City’s primary school applications joy
Ninety percent of families in Brighton & Hove have been offered their preferred primary age school for this September – up from 87.9% last year.
The figures for first, second and third preferences are:
| 2021 | 2020 | |
| First preferences | 2,220 pupils or 90% | 2,231 pupils or 87.9% |
| Second preferences | 166 pupils or 6.7% | 206 pupils or 8.1% |
| Third preferences | 46 pupils or 1.9% | 48 pupils or 1.89% |
| Directions | 34 pupils or 1.4% | 53 pupils or 2% |
| Total applications | 2,466 | 2,538 |
If you need advice regarding your school place offer, please email schooladmissions@brighton-hove.gov.uk .
Parents wishing to appeal against the school place they’ve been offered can do so through the council’s website.
The deadline for submitting an appeal is 17 May.