Introduction
Places at the Community Junior Schools in Brighton & Hove were allocated as set out in the tables below.
Find out about our admission priorities on our Infant, Junior and Primary Admissions Guide 2026 to 2027 page.
For September 2026 onwards, parents may express a preference for up to four schools. This factsheet only refers to on-time applications. These figures include on-time applications from outside Brighton & Hove.
School places offered
| School | No of 1st preferences | No of 2nd preferences | No of 3rd preferences | No of 4th preferences | Total no of preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downs Junior - 128 | 104 (104) | 49 (1) | 8 (0) | 15 (0) | 176 (105) |
| Hove Junior - Holland Rd - 64 | 34 (34) | 45 (0) | 22 (0) | 18 (0) | 119 (34) |
| Hove Junior - Portland Rd - 128 | 108 (108) | 7 (0) | 9 (0) | 7 (0) | 131 (108) |
| Patcham Junior - 96 | 80 (80) | 4 (0) | 14 (0) | 10 (0) | 108 (80) |
| Stanford Junior – 96* | 61 (0) | 53 (0) | 36 (0) | 1 (0) | 151 (0) |
The numbers in brackets are the numbers of on-time applicants offered places at this school.
*At a meeting on 29 January 2026, Full Council agreed to merge Stanford Infant and Stanford Junior School into a single primary school from 1 September 2026, which will be called Stanford Primary School.
No preferences for Stanford Junior School were considered. All parents who had listed Stanford Junior School as a preference were contacted and informed of this. Children currently attending Stanford Infant School in Year 2 will automatically move into Year 3 of Stanford Primary School in September.
Anyone else wishing to apply for a place for their child to join Stanford Primary School in Year 3 in September 2026 will need to make an in-year application.
All the other Junior Schools were able to offer places to all children in priorities 1 to 5. Children who have not been offered a place at one of these schools were offered a higher preference.
Some places have also been offered to late applicants. However, as at national offer day, 16 April 2026, all Junior Schools still have places available.
Contact details
If you need more information on school allocations for junior schools or want to know which junior schools currently have vacancies, contact the School Admissions Team.
Send an email to schooladmissions@brighton-hove.gov.uk. We'll answer your email as soon as possible.
If you can't send an email, phone the School Admissions Team on 01273 293 653.
We're open between 9:30am and 1:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Phone lines may be busy.