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
- 1497 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 9.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.4%
- Persistent absence
- 20.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.8%
White British 69.5%
Mixed 11.4%
Other White 8.4%
Unclassified 2.7%
Other 1.5%
Chinese 1.4%
Irish 1.2%
Other Asian 1.2%
African 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 53%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.8
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.54
Local authority average 4.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 27 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 88 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 4 |
| Biology | GCSE | 94 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 95 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 5 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Varndean School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 285
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 411
- 2nd preference
- 378
- 3rd preference
- 188
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 269
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 298 152 146 |
| Year 8 | 301 146 155 |
| Year 9 | 300 145 155 |
| Year 10 | 300 142 158 |
| Year 11 | 298 135 163 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 89.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 13.0% 18.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 13.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 75.0% 56.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.5% 3.0% |