Allocation of Infant/Primary School (Reception) places September 2021

Places at the Community Infant and Primary Schools in Brighton & Hove were allocated as set out in the tables below.

Please refer to pages 20 to 23 of the School Admissions booklet for the council’s admission priorities.

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

Please contact the governors of the school you are interested in, if you would like full details. 

This factsheet only refers to on-time applications.

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

The numbers given in the tables below 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 - 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 441.94 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.

* 20 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 1,347.94 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 - 120 places   

Downs Infant School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 1,073.01 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.

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

Elm Grove Primary School - 60 places   

Elm Grove Primary School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 600.85 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.

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

Middle Street Primary School - 30 places  

Middle Street Primary School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 1,590.31 metres from the school.

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

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

Peter Gladwin Primary School - 30 places  

Peter Gladwin Primary School admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 753.47 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.

* 22 of these children were not 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 631.27 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.

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

West Hove Infant School, Portland Road - 120 places 

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 1,819.86 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.

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

Westdene Primary School - 60 places 

Westdene admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 1,238.32 metres from the school. 

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

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

Woodingdean Primary School - 60 places 

Woodingdean admitted children from priorities 1, 2, 3 and 5. The furthest child offered a place in priority 5 lives 1,609.16 metres from the school.

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

* 14 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.

• Balfour Primary School – 120 places
• Benfield Primary School – 60 places
• Bevendean Primary School – 60 places
• Brackenbury Primary School – 30 places
• Brunswick Primary School – 120 places
• Carden Primary School – 60 places
• Coldean Primary School – 60 places
• Fairlight Primary School – 60 places
• Goldstone Primary School – 90 places
• Hangleton Primary School – 60 places
• Hertford Infant School– 60 places
• Mile Oak Primary School – 60 places
• Moulsecoomb 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
• St Peter’s Primary – 30 places
• Stanford Infant School – 90 places
• West Blatchington Primary School – 60 places
• West Hove Infant (Connaught Road Annexe) – 60 places

Please contact the School Governors for details of which category your child was considered under and 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.

• City Academy Whitehawk - 60 
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary - 30 
• St Bartholomew's CE Primary - 30
• St John the Baptist Catholic Primary - 30
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary - 30 
• St Mark's CE Primary - 30
• St Martin’s CE Primary - 30
• St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary - 30 
• St Mary’s Catholic Primary - 30
• St Paul’s CE Primary - 30

If you require clarification on this factsheet or wish to know which Infant and Primary Schools currently have vacancies, please contact the School Admissions Team at schooladmissions@brighton-hove.gov.uk. 

If you are unable to 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.