# Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre — Hove, United Kingdom > School profile on SchoolBrowse, based on verified parent reviews. > HTML version: https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/hove/hove-park-school-and-sixth-form-centre-5801 ## At a glance - **Type:** Secondary - **Parent rating:** 2.9/5 from 10 published reviews - **Students:** 1200 - **Founded:** 1956 - **Principal:** David G. Smith ## Contact - **Address:** Nevill Road - **Phone:** +44 1273 295 800 - **Website:** http://www.hovepark.brighton-hove.sch.uk/ - **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/hove/hove-park-school-and-sixth-form-centre-5801 ## About Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre is a vibrant and inclusive secondary school located in Hove, United Kingdom. Established in 1956, the school has a rich history of providing quality education and fostering a supportive learning environment. The school offers a broad curriculum that includes a wide range of subjects, catering to the diverse interests and abilities of its students. Hove Park is known for its commitment to academic excellence and personal development, encouraging students to achieve their full potential. The school boasts modern facilities, including well-equipped classrooms, science labs, and a dedicated sixth form centre that supports students in their transition to higher education. Hove Park School emphasizes the importance of extracurricular activities, offering various clubs and sports to promote a well-rounded education. With a strong reputation in the local community, Hove Park School is dedicated to nurturing responsible and engaged citizens, preparing students for success in their future endeavors. ## Official rankings - **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Feb 2013 - **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Feb 2013 ## Recent parent reviews - **2/5** — Not the best place to go: I went hear from year 7-8. I had one of the worst school experiences. I was repeatedly harassed by a girl in my year, which wasn't dealt with. She was never punished, whereas when I retaliated I got punished. The year office don't really care about the students, and I definitely feel some were favoured. And there was a lot of occasions people would break into the school, or out. One of my friends there broke out with his entire family about seven times in one year. *(Jan 2026)* - **3/5** — School review: Alright school but it has its faults *(Aug 2023)* - **5/5** — My overall review: amazing school honestly I never would’ve thought it would be. The students are super smart and they do not disturb anyone. They treated the transition year 6s amazing ! it is a good place and has amazing well being service. All the teachers seem fine and all reports are mostly expected (good.) the food is lovely but I must say some of the prices are absolutely ridiculous 😂. *(Jul 2023)* - **2/5** — don't send your kid here: if your child is part of the lgbtqia+ community, is neurodivergent, has mental health issues, has social anxiety, or is just a bit shy or different, do not send you child to hove park. they will get bullied. the school food is okay, the teachers vary from a few cool teachers, a lot of very boring ones, and a few mean/very strange ones. hallways are very chaotic and you will definitely have at least one injury from people pushing into other people in the hallways by the end of each term. the brea… *(May 2023)* - **3/5** — Its alright!: They dont really care what the teachers do. One of the suppkys walked around on their phone while teaching a class. They give so much homework and you gave to line up to eat. Food is expensive and they say they care about bullying but they dont! Its a alright school and they have things to do and it can be fun but if you have the good friends. *(May 2023)* - **3/5** — Student: Food is okay but very expensive. The toilet rule is absolutely ridiculous and they tend to be dirty.Education is good. And uniform is nice. *(May 2023)* - **5/5** — A very good school which gave me incredible results: Very good and one of the most diverse schools in the whole of the country. Very supportive with exams and are incredible with supporting people with disabilities. *(Aug 2022)* - **2/5** — Ehhhhhh shit: Shit. Some of the pupils gave me bullshit for being a part of the lgbtq+ community and some are very rude. Food is fine i guess I’m but not for the price fr so expensive and they don’t even have radnor fizz anymore like god *(May 2022)* - **1/5** — Get better: It. Is absolutely not a good place to be it wrecks students mental health to the point one of my classmates hasn’t been in in like three months and I only see her once every while *(Feb 2022)* - **5/5** — Excellent review of hove park secondary school: It’s really supported with mental health and young people and the lessons are educating and fun at the same time. All the staff and teachers are lovely. The building is old but unique. I would recommend this school to anyone who’s looking to put there child in, in September. *(Feb 2021)* ## Other schools in Hove - [Blatchington Mill School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/hove/blatchington-mill-school-5800) — 1.2/5 (18 reviews) - [Cardinal Newman Catholic School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/hove/cardinal-newman-catholic-school-5803) — 1.4/5 (6 reviews) - [King's School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/hove/kings-school-14569) — 4.3/5 (5 reviews) - [West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/hove/west-blatchington-primary-and-nursery-school-22963) — 4.8/5 (4 reviews) - [Drive Preparatory School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/hove/drive-preparatory-school-10641) — 4.3/5 (4 reviews) - [Hangleton Primary School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/hove/hangleton-primary-school-23841) — 4.7/5 (3 reviews) --- Source: SchoolBrowse (https://schoolbrowse.com) — reviews and ratings are user-submitted by parents. 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