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*: 87.63 / 19.42
Non-teaching Staff*: 77.12
Number of pupils: 1497
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.1
Sex: Mixed (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 20.40% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 27.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 31.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 28.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 30.9%
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: £11,574,102*
Income Per Pupil: £7,731
* 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. Downs Junior School (1.3km) show on map
  8. Downs Infant School (1.4km) show on map
  9. Patcham High School (1.4km) show on map
  10. Patcham Infant School (1.4km) show on map
  11. Carden Nursery and Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  12. Patcham Junior School (1.6km) show on map
  13. Stanford Infant School (1.7km) show on map
  14. Downs View Life Skills College (1.7km) show on map
  15. Stanford Junior School (1.7km) show on map
  16. Coombe Road Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  17. Team Domenica (1.8km) show on map
  18. Windlesham School (1.8km) show on map
  19. Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (1.8km) show on map
  20. Moulsecoomb Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  21. Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove (1.9km) show on map
  22. Fairlight Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  23. St Martin's CofE Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  24. Westdene Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  25. Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  26. Cardinal Newman Catholic School (2.1km) show on map
  27. Kings Brighton (2.2km) show on map
  28. Elm Grove Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  29. Coldean Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  30. Brunswick Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  31. The Montessori Place (2.6km) show on map
  32. St Paul's CofE Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  33. Brighton Girls GDST (2.7km) show on map
  34. Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove (2.8km) show on map
  35. Bevendean Primary School and Nursery (2.8km) show on map
  36. St Luke's Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  37. Carlton Hill Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  38. St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  39. Tarnerland Nursery School (2.9km) show on map
  40. Aldrington CofE Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  41. Royal Spa Nursery School (3.1km) show on map
  42. Queen's Park Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  43. Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre (3.2km) show on map
  44. Middle Street Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  45. Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (3.3km) show on map
  46. Blatchington Mill School (3.3km) show on map
  47. Brighton College (3.4km) show on map
  48. St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  49. St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  50. City Academy Whitehawk (3.5km) show on map
  51. Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Ch... (3.5km) show on map
  52. St. John's College (Brighton) (3.5km) show on map
  53. Brighton and Hove Clinic School (3.8km) show on map
  54. King's School (3.9km) show on map
  55. West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School (3.9km) show on map
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  58. St Christopher's School (3.9km) show on map
  59. Goldstone Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  60. Brighton College Prep School (4.0km) show on map
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  62. West Hove Infant School (4.1km) show on map
  63. Hangleton Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  64. Downs View Special School (4.4km) show on map
  65. Woodingdean Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  66. Benfield Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  67. Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery (5.5km) show on map
  68. Roedean School (5.5km) show on map
  69. Hill Park School (5.5km) show on map
  70. Brackenbury Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  71. St Nicolas CofE Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  72. Oxford International College, Brighton (5.7km) show on map
  73. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  74. Peter Gladwin Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  75. Longhill High School (6.0km) show on map
  76. Hove Micro-School (6.1km) show on map
  77. Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (6.2km) show on map
  78. Mile Oak Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  79. Eastbrook Primary Academy (6.6km) show on map
  80. Our Lady of Lourdes RC School (7.4km) show on map
  81. St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean (7.5km) show on map
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  83. Holmbush Primary Academy (7.5km) show on map
  84. Glebe Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  85. Plumpton College (7.7km) show on map
  86. The Windmills Junior School (7.8km) show on map
  87. Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Pri... (7.9km) show on map
  88. Shoreham Academy (7.9km) show on map
  89. Shoreham College (7.9km) show on map
  90. Downlands Community School (8.0km) show on map
  91. Saltdean Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  92. Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary ... (8.4km) show on map
  93. Hassocks Infant School (8.5km) show on map
  94. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  95. St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  96. Compass Community School Pinetree Park (9.0km) show on map
  97. Shoreham Beach Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  98. Buckingham Park Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  99. St Lawrence CofE Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  100. Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School (9.8km) show on map
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