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SecondaryVarndean School

last update : (8 May 2013)


School details last update : (27 Feb 2013)


Balfour Road
Brighton
BN1 6NP
01273 561281
Mr Andy Schofield
11
16
Mixed
Community School
Comprehensive
Does not apply
114579
No
No
Confirmation that school has checked its data (Secondary) Yes


1345
50.8%
49.2%
11.2%
7.7%
18.5%
34.8%

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2012 KS4 Performance Tables last update : (19 Mar 2013)

Cohort information


Number of pupils at the end of KS4 237
28.2


 Number in cohortPercentage of cohort
34 15%
111 48%
84 37%
12 5%
20 8%

Year on year comparisons


Chart Line Percentage achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths GCSEs2009201020112012
School 47% 58% 55% 56%
LA 44.5% 49.1% 52.8% 56.4%
England - All Schools 49.8% 53.5% 59% 59.4%

KS4 exam results


 All pupilsLow attainersMiddle attainersHigh attainers
Percentage achieving 5 A*-C GCSEs (or equivalents) including English and maths GCSEs 56% 0% 50% 88%
Percentage achieving A*-C in English and maths GCSEs 57% 0% 52% 88%
14% 0% 3% 37%
Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ A*-C grade GCSEs (or equivalent) 72%   
Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ A*-G grade GCSEs (or equivalent) 96%   
99%   
38 0 6 32
16% 0% 5% 38%

KS4 pupil progress


 All pupilsLow attainersMiddle attainersHigh attainers
73% 62% 65% 86%
56% 15% 64% 62%
973.8 975.5 961.4 986.6
965.5 952.3 948.5 971.8
982.2 998.8 974.3 1001.4
97%   

KS4 Average Point Scores


 All pupilsLow attainersMiddle attainersHigh attainers
327.0 265.2 302.2 388.4
303.7 196.6 279.9 381.2
Average grade per qualification  E+ D+ B
Average grade per GCSE  E D+ B

KS4 Exam entries


 All pupilsLow attainersMiddle attainersHigh attainers
10.3 9.5 9.8 11.5
8.9 7.0 8.5 10.4

Narrowing the Gap


 Disadvantaged pupilsOther pupils
Number of Pupils 70 167
Percentage of Pupils 30% 70%
Percentage achieving grades A*-C in English and maths GCSEs 36% 66%
Percentage achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths GCSEs 36% 64%
58% 79%
42% 61%
946.9 983.7
930.4 973.0
963.3 994.4
9.7 10.6
286.4 344.1

For the purposes of the table Disadvantaged pupils are considered as those eligible for free school meals and children
looked after (ie, In the care of the Local Authority for at least 6 months)


Pupil Absence last update : (6 Nov 2012)


 SchoolEngland - national (secondary state-funded)
7.3% 5.7%
11.5% 6.8%

last update : (24 Jan 2013)


Contextual information


1345.0
18.5%
LOW

Spend per pupil data as £ per pupil (in brackets percentage of total income or expenditure)


 SchoolLA MedianNon-London LAs MedianNational Median
5447 (93%) 5331 5070 5433
382 (7%) 363 148 153
5828 5705 5267 5620
2693 (54%) 3071 2967 3091
38 (1%) 95 78 87
641 (13%) 628 497 556
638 (13%) 335 208 224
0 (0%) 31 66 69
11 (0%) 21 50 58
312 (6%) 458 444 488
43 (1%) 37 40 57
356 (7%) 349 318 340
40 (1%) 68 72 81
47 (1%) 60 81 86
148 (3%) 187 220 231
4969 5252 5148 5502

Spend per pupil data as £ per pupil : Comparisons over time


 2009-102010-112011-12
Chart Line  3409 3315 3334
Chart Line  13 58 38
Chart Line  334 308 312
Chart Line  0 38 47

School Workforce last update : (3 Dec 2012)


 SchoolEngland - national (secondary state-funded)
92 221959
29 65809
33 85744
83.3 206240.3
24.4 50866.6
25.8 70087.5
17.2 15.6
38196 38903

Ofsted Inspection last update : (8 May 2013)


14 October 2009
2
Link to Ofsted inspection report