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Infant, junior & primary
School admissions
in Brighton & Hove
2021-22
Closing date for
applications
15 January 2021
A guide for parents and carers
• Starting school
• Transferring to junior school
• Moving into the area
1
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Privacy Notice Who we will Share your Data with Contact information
• Your data may be shared with schools,
The Council is the data controller for purposes of other council departments and public health. If you want more information about the school
the Data Protection Act (2018) and The General admissions process, or if you want to comment
• Your data may be shared with CACI
Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 about this booklet or the admission arrangements,
international who are the software suppliers
(“GDPR”) and is registered as a data controller please write to:
of the city council’s admissions software.
with the Information Commissioner’s Office
This will be purely for the purposes of system School Admissions Team
(ICO) under registration number Z5840053.
development and it will not be disclosed by Brighton & Hove City Council,
Brighton & Hove City Council is committed them to any third party.
to protecting your personal information. As a Hove Town Hall,
• The data that you provide will also be shared Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ
data controller we have a responsibility to make
with the Department for Education.
sure you know why and how your personal If you need a translated, large print, or audio copy
information is being collected in accordance How Long we will Hold your Data of this booklet, or if you have difficulty reading and
with relevant data protection law. (Retention) writing, please email
Purposes & Lawful basis of processing • We will hold your data on council systems schooladmissions@brighton-hove.gov.uk
• We are collecting your data for the purpose until your child reaches the age of 26. or phone the school admissions team on
of making arrangements for school • If your child receives transport assistance, 01273 293653.
admissions and home to school transport, we will hold your data for 6 years after your
to establish pupil records to assist schools in child has ceased to be transported. Telephone opening hours:
administrative matters, track pupil progress, • After this time your data will be securely destroyed.
During these are uncertain
assess pupil entitlement to various benefits
Your information rights times the
and services, and not least, plan future school
places and services. • Under GDPR you have certain rights admissions team will be
concerning your information. available on the phone
• The information you provide may be
verified against information held by other • For further information on your rights visit between 8:30 – 1pm,
council departments and used in the www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/about- Monday to Friday but
prevention of fraud. website/privacy-and-cookies may only be operating
• We have a legal basis for processing your Further information a call back service.
information because we are performing a • If you would like to discuss this further please If this situation
task carried out in the public interest or contact our Information Governance Team changes updates will
official authority. on 01273 295959 or be available
• We may also collect special category data, data.protection@brighton-hove.gov.uk on the council’s
such as physical, mental health needs and our • Further information is also available on the website.
lawful basis is substantial public interest. council’s website.
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Contents Where you see an asterisk (*) next to a word or term, a
definition can be found at the end of the booklet, in the
section titled ‘Explanation of terms and definitions’ on page 58.
Privacy Notice: Data Protection Act page 3 Section 4: Admission priorities for community schools 20
Foreword: A school place for your child in September 2021 5 Primary and infant schools in Brighton & Hove 24
Junior schools in Brighton & Hove 31
Section 1: Before you make your application 6
Key dates in the admissions process 7 Section 5: Admission priorities for schools
Maximise your chances 8 which are their own admission authority 32
Applying for a school place
Apply online
8
9
Section 6: What to do when you receive the decision 50
When should my child start school? 10 How do I accept my child’s school place? 50
How do I defer admission to an infant or primary school? 10 What happens if I am not happy with the school offered? 50
Admission to a year group outside the normal age group School waiting lists 50
(for summer born children only) 11 How to appeal for a place at your preferred school 51
Section 7: Moving house 52
Section 2: Making an application 13 What happens if I change address during the admission process? 52
Decide which schools you prefer 13
What happens if I am temporarily absent from the city? 52
Co-ordinated admissions 15
In-year fair access protocol 52
How do I apply to own-admission-authority Schools? 15
What if I move to the area when my child
Special educational needs 15
would not normally change school? 53
How do I apply for a school place in another local authority area? 16
Moving school if you have not moved house 53
What do I do with my completed application? 16
How will my application for a transfer be dealt with 54
What happens if my application is late? 17
Section 8: School transport 56
Section 3: How your application is processed 18
Explanation of terms and definitions 58
School admissions computer allocation process 19
Useful telephone numbers and websites 59
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A school place for your child in September 2021
Starting school is a momentous and exciting time in a child’s life. It can be a In Brighton & Hove we believe all children should have the opportunity,
time when both children and their parents/carers need support, advice and encouragement and guidance to thrive and fulfil their true potential.
information about the admissions process. This booklet helps you make an The quality and diversity of our schools is something we are very proud of.
application and understand how the application process works. It provides In addition to their educational offer, the city’s schools offer a wide range
a profile of all of Brighton & Hove Infant, Primary and Junior schools of activities, including the chance to participate in musical and sporting
alongside information about admission arrangements. activities, as well as opportunities to make new friends.
Covid-19 will impact upon the usual school open days/evenings. Further Whichever school you decide to apply for, please make your application
details of the new arrangement will be updated on school websites in through the Brighton & Hove City Council website, visiting
September 2020. www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/schooladmissions to make your application.
