Allocation of infant and primary school (Reception) places September 2024

Places at the community infant and primary schools in Brighton & Hove were allocated as set out on these pages. 

Find out about our admission priorities on our infant, junior and primary school admissions guide 2024 to 2025 page.

Places at Church Voluntary Aided, Academies and Free Schools in Brighton & Hove were allocated according to each school’s own admission priorities. 

Contact the governors of the school you are interested in if you would like full details.

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

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

The numbers given in the next tables for children considered under ‘Exceptional Circumstances’ are those where the local 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. 

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

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 447.42 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.

26 of the applications for priority 5 were not offered this school or a higher preference.

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

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 867.45 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.

24 of the applications for priority 5 were not offered this school or a higher preference.

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

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 650.69 metres from the school. 

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

33 of the applications for priority 5 children were not offered this school or a higher preference.

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

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 2682.97 metres from the school.  

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

6 of the applications for priority 5 children were not offered this school or a higher preference

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

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 908.84 metres from the school.  

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

5 of the applications for priority 5 children were not offered this school or a higher preference.

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

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 1620.45 metres from the school.  

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

2 of the applications for priority 5 children were not offered this school or a higher preference.

St Luke’s Primary School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. 

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 767.40 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.

62 of the applications for priority 5 children were not offered this school or a higher preference.

West Hove Infant School, Portland Road admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. 

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 1743.35 metres from the school.  

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

9 of the applications for priority 5 children were not offered this school or a higher preference.

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

The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 1905.79 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.

16 of the applications for priority 5 children were not offered this school or a higher preference,

All the schools listed 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.

Schools

Balfour Primary School – 90 places

Benfield Primary School – 30 places

Bevendean Primary School – 60 places

Brackenbury Primary School – 30 places

Brunswick Primary School – 90 places

Carden Primary School – 60 places

Coldean Primary School – 60 places

Coombe Road Primary – 30 places

Fairlight Primary School – 60 places

Hangleton Primary School – 60 places

Middle Street Primary School – 30 places

Mile Oak Primary School – 60 places

Patcham Infant School – 90 places

Queens Park Primary School – 60 places

Rudyard Kipling Primary School – 60 places

Saltdean Primary School – 90 places

Stanford Infant School – 90 places

West Hove Infant School, Holland Road – 60 places

Woodingdean Primary School – 60 places

More information

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. 

Contact the school governors for details of which category your child was considered under and how their places were allocated.

The schools listed 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.

Schools

Aldrington CE Primary – 60 places

Bilingual Primary School – 90 places

City Academy Whitehawk – 60 places

Moulsecoomb Primary School – 30 places

St Joseph's 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 Mary’s Catholic Primary – 30 places

St Nicolas’ CE Primary – 60 places

St Paul’s CE Primary – 30 places

More information

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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