Varndean School | Learning is our passion and success the fuel that drives it.

Welcome to Varndean School

‘It takes a village to raise a child’

African proverb

I offer you a very warm welcome to Varndean School and thank you for taking the time to find out more about us.

Varndean School is a place where people matter. We believe that individuality is very much an internal quality that we foster and encourage through the widest variety of learning experiences. Our staff get to know the whole young person and their families, and we pride ourselves in tailoring the learning to suit the needs of the student.

We aim to get the very best out of every student. Through planning engaging learning, assessment, support and intervention students know where they are in their learning and how to improve.

Thinking about their futures, we encourage students to take responsibility for their own learning and well-being. This includes work-related learning and enterprise, as well as having the highest number of students who successfully complete the Duke of Edinburgh Award in the area.

Slightly Unusual

Slightly Unusual are performing at Varndean School as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival on 10th, 11th 12th, 13th,14th, 17th, 18th, 19th May. Come along and see this great comedy illusion show. All shows start at 7.30pm.

See review here.

Slightly Unusual

On Friday 18th May tickets will be FREE to Varndean Staff, Students & Parents.

Please bring along staff ID or student planner to gain entry. Seats will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. All under 16's must be accompanied by an adult (max 3 under 16's per adult).

Varndean School's Open House Saturday 26th May 2012

Come along to Varndean School's Open House on Saturday 26th May 11am-4pm. See outstanding GCSE work, a textiles fashion show (at 12pm & 2pm) and the fabulous work done by the winners and runners up in the Year 5 Art Competition run for our local feeder schools.

There will be musical entertainment and cream teas provided by our parents' group 'Varndean Links'.

This year we are linking up with Art Exhibitions being held across the campus at Balfour Primary School, Dorothy Stringer High School and Varndean College.