Once you have read this booklet, if you have further questions, our school
Brighton & Hove City Council’s website is the easiest way to make your admissions team is ready to assist on tel: 01273 293653 or by e-mail at
application. You will get automatic acknowledgement of receipt of your schooladmissions@brighton-hove.gov.uk
application and you will also receive immediate notification of the decision
on your application by e-mail on National Offer Day – 16 April 2021. Please note: the closing date for applications is 15 January 2021.
Please note that parents/carers have the right to express a preference rather We very much look forward to welcoming your child to one of our schools
than choose a school. When there are more applications for a school than in September 2021.
there are places available, the admission priorities described in sections 4
and 5 of this booklet will be used.
Your first, second and third preferences will be considered together
and your child will be offered a place at the highest ranked preference
Deb Austin Cllr Hannah Clare
available. If the council cannot meet any of your preferences, we will offer Chair of Children,
Interim Executive
your child a place at the nearest school with places available, but this may Young People and
Director
not be your nearest school. Skills Committee
Families, Children
& Learning
5
1 Before you make
your application
✔ D O talk to your child about school preferences
✘ DON’T be influenced by others. The right school for other
children is not necessarily the right school for your child.
✔ Visit schools
Ensure that you are entirely happy
✔ Look at the school’s ✔ Look to see how many places each
with your expressed preferences prospectus school has available
before submitting an application. This is called the published admission
number or PAN. This number is set to
You can get this information take into account the number of pupils
Visit the schools website from the school. It will give each school site can accommodate and
or call the school for details you an idea of the school’s how many places are needed in the
about opportunities to visit. ethos and character, national local area.
Contact details are on curriculum test results.
pages 24-25 of this booklet The admission number for each
school is listed under each school’s
entry on pages 24-31.
✔ Consider how likely it is that your
child will be offered a place at
✔ Read Ofsted reports your preferred schools ✔
Read the admissions criteria for
Consider how
your child will
✔ Use your three
You can view reports at each school and look to see which preferences
travel to and
www.ofsted.gov.uk criteria apply to your child. The Select three
from school
admissions criteria for Brighton & different schools.
Hove schools are listed in sections Do not list the same
4 and 5. Look at allocation school three times
information from previous years
which is available on the council’s
website
6
Key dates in the admissions process
For children born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017
School term dates
2021/22
September 2020 pplication process for starting in Reception or Year 3 in a junior
A
school* begins. Opportunity for parents/carers to visit individual schools.
Autumn term 2021
Prospectuses available from schools.
Friday 3 September - Friday 17 December
15 January 2021
Closing date for completed online applications or paper forms to be
Closing date received by the school admissions team. We strongly recommend that Autumn half-term
you do not delay your application until the last minute in case of technical Monday 25 October - Friday 29 October
problems. If you choose to apply on a paper form it is your responsibility
to ensure that the form arrives at its destination on time.
Spring term 2022
8 March 2021 Applications received late with good reason up to this date will be Tuesday 4 January - Friday 8 April
considered as on time. You must provide independent supporting evidence
of the good reason or your application will be treated as late. Spring half-term
Monday 14 February - Friday 18 February
February / March / April Applications analysed.
16 April 2021 National Offer Day Summer term 2022
• Parents who applied online or provided an email address on their application
Monday 25 April - Friday 22 July
form will be notified by email of the outcome of their application.
• Letters will be sent by first class post to notify other parents of the Summer half-term
outcome of their application. Monday 30 May - Friday 3 June
April 2021 Waiting lists established.
1 May 2021 Closing date for parents to either accept or refuse the school place offered.
If the parent does not reply, the offer may be withdrawn. Regardless of how you applied, you can also email
schooladmissions@brighton-hove.gov.uk
June 2021 onwards Independent appeal panels meet to consider appeals from
parents/carers who are unhappy with their school allocation. to accept a place, refuse a place or request to be in
a reallocation pool and for any other queries.
September 2021 Children start school full or part time. If you wish,
you can defer admission (see page 10) .
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Maximise your chances Applying for a
All applications will be subject to the published admissions priorities
school place
There are two ways to make your application
for a school place if you are a Brighton & Hove
Apply online
resident and your child is due to start at infant,
Apply on time
• You can only apply online at primary or junior school* in September 2021
• The closing date is 15 January 2021 www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/schooladmissions or if you are applying for a school place during
from September 2020 the year.
