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The Lioncare School

Other independent special school · Hove · BN3 5HD

Ages 6–16 · 13 pupils · Brighton and Hove

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Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill76%

13 pupils · 17 places

Pupils on roll
13
Boys / girls
6 / 7
School capacity
17
Capacity fill
13 / 17 (76%)
Gender
Mixed
School type
Other independent special school

Age range

Ages 6–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Independent
Headteacher
Mrs Dale Brown

Location

Address
87 Payne Avenue
Postcode
BN3 5HD
Town
Hove
County
East Sussex
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
District
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Hove and Portslade
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed other independent special school, Ages 6–16, in Hove, Brighton and Hove, 13 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: independent, special school.

Open schools in Hove
18
Academies among open schools in Hove
11% (2)
Open schools in BN3
20
Open schools in Brighton and Hove LA
83

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HoveNear BN3

  • Hove Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Hove · BN3 5JA · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 7–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM23.8%

    0.2 miles away

  • West Hove Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Hove · BN3 5JA · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM13.8%
    • Demand0.96

    0.2 miles away

  • Goldstone Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Hove · BN3 7JW · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM19.2%
    • Demand0.97

    0.4 miles away

  • St Christopher's School

    Other independent school

    Hove · BN3 4AD · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–13

    0.5 miles away

  • Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Secondary

    Hove · BN3 7BN · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 11–18

    • Att843.3
    • P8-0.1
    • EM5+41%
    • Absence12.3%

    0.5 miles away

  • Aldrington CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Hove · BN3 7QD · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM16.3%
    • Demand0.87

    0.7 miles away

  • Blatchington Mill School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Secondary

    Hove · BN3 7BW · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 11–16

    • Att852.4
    • P80.3
    • EM5+61%
    • Absence10.1%

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Dale Brown
Telephone
01273734164
Website
www.lioncare.co.uk

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