Varndean School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Balfour Road
 Brighton
 East Sussex BN1 6NP
Telephone: 01273 561281

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Shelley Baker (since May 2021)
Previous Headteacher: William Deighan
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 90.59 / 19.47
Non-teaching Staff*: 78.35
Number of pupils: 1490
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.4
Sex: Mixed (47% boys / 53% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 20.60% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 25.8%
Local child deprivation rate: 31.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 28.6%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 30.0%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 7.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £11,089,836*
Income Per Pupil: £7,442
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Constituency: Brighton, Pavilion
Electoral Ward: Preston Park
School Number: 8464012

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 5th October 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Balfour Primary School (0.3km) show on map
  2. Varndean College (0.4km) show on map
  3. Dorothy Stringer School (0.5km) show on map
  4. Hertford Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  5. Central Hub Brighton (1.0km) show on map
  6. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  7. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  8. Downs Junior School (1.3km) show on map
  9. Downs Infant School (1.4km) show on map
  10. Patcham High School (1.4km) show on map
  11. Patcham Infant School (1.4km) show on map
  12. Carden Nursery and Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  13. Patcham Junior School (1.6km) show on map
  14. Stanford Infant School (1.7km) show on map
  15. Downs View Life Skills College (1.7km) show on map
  16. Stanford Junior School (1.7km) show on map
  17. Coombe Road Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  18. Team Domenica (1.8km) show on map
  19. Windlesham School (1.8km) show on map
  20. Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (1.8km) show on map
  21. Moulsecoomb Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  22. Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove (1.9km) show on map
  23. Fairlight Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  24. St Martin's CofE Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  25. Westdene Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  26. Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  27. Cardinal Newman Catholic School (2.1km) show on map
  28. Kings Brighton (2.2km) show on map
  29. Elm Grove Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  30. Coldean Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  31. Brunswick Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  32. Drive Preparatory School (2.6km) show on map
  33. The Montessori Place (2.6km) show on map
  34. South England International School (2.6km) show on map
  35. St Paul's CofE Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  36. Brighton Girls GDST (2.7km) show on map
  37. Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove (2.8km) show on map
  38. Bevendean Primary School and Nursery (2.8km) show on map
  39. St Luke's Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  40. Carlton Hill Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  41. St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  42. Tarnerland Nursery School (2.9km) show on map
  43. Aldrington CofE Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  44. Royal Spa Nursery School (3.1km) show on map
  45. Queen's Park Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  46. Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre (3.2km) show on map
  47. Middle Street Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  48. Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (3.3km) show on map
  49. Blatchington Mill School (3.3km) show on map
  50. Brighton College (3.4km) show on map
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  53. City Academy Whitehawk (3.5km) show on map
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  63. Goldstone Primary School (4.0km) show on map
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  65. West Hove Infant School (4.1km) show on map
  66. Hangleton Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  67. Woodingdean Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  68. Downs View Special School (4.4km) show on map
  69. Benfield Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  70. Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery (5.5km) show on map
  71. Roedean School (5.5km) show on map
  72. Hill Park School (5.5km) show on map
  73. Brackenbury Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  74. St Nicolas CofE Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  75. Oxford International College, Brighton (5.7km) show on map
  76. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  77. Peter Gladwin Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  78. Longhill High School (6.0km) show on map
  79. Hove Micro-School (6.1km) show on map
  80. Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (6.2km) show on map
  81. Mile Oak Primary School (6.4km) show on map
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  86. Holmbush Primary Academy (7.5km) show on map
  87. Glebe Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  88. Plumpton College (7.7km) show on map
  89. The Windmills Junior School (7.8km) show on map
  90. Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Pri... (7.9km) show on map
  91. Shoreham Academy (7.9km) show on map
  92. Shoreham College (7.9km) show on map
  93. Downlands Community School (8.0km) show on map
  94. Saltdean Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  95. Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary ... (8.4km) show on map
  96. Hassocks Infant School (8.5km) show on map
  97. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  98. St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  99. Owlswick School (9.0km) show on map
  100. Shoreham Beach Primary School (9.3km) show on map
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