• Any applications received after this will be
processed after the majority of places have been • You will be able to view your application and It can be done either:
allocated unless considered late with good reason change your preferences up until the closing date
• online via our website
• A late application therefore means you • Communication with you will be quicker www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/schooladmissions
are much less likely to get what you want
• You will receive email confirmation of receipt
or if you don’t have Internet access:
• Notifications of the places offered will be made of your application.
on 16 April 2021 (unless your application is late) • on a paper application. Copies are available
• The school allocation decision will arrive
by email on 16 April 2021 (rather than from the school admissions team on
having to wait for the post to arrive) 01273 293653 or email
schooladmissions@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Use all three preferences
If you are applying online for a church
• You could disadvantage yourself if you Choose wisely
voluntary aided school, most of the schools
don’t use your opportunity to express • Consider the school’s oversubscription criteria require completion of a supplementary
a preference for three schools information form (SIF) . This enables
• Don’t assume you will be allocated a place at
• Each preference is considered in its own right, governors to rank applications correctly against
your closest school. If you want to be considered
so give yourself three separate chances the school’s admissions criteria.
for a place at your closest school, you need to
• We only look at your order of preference put it as one of your preferences. Remember to send the SIF and any other
(1st, 2nd or 3rd) if we are able to offer you a • Don’t assume your child will get priority because required documents to the school by the
place at more than one of your preferences they attend a nursery school within the area of closing date.
the primary school. If you are applying online to a community
school but are providing supporting documents
8
about exceptional circumstances, those documents should www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/schooladmissions
be submitted with your application or sent to the school
admissions team (see section 4) .
If you decide to apply online we strongly recommend
that you do not leave it until the last minute. Whilst
our technical systems are robust, high demand could make it
difficult for you to access the system if many other parents are
In September 2020 round of admissions 97.7% of parents applied
trying to log in at the same time.
online. The benefits of applying online include the following:
You can access the website:
• It’s quick, safe and secure • You will receive email confirmation
• At home that we have received your
• There is no risk of your application
• At an internet café application. Paper applications
getting lost or delayed in the post
• At a library Once you have signed up, you can use are not acknowledged
• If you want to change your
the WIFI within the library for free, from your own • Your decision will be sent to you
application, it’s easier and quicker
device. Alternatively, you can join the library to by email on National Offer Day,
to do it online until midnight on
use the computers available the closing date of 15 January 16 April 2021
• On your phone or tablet 2021 • There are links to other websites that
• The online facility is available can provide you with useful
If you have any problems accessing or using our online school information about schools
admissions site, please email us at 24 hours a day, seven days a week
from September 2020
schooladmissions@brighton-hove.gov.uk
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When should my child start school?
• Children start school in the school • Children are allowed to start Your child can also
year during which they have their full-time in September or defer attend part-time
fifth birthday. admission until they reach initially, but you will
compulsory school age (or until need to discuss this
• The school year runs from the start of the summer term if with the school at
September to August, so any child this is earlier). Your child can also which your child has
who reaches their fifth birthday attend part-time initially, but you been offered a place.
between 1 September 2021 and will need to discuss this with the
31 August 2021 should start school school at which your child has
in September 2021. been offered a place. How do I defer
• Your allocated school will tell you the admission to an infant or primary school?
starting date.
If you decide to defer admission, you If your child’s fifth birthday falls between
must inform your allocated school when 1 April 2021 and 31 August 2021 and
you accept the place. Where a place is you choose not to send your child to
Please use the table below to see what
deferred it will not be given to another school until the September following
options are available to you child but your child must enter the school their fifth birthday, an application under
by the beginning of the school term the 2021-22 admissions policy will be
Child’s birthday Options
following their fifth birthday and within required and will normally be considered
1 September – Child can attend full or part-time the school year that the offer was made. for Year 1 rather than a Reception class.
31 December from September or defer admission If your child’s fifth birthday falls between In exceptional circumstances,
(autumn born) until January. 1 September 2021 and 31 December children may be admitted to school
2021 they would normally start school in a different year group. This is
1 January – Child can attend full or part-time in September 2021. However, you may usually due to concerns in relation to
31 March from September or defer admission defer until January 2021. a child’s development.
(spring born) until January or start of summer term.
If your child’s fifth birthday falls between If you would like to request for your
1 April – Child can attend full or part-time 1 January 2021 and 31 August 2021, ‘summer born’ child to start school
31 August from September or defer admission you can ask to defer admission until the outside of their normal age group, and
(summer born) until January or start of summer term. beginning of January 2021, or until the be admitted to reception rather than
start of the summer term. Year 1, please follow the process on the
following page.
10Admission to a year group outside the normal age group
(for summer born children only)
The process for requesting You should also include any evidence If there are exceptional reasons why If your request is refused, we will
admission outside the normal age to support your case. you cannot make your request by continue with your application for a
group for summer born pupil’s the closing date, late requests will reception place in September 2021
application to reception rather be accepted up until 8 March but and you will need to decide whether
than Year 1 is as follows: Evidence could include: requests made after this date will not to accept the place (see also How to
be considered. defer admission to an Infant or Primary
You should apply for the ‘normal’ • Whether your child is
School on Page 10) or apply for a year
year for your child’s admission by summer born We will ensure that you are aware of 1 place for September 2022.
