MENU ABOUT US, CONTACT & ACCESS HomeAboutAbout us, Contact & Access Contact Five Schools Find out more about our smaller school structure. Varndean School is a co-education state maintained comprehensive school for 11-16 year olds offering a modern and diverse curriculum. We give students the opportunity to explore their interests, achieve academic success and develop well-rounded characters to go forth into the world and make a valuable contribution to all our futures. Varndean School was built in 1926, on its current site looking out to sea, due to the determination of a forward thinking headmistress. Miss Ethel Ellis worked hard to secure the new site for our school and ensure it was built with the idea of providing academic excellence alongside the development of students' characters, fostering a passion for art, culture, science and sport. At Varndean school we still adhere to those aspirations for our students. More Varndean School history We give students the opportunity to explore their interests, achieve academic success and develop well-rounded characters to go forth into the world and make a valuable contribution to all our futures. We have a five school pastoral system that fosters smaller caring communities, who learn and develop together, in the context of a larger school with shared facilities and activities. These schools focus on charity, community and competition and we ask our students to be positive, polite and prepared in all they do. More on the five school system Our school motto is Challenge and Pride, we seek to challenge ourselves and take pride in our achievements. Contact and Access Contact our reception team, Karen and Vivienne, who will endeavour to assist you or redirect your enquiry appropriately. Alternatively you can complete the contact form. Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NP Telephone: 01273 561 281 Email: school@varndean.co.uk SENCO Contact: Judith Ford Email: judithford@varndean.co.uk Please provide 24 hours’ notice for specific access support: contact our Site Manager on 07951 072336. You have not allowed cookies and this content may contain cookies. If you would like to view this content please Allow Cookies Bus routes 24, 26 and 46 will bring you from Churchill Square in the city centre to Varndean School. Disabled Access The main driveway is off the Balfour Road entrance and has a number of level access entry points as well as ramped entry points into the buildings. There is a Stannah stair lift adjacent to the main hall for main hall access, i.e. assemblies, events etc. Access is gained via the deliveries entrance (Ditchling Road) through the canteen (level access point) and then to the back of the main hall. There are lifts located in the Ditchling, Friar and Balfour Buildings. Once in the main Ditchling building, there is ramped access to our Amphitheatre situated in our North Quad. Future Plans The school aim to provide a welcoming and accessible site for all its stakeholders and visitors and will be working towards the provision of those aims over the forthcoming months. There will also be a review of the current Accessibility Plan to ensure that all forms of physical impairment are considered, not just those involving wheelchair use. Hard copies of the website are available upon request. Click here for all information about our school's financial benchmarking. © 2021 Varndean School Terms & Conditions School website design by e4education Cookie Policy This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. Click here for more informationAllow CookiesCookie Settings