Apply for a School Place 2016-2017

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Primary/junior applications: step-by-step guide

Early September 2015 18 April 2016 - Allocation day Admission booklet available online or on request Is a place available at the school you wanted?

Start to: visit schools; view school websites; request school prospectuses; look at OfSTED reports/performance data YES NO You will be sent a letter confirming You will be sent a letter to advise that we have allocated a place to you that your application has been Do you need help? your child unsuccessful. We will also tell you the Contact Information for Families or the Admissions Team (see page 22) name of the school where a place has been allocated to your child. You can accept the decision, or: Decide which schools to apply for having considered • request a change of allocation; the information available June and July 2016 and/or Appeal hearings • place your child on the take place waiting list for your preferred 15 January 2016 schools; or Closing date for applications • appeal against the decision.

Paper form: Return to the Admissions Online: Apply via our website – Team – you can name up to 3 schools you can name up to 3 schools Summer term 2016 Children visit schools for induction days

All applications are considered equally against the relevant admission criteria September 2016 The new school year starts Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Secondary applications: step-by-step guide

Early September 2015 1 March 2016 - Allocation day Admission booklet available online or on request Is a place available at the school you wanted?

Start to: visit schools; view school websites; request school prospectuses; look at OfSTED reports/performance data YES NO You will be sent a letter confirming You will be sent a letter to advise that we have allocated a place to you that your application has been Do you need help? your child unsuccessful. We will also tell you Contact Information for Families or the Admissions Team (see page 22) the name of the school where a place has been allocated to your child. You can accept the decision, or: Decide which schools to apply for having considered the information available April to June 2016 • request a change of allocation; Appeal hearings and /or take place • place your child on the 31 October 2015 waiting list for your preferred Closing date for applications schools; or • appeal against the decision.

Paper form: Return to the Admissions Online: Apply via our website – Team – you can name up to 3 schools. you can name up to 3 schools Summer term 2016 Children visit schools for induction days

All applications are considered equally against the relevant admission criteria September 2016 The new school year starts Contents The information in this booklet is correct as at the time of printing The school admissions process Message from the Director of Children’s Services p3 Schooling in East Sussex p4 Special Educational Needs p6 Find out about schools p7 Understand the admissions process p8 How to apply p11 When to apply p13 Decision dates p14 How to appeal p15 Apply during the school year p16 Travel information School transport p18 Support in further education p21 Help and advice Need help? p22 Data protection p23 Primary schools Community area maps for primary schools (Area 1, 2 and 3) p24 Primary schools information p30 2 Secondary schools Community areas for secondary schools p44 Community areas for Eastbourne secondary schools p46 Peacehaven Community School area p47 Secondary schools information p48 Special schools Special schools p52 Special facilities in mainstream schools p53 Academy schools Academy schools admission criteria p54 Community and Voluntary Controlled schools Community and Voluntary Controlled schools criteria p62 Frant CE Primary School admission criteria p63

