Secondary school

King's School

  • Free School
  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Brighton and Hove
  • BN3 8BN
  • Sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 582 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 18%

Top % in England, by year
2017/18: top 28%28%2018/19: top 24%2021/22: top 11%2022/23: top 17%2023/24: top 8%8% · 2023/242024/25: top 18%No exams

Against South East

Attainment 853.7 · South East 468/10 Above−6.4 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths59.4% · South East 44.8%8/10 Above−8.8 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.71 · South East 4.038/10 Above−8.8 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.84 · South East +0.0110/10 Top 10%+28.2 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry27.36 · South East 33.47Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Show exam results by year
Attainment 8
2017/18: 50.4 · 81 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 51.8 · 106 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 59.7 · 97 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 54.3 · 122 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 60 · 165 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 53.7 · 160 pupils · South East 466050.4No exams

No exams 2019/20–21

Grade 5+ English and maths
2017/18: 53% · 81 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 52% · 106 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 71% · 97 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 66% · 122 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 77.6% · 165 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 59.4% · 160 pupils · South East 44.8%77.6%52%No exams

No exams 2019/20–21

A level points per entry
2024/25: 27.36 · 16 pupils · South East 33.4727.36

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in74.1%
157 of 212 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 74.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st212157
2nd25413
3rd2101

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2015–2026

  • InclusionStrong
  • AchievementStrong
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceStrong
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • Post-16 provisionExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2015Good
  2. 2018Remains Good
  3. 2022Good
  4. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026925
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.5%
First language not English20.4%
SEN support18.3%
EHC plan5.3%
Absence (sessions missed)6.7%
Persistently absent pupils17.4%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

88.1% full · 1,050 places · 37 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.7
Pupils per adult12.2
  • Classroom teachers 44.2
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 13.5
  • Other support 25.4

Teachers 52.2 FTE · Whole workforce 91.1 · 100 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,546
Spend per pupil£7,090
Staff spend per pupil£5,610
Reserve per pupil£1,091
  • +£987,000revenue reserve
  • +£413,000in-year balance

Grants £7,359 · self-generated £280 · premises £316 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: RUSSELL EDUCATION TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £4,384,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

165 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained95.8%
  • Education95.2%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0.6%
  • Not sustained3%
  • Unknown1.2%