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Apply for school

Find out about schools near you, apply for a school place and what happens after you apply

Apply for a place

Apply for a school place

How to apply for a place at junior, infant, primary or a secondary school in Brighton & Hove.

Apply to start school during the year

How and when you need to apply if you are changing schools or want your child to start school during the year.

Important dates for infant, junior and primary school applications

When you need to apply, when school place offers are sent out and when children start school

Important dates for secondary school applications

When you need to apply, when school offers are sent out and when children start school

Download school application guides

How to apply for a school place at an infant, junior, primary or secondary school in Brighton & Hove. Read our guides before you apply online for a place.

Download school application forms

If you're not able to apply online, you can complete and return school application forms by post, or in person.

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Help with applying

What happens if you apply late for a school place

What you need to do if you miss the deadline to apply for a school place and what happens to your application

Agreed school admission arrangements for September 2022

Find out the determined school admission for pupils entering school in the 2022 to 2023 academic year. How admission arrangements are agreed for the council's schools, church voluntary aided schools and academies.

How community primary school places are decided

What happens if more children apply for a school place at a community school or an academy than there are places available

How community secondary school places are decided

What happens if more children apply for a school place at a community school or an academy than there are places available

How church voluntary aided and free school places are decided

Download school admission priorities for this school year, supplementary information forms and draft admission priorities.

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After you apply

What you need to do when you get a school place offer

How to accept a school place and what you can do if you are not happy with the school place offered

Appeal a school place decision

How to appeal if you’re not happy with the school place your child has been offered

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