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*: 85.03 / 14.26
Non-teaching Staff*: 72.83
Number of pupils: 1490
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.5
Sex: Mixed (47% boys / 53% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 20.60% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 23.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 31.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 29.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 28.8%
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: £10,432,433*
Income Per Pupil: £7,001
* 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. Brighton & Hove Montessori School (1.0km) show on map
  8. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  9. Homewood College (1.2km) show on map
  10. Downs Junior School (1.3km) show on map
  11. Downs Infant School (1.4km) show on map
  12. Patcham High School (1.4km) show on map
  13. Patcham Infant School (1.4km) show on map
  14. Carden Nursery and Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  15. Patcham Junior School (1.6km) show on map
  16. Stanford Infant School (1.7km) show on map
  17. Downs View Life Skills College (1.7km) show on map
  18. Stanford Junior School (1.7km) show on map
  19. Coombe Road Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  20. Team Domenica (1.8km) show on map
  21. Windlesham School (1.8km) show on map
  22. Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (1.8km) show on map
  23. Moulsecoomb Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  24. Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove (1.9km) show on map
  25. Fairlight Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  26. St Martin's CofE Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  27. Westdene Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  28. Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  29. Cardinal Newman Catholic School (2.1km) show on map
  30. Kings Brighton (2.2km) show on map
  31. Elm Grove Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  32. Coldean Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  33. Brunswick Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  34. Drive Preparatory School (2.6km) show on map
  35. The Montessori Place (2.6km) show on map
  36. South England International School (2.6km) show on map
  37. St Paul's CofE Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  38. Brighton Girls GDST (2.7km) show on map
  39. Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove (2.8km) show on map
  40. Bevendean Primary School and Nursery (2.8km) show on map
  41. St Luke's Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  42. Carlton Hill Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  43. St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  44. Tarnerland Nursery School (2.9km) show on map
  45. Aldrington CofE Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  46. Royal Spa Nursery School (3.1km) show on map
  47. Queen's Park Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  48. Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre (3.2km) show on map
  49. Middle Street Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  50. Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (3.3km) show on map
  51. Blatchington Mill School (3.3km) show on map
  52. Brighton College (3.4km) show on map
  53. St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  54. St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  55. City Academy Whitehawk (3.5km) show on map
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  58. St. John's College (Brighton) (3.5km) show on map
  59. Brighton and Hove Clinic School (3.8km) show on map
  60. King's School (3.9km) show on map
  61. West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School (3.9km) show on map
  62. The Lioncare School (3.9km) show on map
  63. St Mark's CofE Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  64. St Christopher's School (3.9km) show on map
  65. Goldstone Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  66. Hove Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  67. West Hove Infant School (4.1km) show on map
  68. Hangleton Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  69. Woodingdean Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  70. Downs View Special School (4.4km) show on map
  71. Benfield Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  72. Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery (5.5km) show on map
  73. Roedean School (5.5km) show on map
  74. Hill Park School (5.5km) show on map
  75. Brackenbury Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  76. St Nicolas CofE Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  77. Oxford International College, Brighton (5.7km) show on map
  78. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  79. Peter Gladwin Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  80. Longhill High School (6.0km) show on map
  81. Hove Micro-School (6.1km) show on map
  82. Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (6.2km) show on map
  83. Mile Oak Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  84. Eastbrook Primary Academy (6.6km) show on map
  85. Our Lady of Lourdes RC School (7.4km) show on map
  86. St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean (7.5km) show on map
  87. Herons Dale School (7.5km) show on map
  88. Holmbush Primary Academy (7.5km) show on map
  89. Glebe Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  90. Plumpton College (7.7km) show on map
  91. The Windmills Junior School (7.8km) show on map
  92. Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Pri... (7.9km) show on map
  93. Shoreham Academy (7.9km) show on map
  94. Shoreham College (7.9km) show on map
  95. Downlands Community School (8.0km) show on map
  96. Saltdean Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  97. Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary ... (8.4km) show on map
  98. Hassocks Infant School (8.5km) show on map
  99. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  100. St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School (9.0km) show on map
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