Your options
We recommend you accept the place allocated to your child. Refusing your allocated school will not affect your chances of being offered a different school and may mean your child is left without a school place.
If you have been refused a place at a school named on your application, you have the option of joining their waiting list and/or appealing the decision.
If your child is due to start Reception or Year 7 in September and you are successful with a waiting list or appeal, your current allocation will be withdrawn and offered to another child. If you change your mind at any point please let us know as soon as possible as we may not be able to reinstate school places given up.
If your child is starting primary or moving to junior or secondary school in September you can make a change of allocation request as long as the school was not oversubscribed. If you are offered a place your current allocation will be withdrawn and we may not be able to reinstate this if you change your mind.
If you have named the school on your application please request a place on their waiting list and not through this process.
It is not possible to state a new preference for a school not listed on your application until 1 September 2026.
The schools available for change of allocation requests are:
| Bexhill | Chantry | Glenleigh Park |
| King Offa | ||
| Crowborough | Jarvis Brook | |
| Eastbourne | Bourne | Hankham |
| Heron Park | Langney | |
| Oakwood Primary Academy | Parkland | |
| Pashley Down Infant | Polegate | |
| Roselands Infant | Shinewater | |
| St Andrew's CE Infant | St John's Meads CE | |
| St Thomas A Becket Catholic | The Haven Voluntary Aided CE Methodist | |
| West Rise Community Infant | Willingdon | |
| Hailsham | Hawkes Farm | White House |
| Hastings | Ark Castledown Primary | Christ Church |
| Churchwood | Dudley Infant | |
| Hollington | Mulberry Baird | |
| Mulberry Silverdale | Mulberry West St Leonards | |
| Ore Village | Robsack Wood | |
| Sacred Heart | Sandown | |
| St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic | Westfield | |
| Heathfield | All Saints and St Richards | Cross-in-Hand CE |
| Lewes | South Malling CE | Southover CE |
| Western Road | ||
| Newhaven | Breakwater | High Cliff |
| Peacehaven | Peacehaven Heights | |
| Seaford | Annecy | Chyngton |
| Cradle Hill | Seaford | |
| Telscombe Cliffs | Telscombe Cliffs | |
| Uckfield | Little Horsted CE | Manor |
| Rocks Park | St Philip's Catholic | |
| Rural | Alfriston | Barcombe |
| Beckley CE | Bonners | |
| Brede | Burwash CE | |
| Chailey St Peter's CE | Chiddingly | |
| Crowhurst CE | Dallington CE | |
| Danehill CE | East Hoathly CE | |
| Firle CE | Five Ashes CE | |
| Fletching CE | Framfield CE | |
| Frant CE | Icklesham CE | |
| Iford and Kingston CE | Laughton | |
| Mark Cross CE | Netherfield CE | |
| Ninfield CE | Northiam CE | |
| Nutley CE | Park Mead | |
| Peasmarsh CE | Plumpton | |
| Ringmer | Rye | |
| Salehurst CE | Staplecross Methodist | |
| St Mark's CE | St Mary the Virgin CE | |
| St Michael's CE | St Michael's, Withyham | |
| Ticehurst and Flimwell CE | Wadhurst CE | |
Secondary
| Ark Alexandra Academy |
| Bexhill Academy |
| Hailsham Academy |
| Robertsbridge Community College |
| Rye College |
| Seahaven Academy |
| The Eastbourne Academy |
|
Mulberry Academy Hastings (previously The Hastings Academy) |
|
Mulberry Academy St Leonards (previously The St Leonards Academy) |
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The Turing School Uplands Academy Longhill (Brighton and Hove) |
How to make a change of allocation request
Please put your request in an email to allocationchange@eastsussex.gov.uk and include:
· your child’s name and date of birth
· the school you wish to be considered.
· the reasons for the change (ie sibling)
The decisions on change of allocation requests do not carry a right of appeal nor can you join a waiting list.