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News from Salamanca
Year 10 students arrived safe and well in Salamanca and have already been busy getting to know their host families and exploring! Day 1 – All arrived safely after a long day travelling on train, plane...
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Thomas Eames (1500m) and Aidan Silsby (discus) both represented Sussex in the English Schools Championships in Gateshead last weekend, this was after winning and qualifying through the Brighton then...
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Senior Students 2015 – 2016
Following a record breaking number of senior student application forms, Varndean School is proud to announce this year’s cohort of senior students: . Cerine Adsett 10AJ Transition for Angelou Wasima...
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Having a Yarn
Over the last 2 days our students have gone from knitting novices to knitting dojos. They have worked on creating their stuffed knitted rabbit, embellished it with features, scarves, bows and flowers....
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Building a Futuristic Brighton
Students on the Minecraft Enrichment activity are busy building a futuristic Brighton. They have been busy building the basis for a sky scraper, a theme park, a mid-air floating island, a new...
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Salamancan Adventure
Hello all from sunny Salamanca! Day 2 (Monday 13th July) – Sepúlveda (historic town) and river kayaking Another long day. Stop one – an historic small town called “Sepúlveda” in the famous region of...
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Ceramic Beauties!
A feast for your eyes in store here with the results of yesterday’s ceramics enrichment activity!
View ArticleEnd of Term Arrangements and Achievement Assemblies
On Friday we will be celebrating all that our students have achieved this academic year in four school achievement assemblies. Parents are welcome to attend their child’s Celebration of Achievement...
View ArticleNews for Varndean Families
Our termly newsletter, the Varndean Eye, has just been published – please take a look! For those starting in Year 7 in September, on Thursday September 3rd, as on the taster day, we will meet pupils...
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Exam results day 20th August 2015
School will be open on Thursday 20th August for students to collect their exam results. The library will be open from 9:30-10:30am for year 11 leavers. Staff will be on hand to celebrate success,...
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GCSE Results 2015
Varndean is delighted to report a substantial increase of 10% in our 5 A*- C (inc English and maths). The provisional figure is 58%. There has been a substantial increase in the amount of progress that...
View ArticleCondolences
It is with great sadness that we remember former students Matt Grimstone and Jacob Schilt who died tragically at the weekend in the Shoreham Air Show crash. They left Varndean School in 2008 and are...
View ArticlePost-exam Results Service
Last Thursday we celebrated some excellent exam results and spoke to many students and parents about their exciting next steps. If you have a query regarding exam results, including if you wish to...
View ArticleWelcome back!
New Year 7 students start at Varndean School at 8:45am on Thursday 4th September and those returning join us on Friday 5th September for another fun packed year of learning. For those starting in Year...
View ArticleRemembrance at Varndean
Welcome to the Autumn term! We hope you all had an enjoyable summer break and our students are feeling refreshed and ready for the new academic year. As well as bringing joy the summer also brought...
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Junior British Champion!
After working hard in her gymnastics rhythmic group and qualifying at elite level, Year 8 student Bella Deane recently went to the British Gymnastics Championships the Echo Arena in Liverpool....
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Year 11 Making the Grade 17th September
We would like to invite you and your child to Varndean School’s first ‘Making the Grade’ evening of the year. The evening will provide an opportunity to hear from departments, to find out about the...
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Latin and Classical Civilisation at Varndean School
In association with Classics for All, will be offering Latin from Thursday 17th September 2015! We will follow the Cambridge Latin Course, a GCSE level course that is recognised world-wide as the...
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Extra-curricular Activities
At Varndean School we offer a whole host of activities both as part of and in addition to the national curriculum. Some activities are still being organised and details will follow, in the meantime,...
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Roald Dahl Day at Varndean
September is not only the month we return to school, but it is also the birth month of the great writer Roald Dahl. Born on the 13th in 1916, Roald Dahl went on to become a writer for both children...
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