Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children
Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children is a non-maintained special school in Brighton for boys and girls aged 5 to 19. It has 18 pupils and room for 85. About 40 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0LS01273 682362hamiltonlsc.co.ukMs Lorraine Slee principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
2 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Brighton and Hove | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | – | – |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Brighton and Hove council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Brighton and Hove with hearing impairment provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Hearing impairment (18).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 18 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 39 | 44 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 50% | 42% | 36% | 27% | 28% | 25% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2021/22 pupils were in school 81.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 93.7%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 18.5% | 31.5% | 9.7% | 11.3% | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 12.2% | 28.6% | 6.5% | – | – | – | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 6.3% | 3.0% | 3.2% | – | – | – | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 50.0% | 100.0% | 28.6% | 50.0% | – | – | 17.5% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 5.1 | 4.6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 6 pupils who left in 2019/20 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2019/20 leavers | 2016/17 leavers |
|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 100% |
| Education | 100% | 100% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's College (Brighton) | Special post 16 institution | 110 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Brighton College Prep School | Independent (grammar) | 150 m | 370 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Brighton College | Independent (grammar) | 210 m | 1,450 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 300 m | 193 | No overall grade 2024 | 13 | Compare |
| Queen's Park Primary School | Council | 530 m | 286 | Requires improvement 2023 | 2 | Compare |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 610 m | 156 | No overall grade 2025 | 12 | Compare |
| Royal Spa Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 620 m | 85 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| St Luke's Primary School | Council | 670 m | 622 | No overall grade 2025 | 61 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children yet.
How many pupils does Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children have?
18 pupils aged 5 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 85 places, so it is 21% full.
What is attendance like at Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children?
Pupils were in school 81.5% of the time in 2021/22. Similar schools in England managed 93.7%. 50% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0LS
- Telephone
- 01273 682362
- Website
- www.hamiltonlsc.co.uk
- Principal
- Ms Lorraine Slee
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Ward
- Queen's Park
- Constituency
- Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 114619 · LAESTAB 8467003 · UKPRN 10015703
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2021/22 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.