Schools in East Sussex

162 schools with published admissions figures

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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 East Sussex

Primary

Offered their first choice 91.1%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 87.3% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 4,559
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 91.1% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.9 points higher than in 2016, when it was 87.3%.

The council's primary schools between them had 5,501 places for 4,559 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 86.3%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 90.9% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 95.9%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 4,990
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 86.3% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 95.9% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.6 points lower than in 2016, when it was 90.9%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 5,496 places for 4,990 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 East Sussex lodged 400 appeals about a school place.

211 of them were heard by a panel and 37 succeeded, which is about 18 in every 100 heard.

The other 189 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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.

Primary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
St Philip's Catholic Primary School Uckfield	0.86	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School Eastbourne	0.94	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School Winchelsea	1.27	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Staplecross Methodist Primary School Robertsbridge	-	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Stone Cross School Pevensey	1.12	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Stonegate Church of England Primary School Wadhurst	1.13	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Telscombe Cliffs Academy Peacehaven	0.88	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School Eastbourne	1.00	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary School Wadhurst	-	-	Some aspects not as strong Ofsted ungraded inspection
Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery Wadhurst	0.96	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School Lewes	1.27	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
West Rise Primary School and Nursery Eastbourne	0.96	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Western Road Community Primary School Lewes	0.79	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Westfield School Hastings	0.78	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
White House Academy Hailsham	0.72	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Willingdon Primary School Eastbourne	0.94	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery Wivelsfield Green	1.20	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere

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Schools in TN19 (3)
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