Best Secondary Schools in Hove

We checked all 5 secondary schools in Hove, Brighton and Hove, and list every one: 4 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
5
Ranked
4
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Hove. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Hove also has 11 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Brighton and Hove. Brighton and Hove also has rankings for Brighton.

Ranked secondary schools in Hove

  1. 1

    King's School

    Free school, 925 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    53.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    59.4%

  2. 2

    Cardinal Newman Catholic School

    Local authority maintained, 2,657 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    50.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.9%

  3. 3

    Blatchington Mill School

    Local authority maintained, 1,622 pupils, inspected January 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    51.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    61.9%

  4. 4

    Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre

    Local authority maintained, 941 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    41.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.7%

Secondary schools in Hove without a rank