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Updates on applications

The Admissions and Transport Team is currently processing a high volume of applications for school places, free school meals and home-to-school transport.

We kindly ask that you do not contact us for updates on your application. Once a decision has been made, we will contact you directly.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

Detailed guidance on applying for a school place

What information and criteria is used when allocating places

Find out about the timescales for setting admission arrangements and how to object to them.

The admission arrangements for schools in East Sussex for September 2025

The admissions arrangements for schools in East Sussex for entry in September 2026.

The admissions arrangements for schools in East Sussex for entry in September 2027

How places were allocated on national allocation day in previous years and reports to Office of the Schools Adjudicator

Our privacy notice covers information collected for the allocation of school places, the provision of free school transport, free school meals, and 'Early Years' funding, and 'Early Years Pupil Premium' (EYPP) eligibility.