Varndean School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 5 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Unique reference
- 114579
- Address
- Balfour Road, BN1 6NP
- Website
- http://www.varndean.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1490 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.2%
- Girls
- 52.8%
- First language not English
- 9.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.5%
- Persistent absence
- 19.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.6%
White British 69.7%
Mixed 12.1%
Other White 8%
Other 1.7%
Unclassified 1.5%
Irish 1.3%
Other Asian 1.3%
Chinese 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
African 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.36
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 59%
Local authority average 51%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.5
Local authority average 47.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.98
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 16 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 15 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 22 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 77 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 3 |
| Biology | GCSE | 95 |
Admissions
Varndean School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 278
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 435
- 2nd preference
- 387
- 3rd preference
- 209
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 272
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 298 142 156 |
| Year 8 | 299 144 155 |
| Year 9 | 302 142 160 |
| Year 10 | 298 134 164 |
| Year 11 | 293 141 152 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 89.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 14.0% 16.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 15.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 77.0% 56.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.0% 1.0% |