Free schools Free schools admission criteria p64 Studio / Trust schools Studio / Trust schools admission criteria p65 UTC (University Technical College) UTC admission criteria p66 Voluntary Aided (VA) church schools VA church schools admission criteria p68 Glossary Explanation of words and phrases p87 Applying on paper Useful notes p88 Application form inside back Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192 Introduction Please bear in mind that you have the right to express a preference Message from the Director for a school which is not the same as choosing the school where of Children’s Services your child will attend. Sometimes there are more applications for a school than there are places available. When this happens, places Dear parent/carer will be offered by referring to the admissions criteria and some applications will be unsuccessful. Deciding on a school is an exciting and sometimes daunting process for parents and Admissions criteria are a set of rules which are used to allocate children alike. It is a big step in children’s lives places when schools have too many requests for places. It is and we understand the importance of making a well- important that you take a look at the admission criteria for the informed decision about the school you would like your child to schools you prefer as it will help you assess how likely it is that attend. your child will get a place. 3 All the information you need is in this booklet. Please read it Once you have decided which schools you like, please ensure carefully and keep it for reference as it explains how and when to you make your application by the stated closing date to give apply for places and how we will deal with your application. You yourself the best chance of securing a place at a preferred school. might also find it helpful to visit your local schools to see what By applying on time, you will know that your application will be they can offer and talk to the teachers as schools are constantly considered along side all other applications for that school. If your developing and changing. application is late, there is a risk that your preferred school would have already been filled. All schools produce a prospectus that contains useful information for parents. You can ask the school to send you a copy or you can Finally, I wish your child every success in an East Sussex School. collect one when you visit. There are an increasingly diverse range of schools to choose from, including Community and Voluntary Stuart Gallimore Controlled schools, Voluntary Aided church schools, Academies, Director, Children’s Services and a Free school. We also have a Studio school and a University Technical College available for students in Year 10 upwards. Whatever the type of school your child attends, the County Council is committed to securing the best possible experience and outcomes for all East Sussex children. Applying for a school 2016-2017 Schooling in East Sussex Types of schools available in East Sussex University technical colleges (U) This section lists the various types of schools available. All are subject University technical colleges are open to 14-19 year olds and specialise in to inspections by Ofsted and offer education for children of all abilities subjects like engineering and construction. Pupils study academic subjects (apart from special schools). We do not have any grammar schools and as well as practical subjects leading to technical qualifications. The no schools select children by academic ability or aptitude. curriculum is designed by the university and employers, who also provide work experience for students. Academy schools (A) Voluntary aided church schools (VA) Academies are all-ability schools set up by sponsors from business, faith Voluntary aided church schools are responsible for setting their own or voluntary groups. They are not maintained by the local authority. They admission arrangements and deciding how pupils are admitted. The are independent schools funded by central government. The governors set governing body contributes to building and maintenance costs. their own admission arrangements and decide how pupils are admitted. In some cases the governors ask parents to complete a supplementary Community schools (C) information form (SIF) in addition to the school application form. This extra 4 The local authority (East Sussex County Council) is responsible for school information enables schools to rank applications correctly against their admissions and decides how pupils are admitted. Community Schools are admissions criteria. managed by the head teacher and governors in partnership with the local Priority is normally given where parents can demonstrate a commitment authority. to the religious faith of the school and then to children belonging to, and Free schools (F) practising, within another denomination. Please bear this in mind if you Free schools are non-profit making, independent, state-funded schools decide to name a VA church school as one of your preferences. for children of all abilities. The governors set their own admission Voluntary controlled schools (VC) arrangements and decide how pupils are admitted and what they are Voluntary controlled schools are managed in the same way as community taught. schools but these schools have historically been linked to a church. The Studio schools (S) local authority is responsible for school admissions and decides how Studio schools cater for 14 to 19 year olds and combine traditional pupils are admitted. academic and vocational qualifications with work experience to prepare Special schools and specialist facilities young people for employment within the creative industries. The governors There are a number of special schools and special needs facilities for set their own admission arrangements and decide how pupils are children whose needs are too complex for them to be educated in a admitted. mainstream school. Please see pages 52 and 53 for more information on Trust schools (T) what types of need are catered for. Trust schools are run by their own governing body but have formed a charitable trust with an external partner – for example, a business or educational charity – aiming to raise standards. The governors set their own admission arrangements and decide how pupils are admitted. Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Starting school and compulsory school age • At the same time, make a request in writing to admissions@ eastsussex.gov.uk explaining why your child should be taught out of Children reach compulsory school age at the start of the school term age group. You can provide evidence if you wish. following their fifth birthday. However, all children can start school in the September following their fourth birthday. • Make clear if the out of age group request is for each of your preferred schools as it is for each admission authority to reach a All children are entitled to attend full-time but there are flexible options decision on your request. At local authority controlled schools, a for parents who do not feel their child is ready for full-time attendance. decision will be made on the information provided in consultation Children may attend part-time until they reach compulsory school age with the relevant head teacher. or you can defer entry until later in the school year but not beyond compulsory school age and not beyond 18th April 2017. If your child does • A response will be sent to you on or before 18 April 2016. not start school by this date you will need to re-apply for a school place. If the out of age group request is agreed, the application for starting school Please discuss your options with the head teacher once the school place in September 2016 to the normal age group will be withdrawn and a new has been offered. application must be made as part of the admissions process next year. 5 Guide to when children may attend or must attend school on a full-time basis If the out of age group request is refused, you will need to decide whether Child’s 5th birthday Start of Term 1 Start of Term 3 Start of Term 5 to accept the offer of a place for the normal age group or decline it. If you between (Autumn term) (Spring term) (Summer term) decline the offer, an In-year application will have to be made by you in time 1 September 2016 - may attend must attend must attend for your child to join Year 1 for the start of the next school year. 31 December 2016 full or part time full time full time (See page 16 for more information) 1 January 2017 - may attend may attend must attend Other age groups – Once a child has been admitted to a school it is a 31 March 2017 full or part time full or part time full time matter for the Head teacher as to how best to educate them. Any decision 1 April 2017 - may attend may attend may attend to move to a different age group should be based on educational 31 August 2017 full or part time full or part time full or part time reasons and Head teachers will need to be satisfied that an appropriate curriculum cannot be offered in the normal age group.  Requests for admission outside normal age group Co-ordinated admissions at the normal age of transfer Summer born children (born between 1 April and 31 August) are not We are required to operate co-ordinated admission schemes for required to start school until a full year after they could have started and primary and secondary admissions. The schemes ensure the sharing of will normally join Year 1. Some parents, however, may request their child be information between all admissions authorities in the county, as well as admitted out of their normal age group and start in Reception rather than close liaison with neighbouring authorities. Co-ordination means that Year 1 when they reach school age. all applications are treated fairly and ensures that each child is only If you are requesting an admission outside of your child’s normal age group allocated one school place. you must follow the process below: Copies of the scheme can be found at eastsussex.gov.uk/admissions • Make an application for the normal age group by the closing date of 15 January 2016. Applying for a school 2016-2017 Special Educational Needs (SEN) What is SEN? Selecting schools Your child may have learning difficulties, physical or sensory difficulties Most children with special educational needs go to a mainstream school. or emotional, social or behavioural difficulties. These difficulties might Some are supported by specialist facilities in mainstream schools and make it harder for them to learn and make progress at school. some go to special schools. Your child’s educational development will be monitored by their school. If your child has special educational needs, ask your child’s current The school will assess your child and, if necessary, will arrange support school or pre-school to help you plan the move to their new school. You to meet your child’s needs. Our schools have the skills and funding to can also visit the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) at the meet the requirements of children with special educational needs. schools you are interested in. You can explain your child’s needs and ask what support they will receive. What extra support is available?  There are different types of support in schools which might benefit your Application process child. For example, it might be necessary for your child to be taught in If your child has special educational needs but does not have a 6 a particular way. Your child may use different books or equipment or do Statement or Education, Health and Care Plan, you will need to follow small group work or follow a specific programme of learning. Your child the application process as set out in this booklet. Schools should may have support from a teaching assistant in class. Schools should admit children according to the published criteria only. They should not involve you in planning and reviewing your child’s special educational consider a child’s special educational needs when deciding whether to support. offer a place to a child. Most children’s needs are met by the school providing additional support For children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, using school resources. There are also a range of support services Health and Care Plan different arrangements apply. You should tell your available for children, for example, for children whose first language is Assessment and Planning Officer which school you would like your child not English or for children who are too unwell to attend school. Schools to attend and they will then explain the next steps. will be able to offer you guidance or put you in touch with the relevant Need more information? service. You can get more information on SEN and admissions from the Each child will have a plan which sets out what the specific needs are Assessment and Planning Team at [email protected] or and how those needs will be met in school. Some children with special from Information for Families whose details can be found on page 22. educational needs and/or a disability may require more support and may have an Education, Health and Care Plan. Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192 Find out about schools Information gathering Inspection reports You will probably have an idea of some of the things about a school that The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) regularly inspects schools. are going to be important to you and your child. You may have talked You can get a copy of a school’s most recent inspection report from to other parents whose children already attend a particular school. the school on request. Alternatively, inspection reports are available Their ideas and opinions may be helpful, but you should always base a online at ofsted.gov.uk where you can find more information about the decision about schools on your own judgement. It is important, therefore, inspection process. to find out as much as you can about individual schools and you may wish to consider the points in this section when deciding which school Performance data you would like your child to attend. Schools provide results of their own National Curriculum testing in their prospectus. The Department for Education (DfE) publishes national School visits achievement and attainment tables each year and these can be found We suggest you look round schools to see what they have to offer and get online at education.gov.uk a general impression. Schools organise open days or arrange visits for parents to view schools and meet staff. Before you go, it might be useful A variety of factors need taking into account when comparing results 7 between schools as pupils differ in terms of ability, background etc. Test to think of some questions to ask during your visit. results are only a ‘snapshot’ of a given age group and should not be seen Please contact the schools of interest to you for more information. in isolation from other strengths a school has to offer. Contact details start on page 30. School websites School prospectus Many schools have their own website and individual web addresses are Every school produces a prospectus each year containing information about listed in the school details later in the booklet. You can also search for the school, such as school policies, after-school activities, curriculum school details on our website at eastsussex.gov.uk/ﬁndaschool matters and performance related results. A prospectus can also give you an idea of a school’s character and aims. Prospectuses are available at all For your convenience, our website contains links to the websites for schools, free of charge. Ofsted and the Department for Education (DfE). Applying for a school 2016-2017 Understand the admissions process Once you have visited schools and decided which ones to apply for, you Here’s an imaginary example to describe how the process might work. will need to consider a number of other factors which will have a bearing Royston lives in the area served by School Y. His parents prefer him to on whether your application will be successful. We recommend you read attend School X. They fill in the application form as follows: this section with care. • Preference 1 - School X A preference, not a choice • Preference 2 - School Y You do not have the right to choose your child’s school. You have the right • Preference 3 - School Z to state a preference for the school you would like your child to attend. The ability to meet with your wishes will depend on demand for places School X receives more applications than places and the admissions at individual schools. If a school receives more applications than it has criteria has to be applied. The school is filled with brothers and sisters places, the admissions criteria for the school will decide which children and then by children living inside the school’s area. Royston’s address will be offered places. falls outside of the school’s area so a place cannot be offered as he falls into a lower priority. However, Royston meets the criteria for a place at 8 The allocation procedure both School Y and School Z. A place will be offered at School Y because it Each school has a set of rules (known as the admission criteria) to was listed as a higher preference. decide which children will be offered places if a school attracts too many applications. As all preferences have to be treated equally, this could mean that some places are allocated to second and third preference applicants, whilst first preferences are refused because they have a lower priority in the criteria. It is essential that you take a look at the admission criteria for the schools you prefer as it will help you assess how likely it is that your child will get a place. The admission criteria differs between schools and are set out in separate sections at the back of this booklet. The relevant criteria are applied individually to each of your preferences. If your child meets the criteria for a place at more than one of the schools named on your application, we will offer the highest ranked preference we can. If your child meets the criteria for a place at only one of your preferred schools then that school will be allocated. If none of the schools named on your application can be offered, we will allocate a place for your child at the nearest school to your home with a place available. Only one school place will be offered on the allocation day. Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Compelling reasons • Children with Statements of SEN or Education, Health and Care Plan Although community and controlled schools do not have criteria which Children with Statements of Special Educational Needs or an Education, refer to a child’s exceptional medical or social needs, many admissions Health and Care Plan have priority for school places. Once a school is authorities do. named in the Statement or plan, that school must admit the child. This will reduce the number of places available for other children. Parents applying under such a criterion must be supported by documentary evidence (such as a letter from a doctor or social worker). • The infant class size law Any evidence must conclusively show that only the preferred school can The law requires children aged 5, 6 and 7 to be taught in classes of no meet the child’s needs and that other schools are unsuitable. more than 30 pupils to one school teacher. Admission numbers at the Decisions can only be based on the information you supply. It is majority of schools admitting Reception age pupils have been set to important, therefore, that you provide the information you want to ensure compliance with the class size law (see Appeals and the infant be considered before decisions are reached. If you supply additional class size law on page 15). information after schools have been filled, it will be left for an appeals • Twins and children from multiple births panel to decide the outcome (see Making an appeal on page 15). 9 Where the admission of both twins or all siblings from a multiple birth Please note that a child’s ability or aptitude in a particular subject does would cause a school to rise above its admission number, both twins or not represent a compelling reason. all the siblings will be admitted. Where the admission of the additional child or children from multiple births would result in the admission  Other relevant information number rising above 30 (or multiples of 30), the additional child/ • The admission number children will be exceptions to the Infant Class Size legislation throughout the infant phase or until the number in the year group reduces to the The number of places available at each school is known as the ‘admission admission number. number’. Admission numbers are linked to a schools accommodation and its organisation. Keeping to admission numbers ensures that children receive an effective education and correct levels of support. Normally, it is only possible to refuse an application if the number of applications exceed the admission number. The admission number is therefore an important factor in the process. The proposed admission number for each school is given in the school data later in this booklet. We are committed to meeting parents’ wishes but places at schools are limited. We will not overcrowd a school if there are vacancies at other schools and we will not create additional places unless there is a shortage of school places to meet a local need. Applying for a school 2016-2017

