Allocation factsheet for Year 7 places September 2022

Preferences for the Community Secondary Schools in Brighton & Hove were allocated according to the Council’s admission priorities and are set out in the tables below.

The table also shows preferences for Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, Cardinal Newman Catholic School, King’s School and Portslade Aldridge Community Academy which each have their own admission arrangements used to allocate places.

Any child living within Brighton & Hove who was not offered a place at one of their preferred schools would have been offered a place at the nearest school with places available.

The figures include successful applications from outside Brighton & Hove.

Numbers in brackets show the places offered at this school.

This document does not show how late applications were processed or how directions were made for children who could not be offered a school of preference. Therefore, schools that initially had places left may now be full (with directions or late applications received before the 22 January).

There were 29 children in the Dorothy Stringer/Varndean Catchment area who applied for both these schools but could not initially be offered a catchment area school or a higher preference. To accommodate these children in a catchment area school, 19 additional children were allocated to Dorothy Stringer and 10 to Varndean school.

The Published Admissions Number (PAN) for Dorothy Stringer and Varndean school will remain at 330 and 300 respectively.

Blatchington Mill School – 330 places

Blatchington Mill School admitted students from priorities 1 to 4. If students from priorities 1, 2 and 3 have not been offered a place at Blatchington Mill it is because they have been offered a higher preference.

7 pupils were automatically offered a place due to having the school named in their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

There were 5 children in catchment area who couldn’t be offered Blatchington Mill School or a higher preference.

Dorothy Stringer School – 330 places

Dorothy Stringer School admitted students from priorities 1to 4.  If students from priorities 1, 2 and 3 have not been offered a place at Dorothy Stringer it is because they have been offered a higher preference.

8 pupils were automatically offered a place due to having the school named in their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

There were 8 children in catchment area who couldn’t be offered Dorothy Stringer school or a higher preference.  

All children living in the Dorothy Stringer/Varndean catchment who expressed a preference for both catchment schools were offered a place at a catchment school or a higher preference.

Hove Park School – 180 places

Hove Park admitted students from priorities 1 to 5. If students from priorities 1 to 5 have not been offered a place at Hove Park it is because they have been offered a higher preference. 

3 pupils were automatically offered a place due to having the school named in their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

Longhill School – 270 places

Longhill School admitted students from priorities 1 to 5. If students from priorities 1 to 5 have not been offered a place at Longhill it is because they have been offered a higher preference.

1 pupil was automatically offered a place due to having the school named in their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

Patcham School – 225 places

Patcham admitted students from priorities 1 to 5. If students from priorities 1 to 4 have not been offered a place at Patcham it is because they have been offered a higher preference.

12 pupils were automatically offered a place due to having the school named in their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

There were 32 children Out of catchment area who couldn’t be offered Patcham High School or a higher preference.

Varndean School – 300 places

Varndean admitted students from priorities 1 to 4. If students from priorities 1 to 3 have not been offered a place at Varndean it is because they have been offered a higher preference.

8 pupils were automatically offered a place due to having the school named in their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

There were 99 children in catchment area who couldn’t be offered Varndean or higher preference. 

All children living in the Dorothy Stringer/Varndean catchment who expressed a preference for both catchment schools were offered a place at a catchment school or a higher preference.

If you need clarification on this factsheet or would like information about which schools have spaces available, please email schooladmissions@brighton-hove.gov.uk. If you can't send an email, the school admissions team are currently operating a call back service, please leave a message on 01273 293 653 and your call will be returned as soon as is possible.