Schools in BN1

Schools in BN1

32 schools in BN1: 18 primary, 5 secondary and 9 other, including 5 independent. 95% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 29 that publish a capacity are 82% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.

Inspection ratings

The biggest schools here

• Dorothy Stringer School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,626 pupils · 99% full
  Good

  0.5 miles · October 2023
• Varndean School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,487 pupils · 99% full
  Good

  0.5 miles · October 2022
• Patcham High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,074 pupils · 95% full
  Good

  1.4 miles · April 2023
• King's School

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · Faith school · 925 pupils · 88% full
  Excellent

  2.4 miles · May 2026
• Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · 808 pupils · 70% full
  Good

  2.2 miles · November 2016
• Balfour Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 695 pupils · 97% full
  Good

  0.4 miles · December 2023
• Brunswick Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 586 pupils · 63% full
  Needs improvement

  1.3 miles · June 2024
• Downs Junior School

  Primary · ages 7–11 · 495 pupils · 97% full
  Good

  0.3 miles · November 2023
• Westdene Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 445 pupils · 89% full
  Good

  1.6 miles · March 2023
• Brighton Girls GDST

  Other · ages 3–18 · Independent · Girls · 405 pupils · 47% full
  Not rated

  1.2 miles
• Carden Nursery and Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 359 pupils · 85% full
  Good

  1.5 miles · March 2026
• Patcham Junior School

  Primary · ages 7–11 · 353 pupils · 92% full
  Good

  1.5 miles · May 2015
• Coldean Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 309 pupils · 76% full
  Good

  1.9 miles · December 2022
• Downs Infant School

  Primary · ages 5–7 · 289 pupils · 96% full
  Excellent

  0.4 miles · June 2013
• Patcham Infant School

  Primary · ages 3–7 · 272 pupils · 85% full
  Good

  1.3 miles · November 2022
• Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 243 pupils · 151% full
  Not rated

  5.4 miles
• St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 220 pupils · 101% full
  Good

  0.6 miles · January 2026
• West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 216 pupils · 49% full
  Not rated

  2.4 miles
• Hertford Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 205 pupils · 94% full
  Good

  0.8 miles · February 2019
• Stanford Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 197 pupils · 40% full
  Good

  0.6 miles · March 2022
• St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 193 pupils · 89% full
  Good

  1.3 miles · November 2019
• Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School

  Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 190 pupils · 90% full
  Good

  5.4 miles · February 2019
• St Paul's CofE Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 151 pupils · 72% full
  Good

  1.2 miles · April 2026
• Middle Street Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 141 pupils · 67% full
  Good

  1.5 miles · June 2024
• Windlesham School

  Other · ages 2–11 · Independent · 128 pupils · 47% full
  Not rated

  0.7 miles
• Northease Manor School

  Other · ages 7–19 · Independent · 115 pupils · 94% full
  Not rated

  6.2 miles
• Central Hub Brighton

  Other · ages 5–16 · 114 pupils · 211% full
  Good

  0.7 miles · March 2024
• Kings Brighton

  Other · ages 14–19 · Independent · 79 pupils · 26% full
  Not rated

  0.9 miles
• Compass Community School Pinetree Park

  Other · ages 10–19 · Independent · Faith school · 13 pupils · 59% full
  Not rated

  5.8 miles
• Downs View Life Skills College

  Other · ages 19–25
  Not rated

  1.4 miles

And 2 more.

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.