The importance of where you live We will only use a new address for the purpose of allocating a school place when contracts have been exchanged or when a tenancy agreement Each East Sussex address will fall into an area served by a certain school (usually of 12 months) has been signed. Until such evidence can be or set of schools. Where you live can make a difference to the outcome of provided, we will process your application based on your existing your application. Generally speaking, the closer you live to your preferred address. school, the better your chances of getting a place. However, living in a community area does not guarantee a place at a particular school. We may also ask for additional evidence to confirm a move has taken Sometimes your ‘community area’ school may not actually be your place. This may include getting you to provide a copy of a council tax nearest school. or utility bill for your new address and/or evidence that you will not be returning to your previous address. Maps showing the community areas are included in this booklet starting on page 24 for primary school areas and page 45 for the secondary Demand in the previous school year sector. To help you assess your chances of getting your preferred school we have If you are unclear which community area your address falls into, please given details about the number of preferences stated for each school last contact the Admissions Team. year. For community and voluntary controlled schools, we have given You must state your child’s home address which should be a residential details of how the places were allocated against the admission criteria. property that is your child’s only or main residence and not an address at If we had to restrict entry to a school by distance, we have given the 10 which he or she might sometimes stay or sleep. distance (in metres) of the last child gaining a place. This information If your child regularly stays with another parent or relative and therefore is given in the sections on primary and secondary schools. For schools has more than one address, the school place will be allocated based on where decisions are made by the governors, you will need to obtain this the address at which your child spends the majority of weekday nights information from the school. during term time. The number of preferences a school receives can vary greatly from year to If you give two addresses, we will decide which address should be used year, so this information must be treated with caution and should only be as the main residence for the purpose of processing your application used as a guide. because we only accept one current address. Evidence may be required  to confirm the address given and we reserve the right to check the Getting to and from school information you supply. In most cases, it is for you to decide how your child gets to and from school so it is important that you consider the journey when applying for If you have any questions about addresses please contact the Admissions schools. If it is not possible to walk to school because of the distance Team who will be happy to discuss this with you before you fill in your involved, you may wish to consider using public transport or car sharing. application. Most schools have school travel plans and are working with parents to • Moving house reduce the use of the car. We are not able to hold back places at any schools for children moving We recommend you read the section on transport (pages 18- 20) which house after the closing date. So if you move locally or into East Sussex explains the circumstances where help with transport may be given. Our late on in the process, your child will be allocated a place at the nearest full transport policy and Sustainable School Travel Strategy can be found school with spaces if your preferred school is full. online at eastsussex.gov.uk/schooltransport

