Hill Park School

State-Funded School

hill-park-school-brighton-and-hove-south-east

South EastRegion

Brighton and HoveLocal Authority

Hove and PortsladeConstituency

BN41 2FUPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hill Park School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–16, located in Brighton and Hove, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 283 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 3.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 2.8%
EBacc average point score: 0.17

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

11%

Any other group

Pupils

283

Total Pupils

71%Boys

29%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 283
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
20 Jul 2022	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
17 Nov 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.