Final arrangements for 2026-27
Arrangements for local authority controlled schools
On 10 February 2025, East Sussex County Council determined the admission arrangements for its schools for the 2026-27 academic year. The arrangements can be found below and are unchanged from 2025-26.
Admission arrangements for East Sussex Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools 2026-27 [29.8 KB] [docx]
There are two Published Admission Number (PAN) changes: the PAN of Wadhurst CE Primary School has been reduced from 45 to 30, and the PAN of Motcombe Infant School has been reduced from 90 to 60. Some own admission authority schools have also reduced their PANs:
PANs for East Sussex Schools [43.9 KB] [docx]
The co-ordinated admission schemes can be found here:
Primary co-ordinated scheme 2026-27 [42.8 KB] [docx]
Secondary co-ordinated scheme 2026-27 [43.4 KB] [docx]
In-year co-ordinated scheme 2025-26 [39.4 KB] [docx]
In year admission arrangements 2025-26 [24.1 KB] [docx]
Other admission authorities within the county who have determined their 2026-27 arrangements will be listed here as we receive them.
Objections can be made to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) by 15 May each year. Find out more about the OSA on GOV.UK.
Arrangements for schools that set their own admissions policies
We display policies we receive from the schools. Each link will take you to the policy on the school's website.
Objections to any of the admissions arrangements can be made to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) by 15 May each year. Find out more about the OSA on GOV.UK.
Please note: we know the files in the links below might not be suitable for users of assistive technology.
They are created directly by the schools.
If you use assistive technology such as a screen reader, please contact the school directly, and they will do their best to help.
- All Saints and St Richard’s CE Primary
- All Saints CE Junior Academy [249.2 KB] [pdf]
- Annecy Catholic Primary [863.3 KB] [pdf]
- Annecy supplementary information [392.7 KB] [pdf]
- ARK Alexandra
- ARK Blacklands
- ARK Castledown
- ARK Little Ridge
- Beacon Academy [139.4 KB] [pdf]
- Bexhill Academy [637.3 KB] [docx]
- Blackboys CE
- Breakwater Academy
- Burfield Academy
- Chantry Primary Academy
- Christ Church CE
- Churchwood Primary Academy
- Chyngton School [544.1 KB] [docx]
- Ditchling St Margaret's CE Primary Academy
- Dudley Infant Academy
- Framfield CE
- Gildredge House [175.4 KB] [pdf]
- Glenleigh Park [175.0 KB] [pdf]
- Glenleigh Park SIF [68.6 KB] [pdf]
- Groombridge St Thomas CE
- Grovelands
- Guestling Bradshaw CE
- Guestling Bradshaw supplementary information
- Hailsham Community College
- Hawkes Farm
- Heron Park [177.1 KB] [pdf]
- Heron Park SIF [88.8 KB] [pdf]
- High Cliff Academy
- Hollington Primary School
- Hurst Green CE Primary Academy [292.0 KB] [pdf]
- Jarvis Brook
- King Offa [183.9 KB] [pdf]
- King Offa SIF [90.5 KB] [pdf]
- King’s Academy Ringmer
- Langney Primary Academy [239.1 KB] [pdf]
- Little Common Primary Academy
- Little Horsted CE
- Mark Cross CE
- MARK Trust combined [961.3 KB] [pdf]
- Newick Primary Academy
- Ninfield CE Primary Academy [281.3 KB] [pdf]
- Northiam CE Primary Academy
- Oakwood SIF [83.7 KB] [pdf]
- Oakwood [174.5 KB] [pdf]
- Ocklynge Junior
- Ore Village Primary Academy
- Parkland Infant School
- Parkland Junior School
- Peacehaven Community School
- Peacehaven Heights Primary Academy
- Pebsham Primary Academy
- Phoenix Academy
- Priory School [320.7 KB] [docx]
- Ratton
- Robsack Wood Primary Academy
- Rye College [70.2 KB] [docx]
- Rye Community Primary [121.2 KB] [docx]
- Sacred Heart Catholic [868.0 KB] [pdf]
- Sacred Heart supplementary information [384.2 KB] [pdf]
- Seahaven Academy
- Seaford Head School
- Sedlescombe CE Primary [248.9 KB] [pdf]
- Shinewater Primary Academy [253.2 KB] [pdf]
- Silverdale Primary Academy
- St Andrew's CE Infant School [327.3 KB] [pdf]
- St Catherine’s College
- Sir Henry Fermor CE
- Sir Henry Fermor CE supplementary information
- St Johns CE
- St Johns Meads CE [308.9 KB] [pdf]
- St Leonards CE Primary Academy [221.3 KB] [pdf]
- St Marks CE [358.5 KB] [pdf]
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic
- St Mary Magdalene supplementary information
- St Mary Star of the Sea
- St Mary Star of the Sea supplementary information
- St Mary the Virgin CE [191.5 KB] [doc]
- St Marys Catholic Crowborough
- St Marys Crowborough supplementary information
- St Paul’s CE Academy [243.8 KB] [pdf]
- St Peter and St Paul’s CEP
- St Philips Catholic Primary
- St Philips Catholic SIF
- St Richards CC policy and extra information
- St Thomas a Becket Primary
- St Thomas a Becket Primary supplementary information
- St Thomas CE Winchelsea
- Telscombe Cliffs Primary Academy
- The Baird Primary Academy
- The Cavendish Education Trust- includes the Cavendish, Roselands and Stafford
- The Eastbourne Academy
- The Hastings Academy
- The Haven CE Methodist
- The St Leonards Academy
- The Turing School
- Tollgate Junior School
- Uplands Academy [142.2 KB] [pdf]
- White House
- West St Leonards Primary Academy
- Western Road