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Apply online How to apply To make an online application go to eastsussex.gov.uk/admissions Step-by-step instructions will guide you through the process. After you We are sure you will have given careful thought to which schools you have checked the details you have entered, please remember to submit name on the application. Whilst we cannot give a guarantee, if you want your application. your child to attend the same or linked school as their sibling, or at your Applying online means: local community area school, you must name the school as one of your preferences. If you do not do this, your child might be offered a place • your application is safe; at another school. This may be some distance away, as we have to give • you can apply 24 hours a day, seven days a week; priority to those who state a preference for a school over those who do • you can be sure your application has been received; and not. • a decision can be emailed to you. When you apply, you must tell us about any brothers or sisters and give us their full name and date of birth. If you fail to do this, your application You can apply online from 12 September 2015. Once you have registered will only be considered on the basis of the other information you provide. with the system you can ‘sign in’ to view your account at a later date. Sometimes it is not possible to offer a place at any of your preferred If you need to send us additional information such as a signed tenancy schools. If this happens, your child will be allocated a place at the agreement, please indicate in the ‘other reasons’ section that evidence is nearest school to your home with a place available. on its way. You should clearly mark your child’s name and date of birth on 11 the top of the supporting documentation before sending it to us. You have three preferences so use them!  You are able to state up to three preferences for the school you would Paper application forms like your child to attend. Although you do not have to give more than one If you prefer, you may use the application form at the back of this booklet. preference, we recommend that you do in case that single preference Notes to help you fill in the form are also at the back. Your completed cannot be offered. Giving second and third preferences will not affect form should be returned to the address specified. your first preference and it will increase your chances of being allocated If we receive more than one application for the same child before the a place at a school you will be happy with. We can only consider a school closing date, we will use the latest application submitted. for your child if it is named on your form. Please do not name the same school more than once as only different preferences count.

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Applications from inside East Sussex If you live in East Sussex you must apply through us as your ‘home’ authority. This rule applies whichever type of school you prefer including schools outside of the county. Applications that include schools in two or even three other admission authorities outside of East Sussex are allowed. Once you’ve applied we will pass the details of your application to the appropriate admissions authority for them to apply their own admissions criteria. You must not apply direct to schools (unless it is to join an existing age group) and any applications made in this way are invalid. Many VA church schools require the completion of a supplementary information form. This will help them to rank your application correctly. The VA church schools admission criteria starts on page 68. We have indicated those schools where the governors require a supplementary information form although we suggest that you check this requirement 12 with the school in question. A supplementary information form on its own is not a valid application. Details of neighbouring local authorities are given on page 17. Applications from outside of East Sussex If you live outside East Sussex and are interested in your child attending a school in East Sussex, you must apply through the local authority in which you live. Your authority will then pass us details of your application for us to consider. Your ‘home’ authority will be responsible for letting you know the outcome of your application. Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192 When to apply

National closing dates Changes after the closing date Parents/carers are responsible for making sure that the application form Keeping the same preferences after a change of circumstances is returned by these dates. Should your circumstances change after the closing date, (e.g you move • Secondary – Saturday 31 October 2015 house) but you want to keep the same preferences, you should tell us as soon as possible. For most parents the decision will still be based on the • Primary/Junior – Friday 15 January 2016 information we held at the closing date. Sometimes we may consider your Late applications application differently, especially if the address you were living at before the closing date was a temporary one and your house move takes you If you apply after the above dates your application will be late. Late further from your preferred school. applications are dealt with under the same admissions priorities, but not until after ‘on time’ applications have been processed. If schools Changes of preference are filled by those who applied on time, it is most likely that we will We do not have to agree to a change of preference(s) from those given have to offer another school which still has places. This may not be on the original application. However, a change of circumstances may 13 your community area school nor the same school as a brother or sister. mean your original preferences are impractical. A new stated preference Late applicants will have the same access to the appeal and waiting list will not necessarily enable a place to be allocated because that school procedures. may already be oversubscribed by ‘on time’ applications. If a change of If forms are received by 1 February 2016 (secondary) and by 24 March preference is considered but turned down, you can appeal and/or ask 2016 (primary) you will get a decision at the same time as those who for your child’s name to be placed on the waiting list (see pages 14-15 for applied on time (see National offer dates on page 14). more details). If you wish to add a preference or revise your preference order, you must Applications made after these dates may be subject to a delay in write to the Admissions Team explaining the basis for the change. As processing. already stated, we are not obliged to accept your request and will not do so without a genuine reason. By this we mean a situation which could not Parents not completing applications have been foreseen or a change of address. The responsibility for finding out about schools and applying for places Each request will be carefully considered. If we agree to your request and rests with parents/carers. If you do not apply for a school your child will you wish to state a preference for a school not named on your original not be allocated a place. application, you will need to complete a new application. Applying for a school 2016-2017 Decision dates

