The former school's site is in a rural setting in the village of Ovingdean, near Brighton, East Sussex, England.

Many deaf and hard of hearing children attended the school from all over the UK and sometimes from other English-speaking nations.

In 1941 the school moved to Devon during World War II, and the Canadian Army took over the Ovingdean site.

The Trust continued in its work after the school was closed and will use the monies from the sale to benefit young deaf learners in line with the existing aims of the charity.

In July 2012, the old school trust became Ovingdean Hall Foundation—a charity and grant-making organisation committed to supporting education projects for deaf young people.

The former school site was sold off and became Ovingdean Hall International Language College (OHC).

The school's Director of Studies was D. Glen Segell who led a team of 20-plus teachers and over 400 students from 45-plus countries each summer.