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Varndean School

Varndean School
Balfour Road
Brighton
East Sussex
England
BN16NP

📞 phone: 01273 561281

👩‍🏫 headteacher: Mrs Shelley Baker

✉️ reveal email: sch…@varndean.co.ukreveal

🌍 web: www.varndean.co.uk

1466 pupils mixed gender
1301 pupils capacity: 112% full

705 boys 48%

761 girls 52%

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Secondary — Community school

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Special classes
Has Special Classes
URN
114579
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Community school
Establishment #
4012
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 531232, Northing: 107295
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 50.850, Longitude: -0.13714
Accepting pupils
11—16 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
6. October 2022
Region › Const. › Ward
South East › Brighton, Pavilion › Withdean
Free school meals %
17.30
Learning provider ref #
10015965

School governors

  • Mr Julian Benkel, Governor
    (20. June 2020—19. September 2024)
  • Mr Jon Dee, Governor
    (20. June 2020—19. September 2024)
  • Ms Hope McAdam, Governor
    (7. June 2018—6. June 2022)
  • Giovanni Franceschi, Governor
    (15. September 2018—15. September 2022)
  • Emma McCrea, Governor
    (2. October 2019—2. October 2023)
  • Judith Ford, Governor
    (10. March 2019—10. March 2023)
  • Mr Ian Rodgers, Chair of Governors
    (10. December 2020—9. December 2024)
  • Headteacher Shelley Baker, Governor
    (1. May 2021—None)
  • Ms Alison Ali, Governor
    (26. April 2022—25. April 2026)
  • Ms Dulani Kulasinghe, Governor
    (1. September 2021—31. August 2025)
  • Mr Alex Marsh, Governor
    (25. April 2020—24. April 2024)
  • Mr Sam Harvey, Governor
    (24. November 2022—23. November 2026)
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Schools nearby

  1. Varndean School, BN16NP (1466 pupils)
  2. 0.2 miles Balfour Junior School, BN16NE
  3. 0.2 miles Balfour Primary School, BN16NE (732 pupils)
  4. 0.3 miles Dorothy Stringer School, BN16PZ (1661 pupils)
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