Schools in Brighton and Hove

52 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Brighton and Hove

Primary

Offered their first choice 93.8%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 88.4% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.4%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,936
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 93.8% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.4% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 5.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 88.4%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,430 places for 1,936 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 82.9%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 81.8% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.4%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,154
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 82.9% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.4% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 81.8%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,515 places for 2,154 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Brighton and Hove lodged 234 appeals about a school place.

162 of them were heard by a panel and 29 succeeded, which is about 18 in every 100 heard.

The other 72 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Blatchington Mill School Hove	0.78	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Brighton	0.84	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Cardinal Newman Catholic School Hove	1.40	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Dorothy Stringer School Brighton	0.91	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Hove	0.68	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
King's School Hove	1.24	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Longhill High School Brighton	0.75	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Patcham High School Brighton	0.73	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Brighton	0.87	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Varndean School Brighton	1.25	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Brighton and Hove by first preferences per place
Schools in BN1 (16)
Schools in BN2 (16)
Schools in BN3 (13)
Schools in BN41 (7)
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