King's School
About the school
King's School is an open secondary school in Brighton and Hove.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 May 2026
- Published
- 12 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 53.7
- Brighton and Hove
- 46.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Brighton and Hove
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 59.40%
- Brighton and Hove
- 47.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 80.60%
- Brighton and Hove
- 66.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 33.80%
- Brighton and Hove
- 52.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.71
- Brighton and Hove
- 4.24
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 27.36
AAB or better
- School
- 16.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
903
Girls
50.61%
Boys
49.39%
SEN support
18.27%
Education, health and care plan
5.32%
English as an additional language
20.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
19.49%
Overall absence
6.72
Persistent absence
17.43
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
122
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
93%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
2%