National offer dates • Place your child on a waiting list • Secondary - Monday 1 March 2016 Children can be placed on a waiting list for any school that has not been offered but was named on the application form. At community and • Primary/Junior - Monday 18 April 2016 voluntary controlled schools, waiting lists are held by the Admissions Please do not contact the Admissions Team for an early decision as it will Team. At schools where the governors are responsible for making the not be made available under any circumstances. school offer, lists are maintained at school level. Letting you know Waiting lists for children starting or transferring school in September 2016 will be maintained until Christmas 2016. Waiting lists to join an Allocation letters are posted first class on the offer day and should arrive existing year group run until the end of the term in which the application the next day. If you applied online you can view the decision online or via is processed. Waiting list requests must be renewed on a termly basis email if you opted for this. otherwise names will be removed. 14 Next steps Waiting lists must follow a school’s admissions priorities and cannot be • Accept the place allocated run on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. As a result, a child’s position can change as other pupils join or leave the list. Parents will be notified If you want to accept your child’s place you should complete and return in writing if a vacancy arises and will need to decide whether or not to the admission form (enclosed with the allocation letter) to the head accept the place. teacher of the allocated school. • Appeal for your preferred school (see page 15) If you do not accept the place within 14 days, schools may send you a reminder to fill in the admission form. If you no longer wish to send your Withdrawing places child to the school allocated (for example, because you are moving away) If our decision to allocate a place at a school is based on incorrect please let us or the school know in writing. information (for example, a wrong address or date of birth has been • Request a change of school given) the place may be withdrawn. We can look into changing your child’s allocated school provided the alternative school has vacancies. Please put your request in an email to [email protected] giving the reasons and naming the school you wish to be considered. Such requests do not carry a right of appeal. Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192 How to appeal

Making an appeal Appeals and the infant class size law If you did not get the school place you wanted, you can appeal to an Classes containing infant aged children are limited to a maximum of 30 independent appeal panel. Panels can overturn the decision of an pupils. Because of this, the grounds upon which a panel can uphold admission authority to refuse your child a place at your preferred school. an appeal where the legal limit has been reached are restricted by law. If you decide to appeal, the place already allocated to your child will not These restrictions mean the panel can only uphold your appeal where: be affected. You can only appeal for a school named on your application. a) it finds that the admission of additional children would not breach the Appeals for schools not named on your application will not be heard. infant class size limit; or You will need to put in writing the reasons why you are appealing and b) it finds that the admission arrangements did not comply with supply any additional supporting evidence you would like the panel to admissions law or were not correctly and impartially applied and the child take into account. You will also be given the opportunity to explain in would have been offered a place if the arrangements had complied or had person to the panel the reasons for your appeal. been correctly and impartially applied; or Appeals for community and voluntary controlled schools are arranged c) it decides that the decision to refuse admission was not one which a 15 by East Sussex County Council and you can appeal online by visiting reasonable admission authority would have made in the circumstances of eastsussex.gov.uk/schoolappeals the case. Appeals for VA church schools and trust schools are administered by the Where a panel accepted that the infant class size limit applied, more than governing body of the school concerned and you will need to contact the 97% of appeals for Reception classes were unsuccessful in the county in relevant school for details. 2015. For more information on appeal panel decisions go to For appeals to academy and Free schools, please contact us or the school eastsussex.gov.uk/schoolappeals concerned to find out how to appeal. Appeal panel decisions For further advice about school appeals, please visit If your appeal is successful, the decision is binding on the admission eastsussex.gov.uk/schoolappeals authority and the school concerned. If your appeal is unsuccessful, you do not have a right to a second appeal for the same school in the same school year, except in the following circumstances: • we agree to arrange a second appeal as we accept there were significant faults with the first appeal which may have affected the outcome; or • we accept a new application because of a significant and material change in your circumstances, but have decided that the new application should also be turned down. Applying for a school 2016-2017 Apply during the school year

