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Schools in BN1 6

The schools families in BN1 6 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Population
30,559 (2024)
Schools

Schools in BN1 6

11 schools in BN1 6: 6 primary, 2 secondary and 3 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 9 that publish a capacity are 90% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.

Schools
11
in BN1 6
Good or better
100%
Of 8 with an Ofsted grade
How full
90%
Well used: 5,288 pupils for 5,880 places
Over capacity
1
More pupils than places, of 9 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

BN1 6
64%
27%
  • Excellent9.1%
  • Good63.6%
  • Not rated27.3%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • Dorothy Stringer School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,626 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · October 2023
  • Varndean School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,487 pupils · 99% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · October 2022
  • Balfour Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 695 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · December 2023
  • Downs Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · 495 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · November 2023
  • Downs Infant School
    Primary · ages 5–7 · 289 pupils · 96% full
    Excellent
    0.7 miles · June 2013
  • St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 220 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · January 2026
  • Stanford Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 197 pupils · 40% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · March 2022
  • St Paul's CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 151 pupils · 72% full
    Good
    1.3 miles · April 2026
  • Windlesham School
    Other · ages 2–11 · Independent · 128 pupils · 47% full
    Not rated
    0.6 miles
  • Team Domenica
    Other · ages 18–25
    Not rated
    0.8 miles
  • Varndean College
    Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99
    Not rated
    0.5 miles
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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