50%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
25%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
31.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
12%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
14.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
35
Pupils · 2024/25
Closed school
This school is closed. Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
PhaseAll-through
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusClosed
Overview of Drive Preparatory School · All-through · Brighton and Hove
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
50%
-5pp
83%50%17%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
25%
-11pp
36%18%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 25%
Attainment 8
31.8
-7.0
38.833.428.0
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 31.8
EBacc entry
12%
-15pp
33%23%13%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%
EBacc APS
14.8
-17.2
32.023.214.5
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14.8
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
35
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
51%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
101 The Drive, Hove, BN3 6GE
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Website
Telephone
—
Email
—
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 50% | 25% | 31.8 | Not applicable | 12% | 14.8 | 12% | 35 |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 36% | 38.8 | Not published | 27% | 32.0 | 54% | 42 |
| 2022/23 | 44% | 11% | 28.0 | Not published | 22% | 19.8 | 33% | 52 |
| 2021/22 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Not published | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | 47 |
| 2018/19 | 83% | 33% | 38.8 | Not published | 33% | 18.3 | 50% | 39 |
| 2017/18 | 17% | 0% | 31.3 | Not published | 17% | 14.5 | 17% | 37 |
| 2016/17 | 33% | 22% | 30.5 | Not published | 22% | — | 33% | 50 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 35 | — | 51% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 42 | — | 48% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 52 | — | 40% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 47 | — | 49% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 48 | — | 42% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 39 | — | 41% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 37 | — | 24% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 50 | — | 28% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.