In-year admissions Making an appeal An in-year admission is defined asthe admission of a pupil to a school You have the right to appeal for any of the schools named on your which takes place outside of the normal entry times. This includes pupils application. We will let you know all about the process for appeals for changing schools, pupils coming from a different country or from other community and voluntary controlled schools when we write to you. If you parts of the UK, pupils returning to a school from living elsewhere or are refused admission to a school where the governors are responsible those who have not been in school. You can ask for your child to change for admission, they will give you the appeal details in their decision letter. schools at any stage in your child’s education. For more information visit eastsussex.gov.uk/schoolappeals Process for newcomers to the area Changing schools You can apply direct to your preferred school. If there is a place available the head teacher will usually arrange a start date with you. You may be thinking of changing schools because your child is not getting on at their current school. Before you apply, we strongly recommend that 16 If you wish to know if there are places in the schools in the area you are you discuss the matter with the headteacher and staff of your child’s moving to, please contact the School Admissions Team. current school to try and improve things. Changing school can have a If you want to apply before you move, you are able to do so but you will negative impact on learning and their friendship groups. probably need to give evidence of your move such as a signed tenancy Information for Families (see page 22) can give you impartial advice on agreement or a copy of exchange of contracts. your options and may be able to help you talk to schools. If you apply online, you will be asked to provide the name of your child’s The application process is the same as for newcomers to the area. If your current school or the school he/she last attended. If you can’t find the child’s year group is full or if there are other legal reasons for refusing details of that school, skip to the next part of the application by clicking your request, we will allocate a place at another school or we may suggest on ‘cannot find your child’s current school’. that your child remain at their present school if this is reasonable. We aim to process requests within 15 school days of receipt. If you apply too far in advance of needing a place, we will not process your request until nearer to your preferred start date. If a place cannot be offered at one of your preferred schools, we will allocate the closest school to your home with a place. Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Fair Access Protocol Contact details for neighbouring local authorities: We are legally required to operate a Fair Access Protocol (FAP) to ensure that all vulnerable children who are without a school place are offered a Kent Brighton & Hove place as quickly as possible. Admissions and Transport Team School Admissions Team The FAP aims to ensure that all schools admit a proportionate number of Sessions House Kings House children deemed vulnerable. To achieve this aim, it may be necessary to County Hall Grand Avenue admit such children to schools that are already full and ahead of other Maidstone Hove BN3 2LS pupils on a waiting list. The FAP only applies to in-year admissions. Kent Phone: 01273 293653 A full copy of the FAP operating in East Sussex can be obtained by ME14 1XQ www.brighton-hove.gov.uk contacting the Admissions Team. Phone: 03000 412121 www.kent.gov.uk Applications to VA church schools Many VA church schools require the completion of a supplementary information form, which will help them to rank your application correctly. Surrey West Sussex 17 We have indicated those schools where the governors require a Admissions and Transport Team Pupil Admissions Office supplementary information form (SIF) in the section on VA school criteria Quadrant Court County Hall North although we suggest that you check this requirement with the school in Guildford Road Chart Way question. Woking Horsham Supplementary information forms can be obtained from the school direct GU22 7QQ West Sussex or via our website eastsussex.gov.uk Phone: 0300 200 1004 RH12 1XH www.surreycc.gov.uk/admissions Phone: 03330 142903 Applications for schools outside East Sussex www.westsussex.gov.uk You will need to check the in-year admissions arrangements and make application direct to the local authority where the school is situated. They will consider your request and write to you with a decision. Applying for a school 2016-2017

Vacant Seats Scheme School transport Requests are sometimes received from parents who wish their children to use a particular school coach. If places exist, a travel permit may be In general, most children do not qualify for help with home to school purchased. The charges are as follows: transport and parents are responsible for making the travel arrangements and meeting the cost. However, some children will be Secondary school children – The cost from September 2015 is £124 per entitled to free home to school transport. term (based on the six term year). A second or subsequent child from the same family is charged £93 for the same period. This section gives useful travel information to those who have to make their own arrangements and it explains when support is available. Primary school children – The cost from September 2015 is £62 per term (based on the six term year). A second or subsequent child from the same Planning the journey to school family is charged £46.50 for the same period. To help you make decisions about the school journey we have developed These charges are subject to review and may increase from September a Sustainable School Travel Strategy. The full Sustainable School Travel 2016. Payment must be made in advance of travel. Strategy can be viewed online at eastsussex.gov.uk/schoolstransport Details of the Vacant Seats Scheme are available from the Client 18 We have also produced the following helpful leaflets: Transport Services Team on 01273 335088. Travelling to primary school – provides useful information about walking, cycling and using public transport for the school journey, along with guidance on the seat belt law, parking enforcement and car sharing.

Travelling to secondary school – provides useful information about school transport, travelling by public transport and the concessionary fares available along with information about walking and cycling, and the road safety training available. You can order the above leaflets by phoning 01273 336515 or by sending an email to [email protected]

Additional public transport information regarding bus and rail routes, timetables and a journey planner can be found at eastsussex.gov.uk/ roadsandtransport/public Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Qualifying for free home to school transport • Primary age pupils – Children who qualify for assistance until age eight because their designated* school is more than two miles The following paragraphs explain when transport support can be given. but less than three miles from their home, will continue to receive If you are in any doubt about whether your child would qualify for help, transport help if they are from a low income family. contact the Admissions Team. Our full transport policy can be viewed or downloaded from eastsussex.gov.uk/schooltransport • Secondary age pupils – Children from low income families will qualify for free transport to one of their three nearest schools Statutory walking distance from where they live, provided the school attended is more than We will provide free transport between home and school if your child is two miles but less than six miles. Distances up to two miles are eight years of age or over and lives more than three miles (4828 metres) measured by using the shortest available walking route whereas the from the designated* school, or two miles (3218 metres) if your child six mile upper limit uses roads only. is under eight years of age. Distances are measured by the shortest available walking route using our Geographical Information System (GIS). • Attendance at VA church schools (secondary) – Children from low income families attending the nearest church school on grounds * The designated school is the school suitable to your child which serves of religion or belief qualify for free transport to that school if it is your area, or if there is more than one school, the nearest suitable more than 2 miles but less than 15 miles from home. Confirmation school to your home where a place is available. of baptismal status or support from the parish priest/minister is The maps on pages 24, 26, 28 (primary) and 45 (secondary) show the required. community areas across the county. • Attendance at VA church schools (primary) – There is no transport 19 assistance if you choose to attend for religious reasons. Route safety Where parents question the suitability of a walking route to a child’s If you believe that your child is entitled to school transport on low income designated* school, the Road Safety Team will make a formal grounds, please contact the Admissions and Transport Team for an assessment. The assessment takes account of national guidelines and application form, or download one from eastsussex.gov.uk looks at the relationship between pedestrians and traffic. It does not Pupils unable to walk to school consider issues surrounding personal security and assumes the child is accompanied by a responsible adult. There is no requirement for a route Some children with SEN and/or a disability may not be able to walk even to be lit. No help will be given if alternative safe routes are available relatively short distances to school. Similarly, children with a mobility within the statutory walking distance. problem (including temporary medical conditions) may also be unable to walk to school. Low income groups To qualify for help, your child must be attending the designated* school. Children from low income groups are defined as those who are entitled to We will need to see medical evidence from a consultant or GP who must free school meals or those whose families are entitled to the maximum confirm your child’s medical condition and that your child cannot walk the level of Working Tax Credit (WTC). You can tell if you are in receipt of statutory distance. Please note that a fee may be charged for supplying maximum WTC from your tax credit award notice issued by HM Revenue the medical evidence and you would need to pay any costs. We will also and Customs. Part 2 entitled ‘How we work out your tax credits’ includes need to know how long transport assistance is required and an indication details of WTC elements other than child care. It then lists ‘any reduction of what type of travel is appropriate. If transport assistance is agreed, due to your income’. You are in receipt of the maximum level only where your case will be reviewed regularly. the reduction shows nil (£0.00). Call the Specialist Transport Officer on 0345 60 80 190 for more advice or email [email protected] Applying for a school 2016-2017

