Allocation of infant/primary school (Reception) places September 2025

Places at the community infant and primary schools in Brighton & Hove were allocated as set out in the tables below.

Find out more about our admission priorities on our Infant, Junior and Primary School Admissions Guide 2025 to 2026 page.

Places at Church Voluntary Aided Schools, Academies and Free Schools in Brighton & Hove were allocated according to each school’s own admission priorities. Contact the governors of the school you're interested in if you would like full details.

The information on these pages only refers to on-time applications. 

The numbers in brackets are the numbers of on-time applicants offered places at this school.

*Additional place offered to prevent twins from being separated.

The numbers given in the tables below for children considered under ‘Exceptional Circumstances’ are those where the Admission 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 1119.24 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.

*24 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 566.47 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. 

*15 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference.

Coombe Road Primary School – 30 places

Coombe Road Primary School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5.

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 2893.39 metres from the school.

Children from priorities 1, 2 and 3 who have not been offered a place at Coombe Road Primary School have been offered a higher preference.

*2 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference.

Downs Infant School – 90 places

Downs Infant School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5.

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 762.39 metres from the school.

Children from priorities 1, 2 and 3 who have not been offered a place at Downs Infant School have been offered a higher preference.

*28 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference.

Hertford Primary School – 30 places

Herford Primary School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5.

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 985.32 metres from the school.

Children from priorities 1, 2 and 3 who have not been offered a place at Hertford Primary School have been offered a higher preference.

*5 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference.

Rudyard Kipling Primary School – 30 places 

Rudyard Kipling Primary School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5.

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 779.99 metres from the school.

Children from priorities 1, 2 and 3 who have not been offered a place at Rudyard Kipling Primary School have been offered a higher preference.

*7 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference.

Saltdean Primary School – 60 places 

Saltdean Primary School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5.

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 5451.32 metres from the school.

Children from priorities 1, 2 and 3 who have not been offered a place at Saltdean Primary School have been offered a higher preference.

*All of these children were 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 2055.35 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. 

*10 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference.

Stanford Infant School – 60 places

Stanford Infant School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5.

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 1497.44 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.

*6 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference.

Westdene Primary School – 60 places

Westdene Primary School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5.

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 2262.06 metres from the school.

Children from priorities 1, 2 and 3 who have not been offered a place at Westdene Primary School have been offered a higher preference.

*9 of these children were not offered this school or a higher preference. 

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 – 60 places

Carden Primary School – 60 places

Coldean Primary School – 60 places

Elm Grove Primary School – 60 places

Fairlight Primary School – 60 places

Goldstone Primary School - 90 places

Middle Street Primary School – 30 places

Mile Oak Primary School – 60 places

Patcham Infant School – 90 places

Peter Gladwin Primary School - 30 places

Queens Park Primary School – 60 places

West Hove Infant School, Holland Road – 60 places

West Hove Infant School, Portland Road – 120 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.

For own admission authority schools that use different admission criteria to the council, contact the School Governors for details of:

• which category your child was considered under
• how their places were allocated

The schools below were able to offer places to all on-time applicants. Children who have not been offered a place at one of these schools were offered a higher preference. 

Aldrington CE Primary – 60 places

City Academy Whitehawk – 60 places

Hangleton Primary School – 60 places

Moulsecoomb Primary School – 30 places

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary – 30 places

St Margaret’s CE Primary – 30 places

St Mark's CE Primary – 30 places

St Martin’s CE Primary – 30 places

St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary – 30 places

St Nicolas’ CE Primary – 60 places St Paul’s CE Primary – 30 places

West Blatchington Primary School – 30 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.

If you need more information on school allocations for infant and primary schools or want to know which infant and primary schools currently have vacancies, contact the School Admissions Team.

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