Drive Preparatory School, Hove
Data last updated 10 Jun 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school provides a warm, nurturing environment where pupils develop trusting relationships with staff and benefit from focused individual attention. However, serious weaknesses in safeguarding, building safety, and curriculum quality mean parents should be aware of significant concerns about their child's safety and education.
Key Strengths
- Pupils enjoy positive relationships with staff and peers in a small, family-feel environment
- Most pupils listen and pay attention in lessons
- Small class sizes allow focused adult support for pupils who struggle with behaviour
Areas for Improvement
- Safeguarding arrangements are not effective and pupils are at risk of harm
- Building is in poor repair with serious fire safety concerns not addressed
- Curriculum is not logically ordered and pupils do not build on prior learning
- Phonics teaching is inconsistent and pupils do not learn to read well
- PSHE and relationships education teaching does not meet legal requirements
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are not effective - the school has not completed required vetting checks on staff, does not always recognise serious concerns, and has left pupils at risk of harm.
Extracurricular Activities
Community trips to practise life skills such as accessing public transport, enrichment clubs, careers guidance for Year 10-11 pupils
Drive Preparatory School has been rated Inadequate overall. The school fails to prioritise pupil safety and well-being, with ineffective safeguarding arrangements that have left pupils at risk of harm.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
17 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
44%
Available places
35 pupils
80 capacity
45 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Hove
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Hove
Admissions Demand - Brighton and Hove
Places available
2,575
Applications
2,229
Got 1st preference
79.5%
Got preferred school
96.8%
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Drive Preparatory School
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove
St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Brunswick Primary School
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove
Windlesham School
Stanford Primary School
Aldrington CofE Primary School
St Christopher's School
Stanford Junior School
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