Disabled parents/carers of primary school children We may offer a personal travel budget for qualifying children and young If you are prevented from walking or accompanying your children because people with Statements of Special Educational Needs or an Education, of a disability, we may be able to assist with travel costs. Health and Care Plan. These are offered at the Council’s discretion when they represent a cost-effective alternative to the provision of transport. To receive help, your child/children must be attending the designated* school and, in deciding whether to assist, account will be taken of the Further details are available from the Specialist Transport Officer on distance to school. Where the distance is very short, assistance may not 0345 60 80 190, or from eastsussex.gov.uk/SENDtravel be agreed, especially for a child in Year 5 or 6. When transport is not supplied You will need to complete an application form and attach medical evidence from a consultant or doctor which must not be older than three It is the responsibility of parents/carers to arrange and pay for transport months from the date of application. Please note that a fee may be outside the normal school day. For example, we do not provide transport charged for supplying the medical evidence and you would need to pay for: any costs. Transport cannot be arranged until the medical evidence is • Breakfast or after school clubs • Medical appointments provided. If transport assistance is agreed, your case will be reviewed regularly. • Parents evenings or ‘taster’ days • Work experience Transport assistance is not provided when parents are not available • Fixed term exclusions • Off site educational placements 20 to accompany their child to school for other reasons. Please call the Specialist Transport Officer on 0345 60 80 190 for more advice or email • School trips/educational visits [email protected] It is our policy to withdraw any transport that has Travel assistance for eligible children been issued in error. In most cases, we provide transport to get pupils between home and school at the beginning and end of the school day. This is done by How to appeal supplying a ticket for use on public services or by allocating a seat on a Where applications for transport are refused, parents may appeal to the hired vehicle. Transport and Student Support Panel. This panel comprises a small group If there is no suitable public service or hired vehicle, parents willing to of elected County Councillors who consider applications that fall outside make their own arrangements receive help with the cost of two return of the stated policy. Assistance is only agreed in the most exceptional journeys per day. This is based on the distance between home and circumstances. The panel’s decision is final and there is no further appeal school. Payment is made on a family basis at the rate of 25p per mile locally. since the cost will be the same whether a parent takes one child or more. Parents will need to fill in an application form and supply any supporting evidence. Mileage payments are not given to parents who prefer to make their own arrangements where there is a suitable public service or hired vehicle. Call the Principal Admissions and Transport Officer on 0300 33 09 472 for more details. Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192 Support in further education Further education courses Travel for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities Further education and training is available in schools with sixth forms, sixth Students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities will be provided with form colleges and further education colleges. In addition to AS/A2 level travel assistance provided all of the following apply: courses, there are courses available for students of all abilities including 1. Where the further education course or a course appropriate to the level Diplomas, Foundation Learning and a wide range of vocational courses. of needs is at the nearest school/college to the student’s home address; 2. The course is full time; a minimum of 12 hours assisted learning per week; Financial support 3. The shortest walking route to the nearest appropriate centre is more Financial support for learning than three miles or the student has learning difficulties or a disability There is a bursary scheme to help the most vulnerable 16-19 year-olds (evidence required) meaning that they are unable to manage the journey continue in full-time education. The funds are distributed by colleges and and their parent is not able to take them; school sixth forms. The Bursary Fund is made up of two parts: 4. The family is able to provide proof of low income as described in the • Young people in care, care leavers, young people in receipt of Income ‘qualifying criteria’. Support and disabled young people in receipt of Employment Support If a student is able to meet numbers 1 to 3 but not number 4, parents will Allowance who are also in receipt of Disability Living Allowance will be be charged £370 per year towards the cost of the transport or have £370 21 eligible to receive a bursary of £1200 a year (correct at time of print). deducted from their travel budget. • Providers may then use their discretion to make awards to young Where help with travel is agreed, it will be by one or more of the following, people in ways that best meet the needs and circumstances of as appropriate; their students. Bursary awards should be targeted towards young A. Free place on a contract or school bus; people facing financial barriers to participation, such as the costs of B. A Personal Travel Budget (PTB) transport, meals, books and equipment. C. By taxi, in exceptional cases only, usually only for students with severe Schools and colleges have the flexibility to pay bursaries as they see fit disabilities. and can also decide if the bursary is paid weekly, monthly or annually To apply for help, parents or young people themselves will need to and whether it is linked to behaviour or attendance. complete an application form setting out the reasons why assistance is Direct help with travel costs required. Go to eastsussex.gov.uk/SENDtravel for more information. FE students are offered free bus/coach passes or travel grants if they have to travel over 3 miles (measured by the shortest walking distance) Consultation – Between 10/6/2015–11/9/2015 we are consulting on proposals to withdraw the current offer of free or subsidised travel for 16-19 year old to their nearest appropriate FE provider and if their parent meets the sixth form or college students from low income families for new starters from qualifying criteria: Income Support, Income based Job Seeker’s Allowance, September 2016. We are also proposing to increase the level of contribution Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit, Employment & Support made by families towards the total cost of travel support for young persons Allowance (income related), Child Tax Credit (but not also Working Tax with SEND from September 2016. Full details of the consultation can be found at Credit unless in receipt of the maximum level) based on an income of consultation.eastsussex.gov.uk £16,190 or less. Download an application form (PS1) from connexions360.org.uk/workandmoney Applying for a school 2016-2017 Need help? Information for Families can: The Admissions Team can: • help you understand school admissions; • answer detailed enquiries on the admissions process; • help you get information in another language or format such as • discuss your application; and large print; • let you know about transport and free school meals eligibility. • help you find schools; Phone: 0300 33 09 472 • find someone to help you apply for schools; and Email: [email protected] • give you impartial special educational needs advice. Post: The Admissions Team Phone: 0345 60 80 192 Children’s Services 22 Text: 07797 870317 PO Box 4 Email: [email protected] County Hall St Anne’s Crescent Lewes BN7 1UE

