Thanks Hove Park for all you’ve done over the past 5 years. You’ve given my son so many opportunities and some fantastic school trips!!
Dear Prospective Parents/Carers & Year 6 Students,
Welcome to Hove Park School!
A whole education
A school is more than just a place where students come to learn. It is also a place where a community develops and thrives. It is a place where we come together to support each other achieve whether it is in the classroom learning, on the sports field competing or on the stage performing, we know that success comes from us all working together.
Student progress will always remain a key priority because outcomes so often dictate future pathways and opportunities for young people. Having been again judged by Ofsted as a ‘good’ school, we continue to reflect on the structures and routines that we expect to see in every lesson. Exploring the ways we teach to ensure we drive improvement and our ambition to be ‘outstanding’ at the next inspection.
Our place on Microsoft’s Showcase Schools programme provides significant opportunities to innovate and explore digital pedagogy - both at Hove Park but also within our community and beyond. Our Wellbeing at School award (2023) demonstrates an ethos focused on ensuring all students feel card for and supported throughout their time with us.
Our curriculum has been planned and developed to provide a whole education for all students. When we describe our curriculum we are not just talking about the sequencing of lessons and subjects across the Key Stages but also the half termly enrichment days and extra-curricular provision that together enrich and broaden a student’s time at Hove Park. A learning journey that provides a traditional foundation at Key Stage 3 from which students can build on individual strengths. We are ambitious for all our students and expect them, where appropriate to retain a breadth to their studies through the study of EBACC subjects and the use of our enrichment days.
The final part of my vision for our school relates very much about the school experience each and every student will have. It is about identifying the skills, values and attributes that we believe students should develop during their time with us and the things they will see, hear, try and explore at both KS3 and KS4.
It is an exciting time to be part of Hove Park School as we continue to shape our future and the way we support all students to grow and achieve.
Jim Roberts, Head Teacher
Vision statement
Hove Park is committed to delivering a whole education for each and every student. Strong academic progress will always remain a key priority which is supported within a culture of wellbeing and high-quality pastoral care. Helping students grow and develop key skills and values that will prepare them for the future.
Hove Park is rated a good school
Hove Park's most recent Ofsted inspection took place in December 2021. Inspectors from the schools watchdog confirmed that Hove Park continues to be good.
Ofsted report, 2021
GCSE and A Level Results 2024
Hove Park School students celebrate their GCSE results! The staff at the school would like to congratulate our students for the hard work that has seen so many achieve success in their GCSEs. They can now celebrate gaining the qualifications that will take them on to the next stage of their education at sixth form or college! Once again, the exam results of students at Hove Park School are in-line with the national average, with 67% of all grades marked as passes. Head teacher Jim Roberts praised the hard work of both the students and staff. He said: ‘I am very proud of the students and their achievements. They have shown incredible resilience and determination in navigating the challenges of the last few years. These results are a true reflection of student commitment to their studies, high-quality teaching and caring pastoral support. We wish them all the very best and look forward to hearing about all their future successes’ Brighton and Hove Secondary Headteachers are jointly celebrating the achievements of our students. We are thrilled to jointly celebrate the remarkable achievements of our students across Brighton and Hove. Through steadfast partnership and collaboration, our schools have collectively ensured that every child in our city has access to a high-quality education, enabling them to make significant progress. We take immense pride in the exam results this year, which reflect fantastic levels of attainment and achievement across all schools in Brighton and Hove. These results are a testament to the hard work and resilience of a brilliant group of students, as well as the unwavering commitment of our schools to joint practice development and collaborative efforts for the benefit of every young person in our city. The success of the 'Class of 2024' is a shared accomplishment, and we are extremely proud of each student. We wish them all the very best for their future endeavours and are confident that they will continue to thrive and excel.
Well done to all Hove Park 6th Form students who received their results today. Students’ next steps include continuing their studies at universities as near as Brighton and as far away as Chester. Our students will continue their studies in a diverse range of subjects such as Finance and Zoology. This is the final cohort to study at Hove Park 6th Form in its current format and we would like to congratulate them on their achievements. Head teacher Jim Roberts said: “Hove Park 6th Form has always been about supporting students to move forwards and take the next step in their chosen career path. I would like to congratulate all our students on their success and wish them the very best for the future. We are very proud of everything that they have achieved.”
Open Evening - September 25th 2024
We are delighted to be able to invite you to attend this year’s open evening in person.
To ensure that as many as possible of those who wish to attend are able to do so it is essential that you book and stick strictly to an hour-long visit. At your allotted time you will have an opportunity to listen to the Head teacher, Mr Roberts’ presentation. Afterwards families will have a further 45 minutes to speak to staff and students in the various different subject areas around the campus. Families will need to book their place using the Eventbrite platform and links below. So we can manage the numbers of people moving around the campus, families should arrive and go straight into the presentation, just before their allotted time.
Open mornings
Our Open Mornings include a short presentation in the Learning Resource Centre with our Head of Campus. This will be followed by a guided tour of the campus led by our Year 8 Every Child Should Student Ambassadors and includes the opportunity to view lessons in action with plenty of opportunities to ask questions. We will be limiting the numbers attending each session and ask parents/carers to book their place through the Eventbrite platform using the links below.
We have 6 academic faculties
Each has created a short video to introduce their faculty. We’ve also included an individual e-mail address that you can use to ask curriculum specific questions directly to the Head of Faculty.
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Nevill Campus
Hove Park School
Nevill Road, Hove,
East Sussex, BN3 7BN
Nevill Office: 01273 082817
Valley Campus
Hove Park School
Hangleton Way, Hove,
East Sussex, BN3 8AA
Valley Office: 01273 082857
