King's School

State-Funded School

kings-school-brighton-and-hove-south-east

South EastRegion

Brighton and HoveLocal Authority

Hove and PortsladeConstituency

BN3 8BNPostcode

8.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

King's School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Brighton and Hove, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 925 pupils. King's School is part of Russell Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 53.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 59.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.71

Ethnicity

White

73%

Asian

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

925

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 925
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Russell Education Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
25 May 2022	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
1 Jul 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.