Varndean College

General Info

Education Phase
16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 8 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
16 - 99 y.o.
Type
Colleges
Funding
Not available
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Unique reference
130668
Address
Surrenden Road, BN1 6WQ

Exam Results

A-Level Results

A Levels, Average result

This school
34.54, C+
Local authority average, state-funded schools
38.51, B
England average, state-funded schools
35.29, B-

Best 3

This school
30.29, C
Local authority average, state-funded schools
37.39, B-
England average, state-funded schools
35.78, B-

AAB or higher

This school
5.5%
Local authority average, state-funded schools
31.5%
England average, state-funded schools
25.6%
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

Subjects entered at 16 to 18

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Applied SciencesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)2
Business StudiesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)9
Health StudiesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)5
PsychologyBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)3
Applied SciencesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*13
Business StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*7
Health StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*17
Sports / Movement ScienceBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*10
Sports StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*11
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*9
Year 2022-2023

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Staying in education
40.0%
46.6%
51.2%
Further education
12.0%
8.4%
6.5%
Higher education
26.0%
36.6%
43.7%
Other education
2.0%
1.6%
1.1%
Entering employment
36.0%
33.0%
24.2%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
2.5%
7.2%
Not in education or employment
13.0%
11.4%
12.6%
Destination unknown
8.0%
6.5%
4.8%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
65.0%
73.1%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
19.0%
30.6%
19.7%
Russell Group
16.0%
27.2%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
SP
2.2%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
SP
0.5%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
SP
0.9%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020