# Alternatives to Varndean School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Varndean School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Varndean School, for comparison

1.25 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Dorothy Stringer School, Brighton](/school/114580/dorothy-stringer-school) | 0.3 mi west | 0.91 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Patcham High School, Brighton](/school/114608/patcham-high-school) | 0.9 mi north | 0.73 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Hove](/school/114611/cardinal-newman-catholic-school) | 1.3 mi south-west | 1.40 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, Brighton](/school/136164/brighton-aldridge-community-academy) | 1.9 mi east | 0.84 | 2026 | Not judged | no | yes |
| [Blatchington Mill School, Hove](/school/114606/blatchington-mill-school) | 2.0 mi west | 0.78 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre, Hove](/school/114607/hove-park-school-and-sixth-form-centre) | 2.0 mi west | 0.68 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | yes |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/114579/varndean-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/114579/varndean-school