the closing date of 15 January. • Information about your child’s whether your request for admission
The ‘normal’ year for reception personal, social, emotional out of year group has been agreed If you are applying for admission into a
applications, is the academic year development and academic before national offer day in April and different year group or are requesting
when your child will be five years old development the reasons for the decision will be an accelerated admission, the same
– between 1 September and shared with you. process will be applied however you
• If relevant, medical history and
31 August. When you apply, you should apply for a school place at
views of a medical professional If your request is agreed, your
should also complete the additional the same time that other families are
form which is available on the • Whether your child was born application for reception in applying for this cohort. In considering
council’s website to request that prematurely. September 2021 will be withdrawn these requests the admission authority
your child is educated out of year and you will need to apply again will also take into account whether
group, please also discuss your for a reception school place in your child has previously been
request with the headteachers of The council and the school, if it is September 2022. Please note that it educated out of year group.
your preferred schools. its own admission authority, will is the admission authority’s decision,
consider each case on its merits and so if you apply for different schools We do not expect that children and
You should explain on this form consider whether, after reaching the following year that are their own young people will need to repeat
why you would like your chid compulsory school age, it would be admission authority you will need a school year as a consequence of
admitted out of the normal year in your child’s best interest to start in to request again for your child to be Covid-19. Schools will continue to
group. For summer born pupils due reception or in year one. Where the admitted out of year group. make sure all children and young
to start reception, this is the reasons council is the admission authority, people get the support they need to
why they should be admitted into we will consult the headteacher continue their education and to make
reception rather than year 1 in the of each preferred school before a up for any time spent out of school.
September after their fifth birthday. decision is taken.
11How do I get a Year 3 place for my child at
a primary school?
If you want to move your child from an infant school* to a primary school
rather than a junior school* you will need to follow the steps in the box below.
pply online or complete and return a junior application
1) A
form expressing a preference for a junior school* and return
it to your child’s current school by 15 January 2021. This will
ensure that your child has a junior school* place in case it is
not possible to offer a place at the primary school you prefer.
If you list a preference for a primary school on your junior
application it will not be processed.
School
2) You will then be offered a junior school* place in April.
Meals in • Locally supplied fruit & vegetables
3) W
hen you have been notified of your child’s junior school*
Brighton • Fresh seasonal ingredients
place, you should apply online for the primary school(s) you & Hove • Meals cooked on site
prefer using the in-year primary round or request an in-year • Meat from the UK
application form* from the school admissions team, and
…tasty, healthy,
return this to the team before Summer half-term 2021. social and fun • Silver Food for Life Accredited Menu
4) W
e will then check whether it is possible to offer your
child a place at the primary school you prefer. If we are able For information about Free School Meals call 01273 293497
to offer a place at the primary school, we will do so and take Apply online: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/
away the junior school* place. You will get a decision in the onlinefreeschoolmeals
second half of the summer term.
Primary School Menus can be viewed at
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/schoolmeals
If your child is not currently attending a Brighton & Hove school, please return
your form to the school admissions team by the same deadline.
122 Making an application
Decide which schools
you prefer
Always use the online facility or preference form* provided by Brighton & Hove City You should decide which schools you would
Council if you are a resident of Brighton & Hove. If you live anywhere else you must prefer your child to attend and then complete a
form or an online application listing up to three
use the preference form* or the online admissions facility provided by your local different preferences.
council even if you would like your child to attend a school in Brighton & Hove You do not have to express three preferences but if
you only give one preference and are not offered a
place at that school, you will be offered a place at the
nearest school with an available space after everyone
else’s three preferences have been considered.
This may mean that by the time we look at
allocating a place for your child, your local schools
may be full and your child may have to travel some
distance to get to school.
Please remember that each of your preferences will
be considered equally and separately. Listing second
and third preferences will not affect your chance of
being offered your first preference.
Your first preference will only be considered
above your second or third preference if we can
offer your child a place at more than one of your
preferred schools.
In that case we will offer you the highest ranked
one we can, so please make sure you like your first
preference more than your second preference and
your second preference more than your third.
13The following examples are provided to illustrate what may happen.
Please note: these are only possible scenarios. They are in no way a guide to oversubscription* levels.
Please do not assume that if your situation is the same as one of these examples, your application will
inevitably have the same outcome.
Example 1) Example 2) Example 3)
Mohammed lives in Hangleton Agatha lives in central Brighton Elijah lives in Hanover
His parents are keen for him to attend a local Her parents express the following preferences: His parents are not sure whether they live nearer
school. They express the following preferences: to St Luke’s Primary or Elm Grove Primary but
1. Middle Street Primary they would like him to attend Elm Grove as his
1. Goldstone Primary 2. St Paul’s CE Primary cousins go to this school. They list the following
2. West Blatchington Primary 3. St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary preferences:
3. Hangleton Primary
All three schools are oversubscribed. Agatha lives 1. Elm Grove Primary
Goldstone is oversubscribed with first, second and further away from Middle Street than the 30th 2. Fairlight Primary
third preferences. Mohammed does not live close child who could be given a place at the school so 3. St Luke’s Primary
enough to Goldstone to be offered a place there. she cannot be offered a place at Middle Street.
