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Help with applying

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Find schools near you

Where to get contact information for schools in your local area and what they offer

How school preferences work

How to list your first, second and third school preference when applying for a school place.

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 school places were offered last year

How many places were available at each school and how school places were offered in the past.

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.

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

Waiting lists for primary school places

How to add your child to a waiting list for a place at an infant, junior or primary school

Waiting lists for secondary school places

How to add your child to a waiting list, called reallocation pool, for a place at a secondary school

Check your home to school distance

Find out how home to school distance is measured and check the distance from your home to schools.

About secondary school catchment areas

Get information about catchment areas for secondary schools in Brighton & Hove

Proof of address for school applications

We may need to see proof of your address. Find out the type of documents you can send

Tell us you're moving and applying for school

Get in touch with us to let us know If you plan to move, or have already moved home.

Make changes to your application for a school place

What to do if you've made a mistake in your application or need to change your school preferences

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

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.

Contact children and learning

Get in touch with one of our teams for help and information.

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.

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.

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