All you need to know about applying for East Sussex primary school places

Applications have now opened for places for children due to start primary school in September, 2020.
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Children born between September 1, 2015, and August 31, 2016, will be eligible to start primary or infant school next September.

Parents of children currently in Year 2 at infant school should also apply for a place at junior school next year.

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Applications are open now and close on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.

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It is time to apply for school places

The quickest and easiest way to apply is via the county council’s website, although you can download a paper form from the website if you wish.

Parents will receive an automatic e-mail acknowledgement that the application has been received.

How the application process works:

• Parents can apply for up to three different schools and must place them in order of preference.

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• Parents are strongly encouraged to include your catchment school as one of your three preferences, although living in a catchment area does not guarantee a place at the catchment school.

• Those who miss the deadline for applications must still submit an application form as a child will not automatically be allocated a school.

The closing date for all primary, infant and junior school applications is 11.59pm on Wednesday, January 15, next year. A decision will be announced on April 16, 2020.

Secondary school admissions are currently open for September, 2020 and close, on Thursday, October 31, 2019. A decision will be announced on March 2, 2020.

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