However, he can be offered a place at both West All three schools are oversubscribed. Although
Blatchington and Hangleton. Although Agatha does not meet the religious Elijah lives closer to Elm Grove than St Luke’s he
priorities for either St Paul’s or St Mary Magdalen still lives further away than 60 of the other children
Because West Blatchington was higher on his she is considered by the governors under their whose parents have applied for a place there so it is
preference list than Hangleton he is offered a place other children criteria. not possible to offer Elijah a place at Elm Grove.
at West Blatchington.
Agatha does not live close enough to St Paul’s to However, he does live close enough to St Luke’s to
be offered a place but the governors of St Mary be offered a place, even though it is slightly further
Magdalen do have a space for Agatha. from his home than Elm Grove. Elijah also lives
close enough to Fairlight to be offered a place at
Agatha’s parents receive an offer of a place at this school.
St Mary Magdalen.
Elijah is allocated a place at Fairlight because his
parents have ranked Fairlight higher than St Luke’s
on their application.
14Coordinated admissions How do I apply to
Schools that are their own own-admission-authority schools*?
admission authority* • Church voluntary aided and free schools* a supplementary information form (SIF) or
The council coordinates admission arrangements with have their own admission priorities*. Church provide other information*.
church voluntary aided schools, free schools* and voluntary aided schools often give higher priority • Where you are required to complete a
to children of the faith. These are set out in supplementary information form or provide
academies in the city by using the same preference
Section 5. You should check with the school to other information to a church voluntary aided or
form* or online application for these schools as for the
see if you fulfil their priorities if you have any free school, you should provide it to the school
community schools*. Church voluntary aided schools,
doubts. If applying to a church voluntary aided by the closing date of 15 January 2021.
free schools* and academies are still responsible for
or free school or academy you must still apply
offering places in their schools (see Section 5 to find Please note that if you are applying for more
online to the council or use the preference
out how they will make decisions about this). form*. City Academy Whitehawk uses the than one church voluntary aided or free school,
council’s admission priorities* listed in Section 4. you will need to provide the information to
City Academy Whitehawk uses the Brighton & Hove
each school separately. If the same information
admission priorities in Section 4. The council will let
• If one of your preferences is a church voluntary is required by different schools, check whether
parents know the schools’ decisions. If your child is not aided school you may also be asked to complete they will accept a photocopy.
offered a place at your preferred school, the council will
offer an alternative place, where possible using your
other listed preferences. The council values this joint
working with own-admission-authority schools*. It
Special educational needs or Disability (SEND)
means that all parents will receive one offer of a school A child or young person has SEND if they have a If you think your child may have special
place because information about applications is shared. learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational needs, please speak with your child’s
educational provision to be made for them. current school/nursery and the schools you are
Other areas In most cases support for special educational considering.
We also share admissions information with needs can be met in mainstream schools. If you need to contact someone in the Local
neighbouring local authorities. If you live in the city, Brighton & Hove City Council is committed to this Authority about special educational needs, please
any applications for schools in the area of another approach wherever it is practical. Many children get in touch with the council’s special educational
local authority* should be made on a Brighton & Hove have difficulties at some stage in their school needs team on
application*. career, and often the problem is temporary and SEN.Team@brighton-hove.gov.uk
You are entitled to apply to academies, church voluntary can be dealt with by the school. or 01273 293552.
aided, free and community schools* in other local You can access information about support for children with a special educational need or
authorities, but you must do this through Brighton & disability on Brighton and Hove’s SEND Local Offer which you can access at
Hove City Council if you are a Brighton & Hove resident. www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/children-and-education/local-offer
15How do I apply for a school place in
another local authority* area? What do I do with my
completed application?
• If you apply to schools in other local authorities, he addresses of the
T
you must do so on your Brighton & Hove local authorities adjoining
application. We will then forward your application Brighton & Hove are: Apply online or return the preference form* to
to that admission authority* for a decision and your first preference school by 15 January 2021.
will let you know along with all the other parents West Sussex County Council
who have applied for Brighton & Hove schools. County Hall
West Street Applications to primary schools at junior
• If you are applying online you should use the Chichester transfer (Year 3) See page 11
Brighton & Hove online facility if you live within West Sussex
Brighton & Hove even if you are applying for PO19 1RF Apply online or return a junior application as
schools outside the city. We will ensure that 033301 42903 above. Then submit an in-year application to the
your application is forwarded to the relevant www.westsussex.gov.uk
admission authority*. school admissions team by summer half term.
East Sussex County Council
• If you apply to an ‘out-of-city’ school that has Admissions and Transport team
been oversubscribed, the further away you County Hall It is your responsibility to ensure that
live the less likely you are to obtain a place. St Anne’s Crescent your application arrives on time.
