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Schools near BN1 5BL

The schools families in BN1 5BL choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Neighbourhood
Withdean Woods
Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,798 (2024)
Schools

Schools near BN1 5BL

14 schools within 1 mile of BN1 5BL: 7 primary, 3 secondary and 4 other, including 2 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 12 that publish a capacity are 94% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.

Schools
14
within 1 mile of BN1 5BL
Good or better
100%
Of 10 with an Ofsted grade
How full
94%
Well used: 9,179 pupils for 9,780 places
Over capacity
2
More pupils than places, of 12 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BN1 5BL
71%
29%
  • Good71.4%
  • Not rated28.6%
The list

The nearest schools

  • St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 220 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · January 2026
  • Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove
    Other · ages 3–13 · Independent · Faith school · 262 pupils · 82% full
    Not rated
    0.5 miles
  • Dorothy Stringer School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,626 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · October 2023
  • Varndean College
    Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99
    Not rated
    0.7 miles
  • Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 614 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · March 2026
  • Stanford Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 197 pupils · 40% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · March 2022
  • Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 436 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · February 2023
  • Cardinal Newman Catholic School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 2,657 pupils · 102% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · May 2023
  • Westdene Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 445 pupils · 89% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · March 2023
  • Balfour Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 695 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · December 2023
  • Windlesham School
    Other · ages 2–11 · Independent · 128 pupils · 47% full
    Not rated
    0.9 miles
  • Aldrington CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 412 pupils · 94% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · January 2026
  • Varndean School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,487 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    1 mile · October 2022
  • Downs View Life Skills College
    Other · ages 19–25
    Not rated
    1 mile
How we rate schools

Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in November 2025, so the rating here is our reading of each school's latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, otherwise its most recent graded inspection. Older inspections are used where nothing newer exists — check the date beside each school.

How full is the pupils on each school's roll against the places it has. Sources: Get Information About Schools (DfE) for pupils and capacity, and Ofsted; Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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