Welcome to Varndean College

  • Year 10 Taster Morning, Wednesday June 27th. Come and experience life at sixth form college.....meet our tutors.....participate in three taster subjects of your choice
  • Interested in applying to Varndean but missed our Open Evenings? We are now offering College Tours on Wed 18th Jan @ 10am, Mon 27th Feb @ 9.30am, Tues 6th Mar @ 11.30am, Mon 26th Mar @ 2.30pm, Thur 26th April @ 9.00am. To book your place, please call our Admissions Co-ordinator, Amber Etherington, on 01273 546607
  • Now enrolling for our Adult Education January courses. Also for our Saturday Workshops 17th March & 19th May 2012 - please ring the Registry on 01273 546604
  • See what's been happening over the last term read the Autumn Update
  • Thinking of coming to Varndean? Have a look at our 2012 prospectus and the courses we do
  • Latin Courses - Free Twilight Latin Clubs at Patcham High School and Blatchington Mill.
  • EXCELLENT RESULTS FOR VARNDEAN COLLEGE STUDENTS ONCE AGAIN See the press release
  • Excellent IB Results - Varndean College’s International Baccalaureate results for 2011 were some of the very best in whole UK.
  • Want to go to university but don't have the necessary qualifications? Find out more about our Access Courses.


  • <h1>Year 10 Taster Morning, Wednesday June 27th</h1>Come and experience life at sixth form college.....meet our tutors.....participate in three taster subjects of your choice</strong>
  • <h1>Adult Education at Varndean</h1>NOW enrolling for courses starting in January 2012 and Saturday Workshops - please ring the Registry on 01273 546604<br><strong>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>Interested in applying to Varndean but missed our Open Evenings? We are now offering College Tours. </h1>Click on the photo to find out the dates
  • <h1>Varndean College and the Environment.</h1>Click on the photo to find out more including our Eco Code 2012
  • <h1>Prospectus and courses for 2012 now online</h1>Click on the photo to find out more
  • <h1>Find out what has been happening over the last term</h1> Read the Autumn Update<br> <strong>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>Creative Varndean</h1>Find out about the creative side of Varndean College <br><strong>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>Latin Courses</h1>Free Twilight Latin Sessions at Patcham High School and Blatchington Mill.<br> <strong>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>ENROL THIS WEEK</h1><strong>Are you 16-18 years old and still looking for an education or training course for this year?<br>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>EXCELLENT RESULTS FOR VARNDEAN COLLEGE STUDENTS ONCE AGAIN</h1>Click on the photo to find out more
  • <h1>Access Courses at Varndean</h1>Thinking of going to university, but do not have the qualifications? <strong><br>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>Celebrating the Successes of our Students</h1>The college held it's annual awards event on Thursday July 7th<br><strong>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>Student Tracking System (STS)</h1>Click on the photo to find out about parent/carer access to the STS System
  • <h1>Foundation Learning at Varndean</h1>Gain credit at Entry Level and Level 1 as a stepping stone to Level 2 courses, employment and apprenticeships <br><strong>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>Academic Varndean</h1>Varndean College students once again achieved excellent results at A level. <br><strong>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>Vocational Varndean</h1>The college has been steadily increasing the range of vocational courses available to students<br> <strong>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>International Baccalaureate</h1>The International Baccalaureate Diploma is an exciting and rigorous alternative to A and AS levels, which is taught and recognised world-wide. <br><strong>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>Creative Varndean</h1>Visual Arts at the College have just been declared 'outstanding' by External Quality Reviewers. <br><strong>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>Active Varndean</h1>Varndean College has a variety of sporting activities for students to participate in .... from football to yoga. <br><strong>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>International Varndean</h1>Our International students gain the best grades and succeed in entering universities of their choice with our dedicated programme. <br><strong>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>Scientific Varndean</h1>Varndean College prides itself on its excellent science provision. <br><strong>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>Working with Others</h1>Varndean College has been involved in many activities helping the wider community both locally and in its charity work with the Kaloko Trust.<br><strong>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>Life at Varndean</h1>Come and join us as a student and benefit from what Varndean has to offer. Check our College Tours and Open days<br><strong>Click on the photo to find out more</strong>
  • <h1>Extreme Weather Policy</h1><br><strong>Click on the photo to read Varndean's Extreme Weather Policy</strong>

Those year 2 reports not yet available on STS will be so early in the new year.

Applying to Varndean? Interviews will take place in the week commencing 6th February 2012. We will write to students nearer the time to confirm your date and time.