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Reception allocation
Places at the Community Infant and Primary Schools in Brighton & Hove were allocated as set out in the tables below.
Refer to the Infant, Junior and Primary Admissions Guide 2022 to 2023 for the council’s admission priorities.
Places at Church Voluntary Aided, Academies and Free Schools in Brighton & Hove were allocated according to each school’s own admission priorities.
Contact the governors of the school you are interested in if you would like full details.
This document only refers to on-time applications.
School and number of places |
Number of first preferences |
Number of second preferences |
Number of third preferences |
Total Number of preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aldrington CE Primary – 60 |
57 (57) |
39(1) |
46 (2) |
142 (60) |
Balfour Primary – 90 |
86 (85) |
61 (4) |
86 (1) |
233 (90) |
Benfield Primary - 30 |
31 (29) |
36 (1) |
36 (0) |
103 (30) |
Bevendean Primary – 60 |
34 (34) |
13 (0) |
18 (0) |
65 (34) |
Bilingual Primary- 90 |
93 (89) |
86 (0) |
91 (1) |
270 (90) |
Brackenbury Primary – 30 |
16 (16) |
34 (6) |
19 (0) |
69 (22) |
Brunswick Primary - 120 |
85 (85) |
85 (3) |
66 (1) |
236 (89) |
Carden Primary – 60 |
45 (45) |
29 (0) |
26 (0) |
100 (45) |
Carlton Hill Primary – 30 |
40 (29) |
43 (1) |
45 (0) |
128 (30) |
City Academy Whitehawk - 60 |
41 (41) |
9 (4) |
7 (1) |
57 (46) |
Coldean Primary – 60 |
40 (40) |
11 (1) |
10 (0) |
61 (41) |
Coombe Road Primary – 30 |
26 (26) |
23 (0) |
25 (0) |
74 (26) |
Cottesmore St Mary Catholic Primary – 60 |
73 (59) |
58 (1) |
41 (0) |
172 (60) |
Downs Infant – 120 |
100 (100) |
109 (0) |
70 (0) |
279 (100) |
Elm Grove Primary – 60 |
59 (53) |
87 (7) |
88 (0) |
234 (60) |
Fairlight Primary – 60 |
36 (36) |
42 (2) |
46 (2) |
124 (40) |
Goldstone Primary – 90 |
80 (80) |
88 (5) |
56 (0) |
224 (85) |
Hangleton Primary – 60 |
41 (41) |
46 (1) |
29 (0) |
116 (42) |
Hertford Infant – 60 |
26 (26) |
46 (0) |
56 (0) |
128 (26) |
Middle Street Primary – 30 |
25 (25) |
13 (1) |
18 (0) |
56 (26) |
Mile Oak Primary – 60 |
34 (34) |
11 (3) |
6 (0) |
51 (37) |
Moulsecoomb Primary – 30 |
12 (12) |
19 (0) |
6 (0) |
37 (12) |
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary – 30 |
20 (20) |
31 (0) |
32 (0) |
84* (20) |
Patcham Infant - 90 |
87 (87) |
67 (1) |
33 (1) |
187 (89) |
Peter Gladwin Primary -30 |
39 (30) |
41 (0) |
36 (0) |
116 (30) |
Queens Park Primary – 60 |
31 (31) |
45 (12) |
49 (2) |
125 (45) |
Rudyard Kipling Primary – 60 |
49 (49) |
27 (0) |
13 (0) |
89 (49) |
Saltdean Primary – 90 |
72 (72) |
10 (1) |
16 (0) |
98 (73) |
St Andrew's CE Primary - 90 |
93 (83) |
89 (7) |
70 (0) |
252 (90) |
St Bartholomew's CE Primary – 30 |
13 (13) |
15 (2) |
16 (0) |
44 (15) |
St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary – 30 |
38 (30) |
29 (0) |
28 (0) |
95 (30) |
St John The Baptist Catholic Primary – 30 |
22 (22) |
16 (0) |
11 (0) |
49 (22) |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary – 30 |
14 (14) |
12 (0) |
11 (0) |
38** (14) |
St Luke’s Primary – 90 |
115 (88) |
73 (2) |
55 (0) |
243 (90) |
St Margaret’s CE Primary – 30 |
21 (21) |
34 (0) |
21 (0) |
76 (21) |
St Mark's CE Primary – 30 |
15 (15) |
26 (0) |
10 (0) |
51 (15) |
St Martin's CE Primary – 30 |
21 (21) |
21 (1) |
31 (1) |
73 (23) |
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary - 30 |
20 (20) |
19 (0) |
15 (0) |
54 (20) |
St Mary's Catholic Primary – 30 |
39 (30) |
22 (0) |
11 (0) |
72 (30) |
St Nicolas CE Primary - 60 |
48 (48) |
47 (8) |
46 (4) |
141 (60) |
St Paul's CE Primary – 30 |
17 (17) |
23 (0) |
27 (0) |
67 (17) |
St Peter’s Community Primary – 30 |
17 (17) |
11 (1) |
12 (1) |
40 (19) |
Stanford Infant – 90 |
84 (83) |
58 (7) |
62 (0) |
204 (90) |
West Blatchington Primary – 30 |