Check this with the relevant admission authority* Lewes
before applying. East Sussex BN7 1UE Please remember that proof of posting
0300 330 9472 is not proof of delivery. In all cases,
• If you are resident in the city and do not when you return the form to the
www.eastsussex.gov.uk
apply online or return a preference form* to school, please hand it to a member of
Brighton & Hove City Council you will not be staff. If you need a receipt, please ask
allocated a place at a city school. If you are not for one at the time.
sure whether you live within the boundary
of Brighton & Hove City Council, please We strongly recommend that forms are
contact the school admissions team on completed online, returned to schools
schooladmissions@brighton-hove.gov.uk or delivered by hand to Hove Town Hall
for clarification. wherever possible.
16What happens if my application is late?
If your online application or paper preference form* your revised application and proof of your new Please note: The school admissions team cannot
is returned after the closing date without good address by 8 March 2021. Not knowing about accept responsibility for delays resulting from late
reason it will be considered after all the on-time the closing date, forgetting to hand the form in or applications, or late receipt of related papers. If
preferences have been dealt with and school places leaving it in the wrong place are not good reasons forms are returned by post to schools or the school
allocated to them. for your application being late. admissions team and received after the closing date
they will be regarded as late applications.
This means there is a much greater chance that Even if your child has a sibling* at the school
you will not get a place at your preferred school as you need to complete an application in the We strongly recommend that if returning a
the places may already have been given to other usual way. preference form* you deliver it to a school as
children. It will also mean our response to you is recommended above. Online admissions will be
Please note: Church voluntary aided, free
delayed. This is the case even if you already treated as late if submitted after the closing date
schools and out-of-city schools may not accept
have older children attending the school. (15 January 2021) .
these forms as on time. Please check with the
If you have a good reason for your application school concerned.
being late, e.g. you have just moved to Brighton
& Hove, your application will be considered if it Applications submitted after the closing
is received by 8 March 2021. You must supply date listing revised preferences will only
independent supporting evidence of why it is be considered from July 2021 onwards
late (e.g. solicitor’s letter confirming exchange of unless there has been a house move.
contracts). This evidence must also be received by This is to make sure that parents and
8 March 2021. carers who do this do not gain an unfair
If we agree that this is late with good reason advantage over others by having the
your application will be treated as if it were opportunity to list more than three
submitted on time. If we do not agree, it will be a preferences.
late application.
If we receive no independent supporting evidence Late applications received for oversubscribed
with the form we will assume that you do not schools* will be placed on a waiting list for that
have a good reason and your application will be school as soon as possible after the initial school
treated as a late application. If you are moving allocations have been made. In the meantime
within Brighton & Hove you must still make your children will be allocated to schools where places
application by 15 January 2021 and then provide are available.
173 How your application
is processed
Please note: where a church voluntary aided or free school is listed as a preference,
it will be considered by the governors who will apply that school’s admission priorities
Preferences considered equally
• On-time applications will be dealt with using • Sometimes we will not be able to offer a place • If you are unhappy with your allocated
the published admission priorities* listed in at any of your preferred schools. If this happens school or with the preferences you listed
Section 4. Late applications with good reason we will offer a place at the nearest school to on your original application, you can
received by 8 March 2021 will be treated in your home that has a place available. submit a revised application listing different
the same way. preferences. However, new applications will
• If the nearest school to your home address is only be considered from July 2021 onwards,
• Late applications without good reason will a church voluntary aided school, academy or unless there has been a house move.
be dealt with using the published admission free school we may contact its governors to This is to ensure that parents who change
priorities* listed in Section 4 after the on-time see whether they have places available. If you their minds are not given an unfair
preferences have been processed. do not want us to consider allocating a advantage by being allowed to list more
particular type of school* you should let us than three preferences.
• All preferences will be considered equally know on your application. Please bear in
regardless of whether you have listed them mind that this may mean your child has to • Priority for on-time applications will
as first, second or third. If we can offer you travel further to attend school. cease after the initial allocation of school
a place at more than one of your preferred places has been made. Late applications
schools, we will offer a place at the one which for schools which are full will be added
features highest in your list of preferences. to the waiting list.
18School Admissions computer allocation process:
People have rights about automated decision For schools that have their own admission The final part of the automated allocation process
making under the new EU General Data Protection arrangements (see Section 5), it is the school involves pupils who could not be offered any of
Regulation (GDPR). The use of a computer governors who list the pupils according to their school preferences. For these pupils, the
allocation system could be considered to be an that school’s admission arrangements and this computer calculates the distance from each address
example of automated decision making as is replicated on the council’s admissions to all of the schools that still have available space.
school allocation decisions are made using a computer system. The computer then allocates the nearest pupils
computer algorithm. to each of these schools until all pupils have been
The computer will list all of the pupils for each given a school place.
