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Varndean College

URN: 130668

Address: Surrenden Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6WQ

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

The overall outcome of the inspection on 5 March 2024 was:

Good

Quality of education:

Good

Behaviour and attitudes:

Outstanding

Personal development:

Outstanding

Leadership and management:

Good

Education programmes for young people:

Good

Adult learning programmes:

Good

Provision for learners with high needs:

Outstanding

Good

All reports

  1. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 13 May 2024
    PDF – Published

  2. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 30 November 2018
    PDF – Published

  3. Short inspection: GoodShort inspection, PDF - 19 October 2016
    PDF – Published

  4. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 02 November 2012
    PDF – Published

  5. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 10 August 2009
    PDF – Published

  6. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 25 April 2007
    PDF – Published

  7. Inspection Inspection, PDF - 17 October 2006
    PDF – Published
  8. Opened

Next inspection

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Outstanding

Providers judged outstanding are subject to routine inspection. Most providers will be inspected again by September 2025. They may receive monitoring and other visits.

Good

We normally inspect good providers within 5 years. They may receive monitoring and other visits.

Requires improvement

We normally inspect providers that require improvement within 12 to 30 months of the publication of their latest full inspection report. They will normally have a monitoring visit before the full inspection.

Inadequate

If they continue to be funded, we normally inspect inadequate providers within 15 months of the publication of their latest full inspection report. They also receive monitoring visits.

New providers

A new provider whose monitoring visit report was published by 31 March 2022 will normally receive their first full inspection within 24 months of publication.

A new provider whose monitoring visit report was published after 31 March 2022 will normally receive their first full inspection within 18 months of publication.

Notice

We normally give notice up to two working days before the inspection. We can also inspect without notice.

 

About Varndean College

  • Type: Sixth Form College
  • Boarding: Unknown
  • Religious character: Does Not Apply
  • Local authority: Brighton and Hove

Location

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  • Address: Surrenden Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6WQ
  • Region: South East

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