School are handled by the school or the local authority (Brighton and Hove). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

53.7
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.84
Progress 8 · 2023-24
59%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
81%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.71
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
34%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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