Below is an explanation about how this school in admission priority order and within each
process works: priority it uses the distance to order the list of pupils Following this automated process, admission
(closest at the top, furthest at the bottom) . officers perform a number of checks on a random
Applications are submitted online or paper forms sample of pupils to ensure that school places have
are received and imported into the admissions 1. The allocation algorithm works down every been allocated correctly.
computer system. The computer system will then school list simultaneously, offering places until
calculate the home to school distance from every the admission number for each school is met or
pupil’s address to each of the three preference there are no more un-allocated preferences.
schools. Admission officers then manually assess all
applications and set the correct admission priority 2. The computer then finds every pupil with more
for each pupil based upon the council’s admission than one school offer and withdraws the offer
arrangements (Section 4) . for the lower ranked preference.
3. Processes 1 and 2 are repeated until every pupil
who could be offered a school of preference has
only one school place allocated.
194 Admission priorities for
community schools
2. Compelling medical or other
exceptional reasons to attend the school
This priority applies to pupils with a specific need
that can only be met by one school rather than
any other. If there are medical reasons or other
diagnosed conditions that make it essential for your
Please read the following information carefully. It will help child to attend a particular school, you must provide
you to decide whether your child has a good chance of being supporting information from a doctor or other
professional together with any other supporting
offered a place at your preferred school information when you make your application.
This must make a compelling case as to why your
Where there are more applications received for a 1. Children in the care of a child’s needs can only be met at the preferred
community school than there are places available, local authority* (looked after children) school, as a medical condition or diagnosis in itself
we will use the five admission priorities* listed will not automatically result in priority being given.
and previously looked after children
below to decide who will be given a place. If you want a place at a specific school for other
This priority applies to Children in the care of a exceptional reasons, you must provide independent
Children with education, health and care plans evidence from a professional who is supporting
local authority (looked after children), and children
(EHCPs) will be entitled to a place at the your family. This should also demonstrate that it
who were looked after in England or elsewhere
school named in the EHCP. If the child for is essential for your child to attend the preferred
but ceased to be so because they were adopted
whom you are responsible has an EHCP, please school and no other.
(or became subject to a child arrangement order or
ensure that you indicate on your application that
special guardianship order).
this is the case. For this reason, allocations against this priority
You will need to supply proof of your child’s status. are rare. It is not essential for the supporting
Please note: We do not take into account your information to name the school in question, but
This could be a copy of the original adoption
child’s nursery place or current school place, the evidence should explain exactly what your
certificate or order or a letter from the local
your childminding arrangements or workplace child’s needs are and what specialist support and/or
authority, agency or department that last looked
address. We do not consider a child’s academic facilities your child requires. Advice may be sought
after the child confirming the he or she was looked
achievements or abilities. The council may contact from the community consultant paediatrician or
after immediately prior to that order being made.
you at any stage in the process to request proof other relevant professionals where necessary to
If you are not sure what to provide, please
of your address. All allocations are based on the determine whether or not the evidence you have
contact the school admissions team at
following priorities. provided is sufficiently compelling to qualify under
schooladmissions@brighton-hove.gov.uk
this category.
20The supporting evidence you provide needs to by post to the school admissions team or provide Where a sibling attends a nursery class on the same
set out the particular reasons why the school in scanned copies to schooladmissions@brighton- school site, it will not be counted as a link
question is the most suitable, and the difficulties hove.gov.uk with a covering email giving your for admissions purposes.
that would be caused if your child had to child’s full name and date of birth.
attend another school. It is not essential for the You may be asked to supply proof that your child has
professionals supporting your family to have in If we do not receive this information by the closing a sibling at the same address who attends the school.
depth knowledge of your preferred school but the date, 15 January 2021, we will not be able to
evidence should explain exactly what your child consider your child under this priority. If there has 4. Children transferring between a
needs and what specialist support and/or facilities been a change of circumstances (such as a new
diagnosis) which has occurred since the closing
linked infant and junior school (see list)
your child requires.
date, information will be considered if it is received Children who are attending or have been offered
It is vital that you supply any supporting evidence by 8 March. a place at an infant school* in the list below will
for compelling medical or other exceptional reasons have priority for places at the linked junior school*
for admission by the closing date. It is up to you 3. Sibling link* providing the allocation took place by 8 March 2021.
to provide this evidence.
This will apply if there is another child living in the
The school admissions team will not seek same household as your child who in September Downs Infant Downs Junior
information about your child or telephone people 2021 will be attending your preferred school.
Hertford Infant Hertford Junior
on your behalf. The decision will be based solely on
Where separate junior and infant schools* are
the information you send in. Patcham Infant Patcham Junior
linked (see priority 4), the sibling may be at either
If the evidence you supply is not considered school and may be older or younger.
Stanford Infant Stanford Junio
compelling enough to be included in this priority,
If you have two children, of whom one is due to
your application will be considered under priority 3, West Hove Infant Hove Junior**
start junior school* and the other infant school*
4 or 5 as appropriate. Portland Road Portland Road
in September 2021, the junior school* child’s
All correspondence will be treated as private allocation will be done first and a sibling link* will
and confidential. count for the infant child. West Hove Infant Hove Junior**
Connaught Road Holland Road
If you do not want your preferred school to see A sibling link* is only taken into account if children
your supporting medical or other evidence, online live at the same main address and the sibling has
Please note there is no link* between West Hove
applicants can upload supporting documents been allocated a place at the school by 8 March.
