Hove Micro-School
Hove Micro-School is an independent special school in Southwick for boys and girls aged 5 to 14. It has 13 pupils and room for 22.
221 Manor Hall Road, Southwick, BN42 4NR01273 549022hovemicro-school.comMs Rachael Ammari headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
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 West Sussex council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 13 | 12 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 42% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 50% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brackenbury Primary School | Council | 440 m | 185 | Good 2022 | 24 | Compare |
| Eastbrook Primary Academy | Academy | 590 m | 364 | No overall grade 2025 | 55 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 610 m | 208 | Good 2023 | 44 | Compare |
| St Nicolas CofE Primary School | Church of England | 610 m | 416 | Good 2022 | 36 | Compare |
| Benfield Primary School | Academy | 790 m | 209 | Good 2019 | 16 | Compare |
| Peter Gladwin Primary School | Council | 1000 m | 195 | Not inspected | 56 | Compare |
| Hill Park School | Council | 0.7 miles | 283 | Outstanding 2022 | – | Compare |
| Glebe Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 453 | Good 2023 | 4 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Hove Micro-School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Hove Micro-School yet.
How many pupils does Hove Micro-School have?
13 pupils aged 5 to 14 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 22 places, so it is 59% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 221 Manor Hall Road, Southwick, BN42 4NR
- Telephone
- 01273 549022
- Website
- www.hovemicro-school.com
- Headteacher
- Ms Rachael Ammari
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- Eastbrook
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 11 July 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150990 · LAESTAB 9386021
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- 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.