29 (29) |
15 (1) |
17 (0) |
61 (30) |
West Hove Holland Road – 60 |
27 (27) |
81 (5) |
62 (1) |
170 (33) |
West Hove Portland Road -120 |
134 (119) |
69 (1) |
71 (0) |
274 (120) |
Westdene Primary – 60 |
62 (59) |
53 (0) |
44 (1) |
160* (60) |
Woodingdean Primary – 60 |
48 (48) |
47 (1) |
10 (1) |
105 (50) |
The numbers in brackets are the numbers of on time applicants offered places at this school.
* One out of area applicant had this school listed as their sixth preference.
** One out of area applicant had this school listed as their fourth preference.
Oversubscribed schools (Community schools)
The numbers given in the tables below for children considered under ‘Exceptional Circumstances’ are those where the Local Authority agreed there were exceptional circumstances.
Priority 4 is for children transferring between a linked infant and junior school and so does not apply to any of these allocations. ‘Other Children’ are Priority 5.
Balfour Primary School – 90 places
Balfour Primary School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 2521.02 metres from the school. Children from priorities 1, 2 and 3 who have not been offered a place at Balfour Primary School have been offered a higher preference.
Priority |
Number of applications |
Number of places offered |
|---|---|---|
1) Looked after children |
4 |
1 |
2) Exceptional reasons |
0 (+0 pupils with EHCP) |
0 (+0 pupils with EHCP) |
3) Sibling link |
47 |
47 |
4) Linked Infant / Junior |
not applicable |
not applicable |
5) Other children |
182* |
42 |
Benfield Primary School – 30 places
Benfield Primary School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 658.3 metres from the school. Children from priorities 1, 2 and 3 who have not been offered a place at Benfield Primary School have been offered a higher preference.
Priority |
Number of applications |
Number of places offered |
|---|---|---|
1) Looked after children |
1 |
0 |
2) Exceptional reasons |
0 (+0 pupils with EHCP) |
0 (+0 pupils with EHCP) |
3) Sibling link |
27 |
26 |
4) Linked Infant / Junior |
not applicable |
not applicable |
5) Other children |
75* |
4 |
* 6 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference
Carlton Hill Primary School – 30 places
Carlton Hill Primary School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 604.69 metres from the school. Children from priorities 1, 2 and 3 who have not been offered a place at Carlton Hill Primary School have been offered a higher preference.
Priority |
Number of applications |
Number of places offered |
|---|---|---|
1) Looked after children |
0 |
0 |
2) Exceptional reasons |
0 (+0 pupils with EHCP) |
0 (+0 pupils with EHCP) |
3) Sibling link |
9 |
9 |
4) Linked Infant / Junior |
not applicable |
not applicable |
5) Other children |
119* |
21 |
* 15 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference
Elm Grove Primary School – 60 places
Elm Grove Primary School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 1302.43 metres from the school. Children from priorities 1, 2 and 3 who have not been offered a place at Elm Grove Primary School have been offered a higher preference.
Priority |
Number of applications |
Number of places offered |
|---|---|---|
1) Looked after children |
2 |
1 |
2) Exceptional reasons |
0 (+0 pupil with EHCP) |
0 (+0 pupil with EHCP) |
3) Sibling link |
23 |
23 |
4) Linked Infant / Junior |
not applicable |
not applicable |
5) Other children |
209* |
36 |
* 10 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference
Peter Gladwin Primary School – 30 places
Peter Gladwin Primary School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 771.6 metres from the school. Children from priorities 1, 2 and 3 who have not been offered a place at Peter Gladwin Primary School have been offered a higher preference.