Infant Connaught Road and Hove Junior Portland
through the online admissions system. Alternatively Twins or multiple births do not qualify for the
Road, or between West Hove Infant Portland Road
attach supporting documents to your paper sibling link* unless one child has already been
and Hove Junior Holland Road.
application. You can send supporting documents offered a place.
215. Other children If you would like us to consider adding a footpath, Home addresses:
Please note: the council does not use catchment or would like to query a route you will need
areas for infant, junior or primary schools. to request this by emailing schooladmissions@ • The school admissions team will allocate school
brighton-hove.gov.uk before the closing date. Late places using the address at which a child lives
Once all the children in priorities 1, 2, 3 and 4 have requests for footpaths will not be accepted. on the closing date for applications (15 January)
been offered places at the school, the remaining although late changes of address will be
places (up to the admission number*) will be Routes across public parks or open spaces will not considered if we receive proof of address
offered to other children. be accepted. by 8 March.
When using roads for measurement purposes the • The admissions team can only use one address for
Tie-break computer measures along the middle of the road. admission purposes. If your child regularly stays
It measures from the address point in your property with another parent or relative and therefore has
If there are more children applying than places to the nearest point on the road network and from more than one address, the school place will be
available in any given priority, the available places there to the nearest of the school’s gates to the allocated based on the address at which your
will be offered to those children living closest to the child’s home. No other measurement systems child is registered with a doctor – so this is the
school up to the published admission number*. will be used for school admissions decisions. address that you should use on your application.
Home to school distance will be measured by the
shortest route from the child’s home to the nearest Where the home addresses of two or more We may ask for evidence to confirm the
of the school’s gates. children are an equal distance from the school address given.
(eg. two children living in the same block of
This will be measured by specialist computer flats) and only one place remains available
software based on Ordnance Survey data. It at the school in question, the place will be
measures using the road network supplied by allocated randomly to one of these children. Please note: it is an offence to give a
Ordnance Survey and some other public rights of
false address. If we offer your child a
way which are paved and lit.
school place based on information which
You can check your home to school distance Children who live on boats / then turns out to be false or misleading,
measurement and the route used on our website traveller children we reserve the right to withdraw the
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/schooladmissions offer and your application will be re-
If you and your child live on a boat or a traveller site considered based on the correct facts.
and there is no Ordnance Survey / postal address This may apply even if your child has
data for your home, we will measure the distance started at the school offered.
to the site or marina.
22Proof of address We will also require proof that the child you are
applying for lives with you. Therefore, please
To ensure that offers of school places are made provide a letter from your child’s GP, dentist, Remember…
fairly, the council is committed to following strict hospital, optician; NHS medical card; child trust fund
address verification procedures. document, your most recent family tax credit letter The council uses an ‘equal preference
which clearly states your child’s name and address. system’. This means that all the
The address on your online or paper application will preferences for each school are considered
be checked against council tax records. If you do not provide the above proofs by the at the same time. However, you do need
date asked, we will assume your child lives further to list your preferred schools in order of
After the closing date, if the school that you have preference as we will only offer you a
away than all the other children applying for the
applied for is oversubscribed*, you may be asked to place at one school. If it is possible to offer
same school. Even if you prove that you live at the
provide further proof of address. you a place at more than one school, we
address yourself, we still need proof that your child
(or children if you are claiming a sibling link) live will allocate the one that is highest on
If you have recently moved into Brighton & Hove
there as well. your list of preferences.
from overseas or another part of the UK and have
not yet registered for council tax in Brighton & Checks are made on information provided
Hove, you will need to supply one of the following: by parents / carers.* If a parent / carer* is
lease note: providing proof of address
P found to have supplied false or misleading
1. A copy of a current tenancy agreement signed by
does not guarantee your child a place at information to gain a place at a particular
all parties and arranged through a letting / estate
your preferred school. school, the council reserves the right to
agency, or solicitor’s letter showing exchange of
withdraw the place, even if the child
contracts, if you have just moved house.
has started at the school. An example of
2. A copy of a recent utility bill for your home false information would be the use of
Twins / multiple births an address that is not the child’s normal
address, showing usage - gas, electricity, water, (or siblings* within the same year
telephone (not mobile phones) residence.
group applying for the same school)
3. A copy of your driving licence Please note: it is an offence to give false
No special priority is given for the admission of
information to obtain a place at a school.
these children. If it is possible to offer a place at the
4. A copy of your house insurance policy The council will investigate allegations
preferred school to one of the children because it is
about false information and will consider
5. HMRC Tax notification documentation the last place remaining, both (or all) children
prosecution in any such case.
will be offered a place. Please indicate clearly
6. TV licence (valid for the current year) with your on each child’s application if they have a twin
name and address or other same year sibling also applying.
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