Schools in BN1
Primary and secondary schools serving BN1, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 106,138 (2024)
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
- Excellent6.2%
- Good59.4%
- Needs improvement3.1%
- Not rated31.2%
The largest schools here
- Dorothy Stringer SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,626 pupils · 99% fullGood0.5 miles · October 2023
- Varndean SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,487 pupils · 99% fullGood0.5 miles · October 2022
- Patcham High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,074 pupils · 95% fullGood1.4 miles · April 2023
- King's SchoolSecondary · ages 11–19 · Faith school · 925 pupils · 88% fullExcellent2.4 miles · May 2026
- Brighton Aldridge Community AcademySecondary · ages 11–19 · 808 pupils · 70% fullGood2.2 miles · November 2016
- Balfour Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 695 pupils · 97% fullGood0.4 miles · December 2023
- Brunswick Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 586 pupils · 63% fullNeeds improvement1.3 miles · June 2024
- Downs Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 495 pupils · 97% fullGood0.3 miles · November 2023
- Westdene Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 445 pupils · 89% fullGood1.6 miles · March 2023
- Brighton Girls GDSTOther · ages 3–18 · Independent · Girls · 405 pupils · 47% fullNot rated1.2 miles
- Carden Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 359 pupils · 85% fullGood1.5 miles · March 2026
- Patcham Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 353 pupils · 92% fullGood1.5 miles · May 2015
- Coldean Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 309 pupils · 76% fullGood1.9 miles · December 2022
- Downs Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 5–7 · 289 pupils · 96% fullExcellent0.4 miles · June 2013
- Patcham Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 3–7 · 272 pupils · 85% fullGood1.3 miles · November 2022
- Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 243 pupils · 151% fullNot rated5.4 miles
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 220 pupils · 101% fullGood0.6 miles · January 2026
- West Blatchington Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 216 pupils · 49% fullNot rated2.4 miles
- Hertford Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 205 pupils · 94% fullGood0.8 miles · February 2019
- Stanford Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 197 pupils · 40% fullGood0.6 miles · March 2022
- St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 193 pupils · 89% fullGood1.3 miles · November 2019
- Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 190 pupils · 90% fullGood5.4 miles · February 2019
- St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 151 pupils · 72% fullGood1.2 miles · April 2026
- Middle Street Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 141 pupils · 67% fullGood1.5 miles · June 2024
- Windlesham SchoolOther · ages 2–11 · Independent · 128 pupils · 47% fullNot rated0.7 miles
- Northease Manor SchoolOther · ages 7–19 · Independent · 115 pupils · 94% fullNot rated6.2 miles
- Central Hub BrightonOther · ages 5–16 · 114 pupils · 211% fullGood0.7 miles · March 2024
- Kings BrightonOther · ages 14–19 · Independent · 79 pupils · 26% fullNot rated0.9 miles
- Compass Community School Pinetree ParkOther · ages 10–19 · Independent · Faith school · 13 pupils · 59% fullNot rated5.8 miles
- Downs View Life Skills CollegeOther · ages 19–25Not rated1.4 miles
And 2 more.
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.