School admissions consultation
Details of our consultation on school admission arrangements for September 2025 to 2026.
What we're consulting on
Brighton & Hove City Council is consulting on admission arrangements for its community schools, which are also used by:
- Moulsecoomb Primary School
- West Blatchington Primary School
These arrangements would take effect from September 2025.
The consultation opens on 7 November 2023. The closing date for responses is 22 December 2023.
Respondents are asked to submit an online response on the consultation page.
If you're unable to submit a response through the portal, send an email with your views to schooladmissions@brighton-hove.gov.uk.
If you need us to take down your response to the consultation because you cannot complete it yourself, phone 01273 293 653 between 9:30am and 1:30pm and we'll take down your response.
You can translate this website into different languages at the bottom of the page. Contact the school admissions team if you need any further help with translations or if you need an interpreter at any of the meetings.
Proposals
The first 2 sections are likely to be of most interest.
The remaining 3 sections are required by law to feature in any consultation on admission arrangements. There are no proposed changes to these parts, but comments can still be made.
- Published admission numbers and the proposal to reduce the Published Admission Number of 9 schools.
- The oversubscription priorities for community secondary schools and the proposal to introduce a new priority for children eligible for free school meals.
- The oversubscription priorities for community infant, junior and primary schools, Moulsecoomb Primary School and West Blatchington Primary School.
- The ‘relevant area’ for consultation.
- The co-ordinated admission schemes for 2025 to 2026.
Further information
- Details of the proposed changes and what is being consulted on
- Numbers for Primary and Secondary Admissions
- Further information about the consultation
- Coordinated admissions schemes
- Consultation for own admission authority schools
- Read more about the consultation on the closure of 2 schools in 2024
Public meetings
Brighton & Hove City Council will be holding a series of public meetings. These will be a combination of in-person meetings held at various schools and webinars using Microsoft Teams.
The meetings and webinars will outline the reasons for the proposed changes and give the opportunity to ask questions.
All members of the public are welcome to attend.
Send an email to schoolorganisation@brighton-hove.gov.uk if you would like a copy of:
- the presentations that the Council has made at the public meetings
- a link to a recording
- a transcript of the meeting
Name of school | In-person (public) meeting | Online meeting |
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Brunswick Primary School | Tuesday 28 November – 6pm |
Tuesday 28 November – 10am Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 349 950 099 40 |
Goldstone Primary School | Monday 20 November – 6pm |
Monday 20 November – 10am Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 392 166 940 716 |
Patcham Infant School | Tuesday 12 December – 6pm |
Tuesday 12 December – 10am Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 378 324 731 282 |
Queen’s Park Primary School | Monday 27 November - 6pm |
Thursday 30 November – 6pm Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 316 335 243 603 |
Rudyard Kipling Primary School | Tuesday 21 November – 6pm |
Wednesday 22 November – 6pm Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 382 694 783 237 |
St Luke’s Primary School | Monday 11 December – 5pm |
Monday 4 December – 10am Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 370 439 507 343 |
Saltdean Primary School | Wednesday 29 November – 6pm |
Wednesday 29 November – 10am Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 369 771 659 782 |
Stanford Infant School | Tuesday 5 December – 6pm |
Tuesday 5 December – 10am Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 345 416 680 84 |
Woodingdean Primary School | Thursday 23 November - 9:15am |
Thursday 23 November - 6pm Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 367 302 424 465 |
General event
Online meeting | |
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Secondary school proposals |
Thursday 7 December - 6pm Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 321 928 142 34 Wednesday 13 December – 6pm Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 313 098 935 744 Thursday 14 December – 6pm Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 397 112 382 468 |
How to use Microsoft Teams
To get the best from Microsoft Teams meetings:
- test your equipment beforehand, including your internet connection, microphone and camera
- mute your microphone when you're not speaking, this cuts out background noise and improves the call quality for everyone
- watch this short video to see how to join a meeting on Microsoft Teams
Asking questions on Microsoft Teams
When we get to the question-and-answer section please use the hands-up function to ask a question. You can also use the chat function (speech bubble) to ask questions while someone else is talking. Questions will be addressed when the speaker finishes.