[3] Dorothy Stringer's commitment to education was clear; when she got asked about the cost of building the school in 1955, she replied, 'Nothing is too good for the children of Brighton.'

[5] Dorothy Stringer gained the Eco-Schools Green Flag award in 2000 and has maintained its status, updating the school as rules become stricter.

[10] In 2003, a dilapidated classroom building set among the woodland was renovated into the Brian Foster Environment Centre, named after a late teacher.

Dorothy Stringer School was one of the education establishments on this list, indicating the governors' wish to receive more information and explore all possible options.

The school attempted to pre-empt scandal by first releasing information of Browne's arrest to parents via a letter, before later contacting the local paper, The Argus.

[27] Leslie Hoogland was a former English teacher at Dorothy Stringer between 1978 and 1979, who was arrested in 2004 on suspicion of possessing child pornography whilst teaching in Toronto.

[28] Prior to Varndean Farm ceasing its operations and the land being sold to the Council in 1909,[29] there was an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease amongst the livestock and a large pit was dug to bury the dead animals in.