Priority |
Number of applications |
Number of places offered |
|---|---|---|
1) Looked after children |
1 |
1 |
2) Exceptional reasons |
0 (+1 pupil with EHCP) |
0 (+1 pupil with EHCP) |
3) Sibling link |
13 |
13 |
4) Linked Infant / Junior |
not applicable |
not applicable |
5) Other children |
101* |
15 |
* 11 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference
St Luke’s Primary School – 90 places
St Luke’s Primary School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 793.83 metres from the school. Children from priorities 1, 2 and 3 who have not been offered a place at St Luke’s Primary School have been offered a higher preference.
Priority |
Number of applications |
Number of places offered |
|---|---|---|
1) Looked after children |
4 |
1 |
2) Exceptional reasons |
1 (+1 pupil with EHCP) |
1 (+1 pupil with EHCP) |
3) Sibling link |
31 |
31 |
4) Linked Infant / Junior |
not applicable |
not applicable |
5) Other children |
206* |
56 |
* 31 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference
Stanford Infant School – 90 places
Stanford Infant School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 2163.47 metres from the school. Children from priorities 1, 2 and 3 who have not been offered a place at Stanford Infant School have been offered a higher preference.
Priority |
Number of applications |
Number of places offered |
|---|---|---|
1) Looked after children |
1 |
1 |
2) Exceptional reasons |
0 (+0 pupil with EHCP) |
0 (+0 pupil with EHCP) |
3) Sibling link |
38 |
37 |
4) Linked Infant / Junior |
not applicable |
not applicable |
5) Other children |
165* |
52 |
* 1 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference
West Hove Infant School, Portland Road – 120 places
West Hove Infant School, Portland Road admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 1392.00 metres from the school. Children from priorities 1, 2 and 3 who have not been offered a place at West Hove Infant School, Portland Road have been offered a higher preference.
Priority |
Number of applications |
Number of places offered |
|---|---|---|
1) Looked after children |
3 |
1 |
2) Exceptional reasons |
0 (+1 pupil with EHCP) |
0 (+1 pupil with EHCP) |
3) Sibling link |
47 |
47 |
4) Linked Infant / Junior |
not applicable |
not applicable |
5) Other children |
223* |
71 |
* 17 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference
Westdene Primary School – 60 places
Westdene admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 1995.26 metres from the school. Children from priorities 1, 2 and 3 who have not been offered a place at Westdene have been offered a higher preference.
Priority |
Number of applications |
Number of places offered |
|---|---|---|
1) Looked after children |
1 |
0 |
2) Exceptional reasons |
0 (+0 pupil with EHCP) |
0 (+0 pupil with EHCP) |
3) Sibling link |
35 |
34 |
4) Linked Infant / Junior |
not applicable |
not applicable |
5) Other children |
124* |
26 |
* 3 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference
Undersubscribed schools (community schools)
All the schools below were able to offer places to all children in priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5.
Children who have not been offered a place at one of these schools were offered a higher preference.
Bevendean Primary School – 60 places
Brackenbury Primary School – 30 places
Brunswick Primary School – 120 places
Carden Primary School – 60 places
Coldean Primary School – 60 places
Coombe Road Primary – 30 places
Downs Infant School – 120 places
Fairlight Primary School – 60 places
Goldstone Primary School – 90 places
Hangleton Primary School – 60 places
Hertford Infant School – 60 places
Middle Street Primary School – 30 places
Mile Oak Primary School – 60 places
Moulsecoomb Primary School – 30 places
Patcham Infant School – 90 places
Queens Park Primary School – 60 places
Rudyard Kipling Primary School – 60 places
Saltdean Primary School – 90 places
St Peter’s Primary – 30 places
West Blatchington Primary School – 30 places
West Hove Infant Holland Road – 60 places
Woodingdean Primary School – 60 places
These schools do not necessarily have places remaining. Children who were not offered any of their preferences may have been offered places at these schools.
Some places have also been offered to late applicants.