Varndean School
Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NP
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,487 (748 boys, 739 girls)
- Capacity: 1500
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 23%
- Telephone: 01273561281
- Ofsted: Good (5 Oct 2022)
- Attainment 8: 54.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 1076 applications, 279 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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