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The Children’s Services Department and schools hold personal The Children’s Services Department and schools also share pupil information provided by parents/carers on computers and paper. information with partner organisations to help them administer their services. For example, data may be passed to organisations such as How personal information about pupils is used Ofsted, the Department of Health and Primary Care Trusts. The Children’s Services Department and schools use personal information given by parents or guardians to: Security of personal information • provide and maintain school places for pupils; Sensitive and confidential information is treated with appropriate security by all who handle it. There are minimum standards set out for all • provide transport to school, if pupils are entitled to it; members, employees and service delivery partners for handling sensitive • allocate pupils to classes, monitor progress with studies and to and confidential information. The Council’s Information Security Policy administer examinations; covers the creation, acquisition, retention, transit, use, and disposal of all forms of information. • inform parents about the progress of pupils; and 23 • to inform parents about the arrangements for running particular Pupils’ rights under the Data Protection Act 1998 schools and colleges. Pupils or their parents/carers can ask to see the personal information The Children’s Services Department keeps a database of personal schools and the Children’s Services Department hold about them. information about pupils to support a number of services, such as: If you wish to see the personal information about you or your child held • providing free school meals, if pupils are entitled to them; by a school, please contact the school concerned. • providing special education, including inter-authority re-charges; If you wish to see the personal information about you or your child held • providing educational psychology, welfare and other support by the Children’s Services Department, please contact: services; and Data Protection Officer • planning for future school places and services. Governance and Community Services County Hall Sharing personal information about pupils St Anne’s Crescent Lewes The Children’s Services Department and schools share pupil information East Sussex BN7 1SF with the Department for Education (DfE). The DfE uses this information for research and statistical purposes, to inform, influence and improve Email: [email protected] education policy and to monitor the performance of the education service Visit: eastsussex.gov.uk/dataprotection as a whole. Applying for a school 2016-2017 Community area map for primary schools (1)

See pages 26 and 28 for Details of the schools serving these maps of schools serving Stonegate community areas are listed opposite Hurst Green other areas. 20 18 10 Etchingham Silver Hill Burwash Bodiam 7 6 22 Salehurst Northiam Ewhurst Beckley Burwash Common Robertsbridge 2 30 Darwell Green Mill Corner 11 Peasmarsh Playden 17 Staplecross Broad Oak Oxley’s Green Cripps Corner Brightling 16 3 Heathfield Sedlescomb Rye 1 Punnett’s Mountfield Broad Oak Town 24 Dallington e Rye Camber Whatlington Udimore Three Brede 5 Harbour Cups Netherfield 12 24 Warbleton Horam 23 Winchelsea 31 4 Penhurst Icklesham Winchelsea Ponts Green 15 8 Beach Westfield Cowbeech 26 Catsfield Battle Guestling Pett Baldslow Green 76 Cliff End 38 Herstmonceux 25 Ninfield Fairlight Hellingly Fairlight Cove 32 Hooe 14 Hollington Common Crowhurst 9 Ore Magham Down Bulverhythe Wartling Sidley Hailsham Hooe 13 KEY Little Common Hastings Major roads

Cooden Community boundaries 39 33 Bexhill Pevensey Hankham Normans Bay Areas served by VA church schools* 40 Westham Pevensey Bay Stone Cross *VA church schools are also available in Bexhill, Hastings and St Leonards.

The map opposite represents the area served by the schools listed below. The number links a particular school or groups of schools to that area. In large towns, there are several schools available. Detailed school information can be found on page 30 onwards where schools are listed alphabetically by town and then by rural area.

Area Schools Area Schools 1 Rye Community Primary School 30 Broad Oak Community Primary School 2 St Michael’s Church of England Primary School, Playden 31 Punnetts Town Community Primary School 3 Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School 32 Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School 4 Icklesham Church of England Primary School 33 Pevensey and Westham Church of England Primary School 5 Brede Primary School 38 Hailsham primary schools 6 Beckley Church of England Primary School 39 Hankham Primary School 25 7 Northiam Church of England Primary School 40 Stone Cross School 8 Westfield School Areas where the local school is a VA church school and the 9 Hastings and St Leonards primary schools governors are responsible for admissions are shaded on the map: 10 Bodiam Church of England Primary School 76 Guestling–Bradshaw Church of England Primary School 11 Staplecross Methodist Primary School 76 St Thomas’ Church of England Primary School, Winchelsea 12 Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School 13 Bexhill primary schools Linked infant and junior schools 14 Crowhurst Church of England Primary School 15 Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School (9) Hastings community area: 16/17 Salehurst Church of England Primary School Dudley Infant Academy—All Saints CE Junior Academy 18 Hurst Green Church of England Primary School 20 Etchingham Church of England Primary School 22 Burwash Church of England School 23 Dallington Church of England Primary School More detailed maps are available on request from the Admissions 24 Netherfield Church of England Primary School Team – phone 0300 33 09 472

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See pages 24 and 28 for 74 maps of schools serving KEY Hadlow Down other areas. Piltdown Cross-in-Hand Major roads Uckfield 61 Newick Blackboys Community boundaries North Chailey Heathfield Wivelsfield 58 57 Areas served by VA church 59 74 Framfield Waldron 36 Chailey schools* Little Horsted Maynards Green 46 Plumpton Barcombe Isfield 37 Horam *VA church schools are also Halland 64 Green Cross available in Eastbourne, 60 East Hoathly Ditchling Streat East Barcombe Heathfield, Lewes, Seaford Shortgate 63 Chiltington 65 47 Chiddingly and Uckfield. Cooksbridge Westmeston Ringmer 26 Plumpton 62 Laughton Offham Golden Cross 48 Hellingly South Malling Upper 66 Ripe Dicker Lewes Hailsham Glynde Chalvington Kingston 49 67 Beddingham Arlington Iford 68 Selmeston Details of the schools serving these Rodmell 75 Southease community areas are listed opposite Firle Alciston Polegate Berwick Telscombe Tarring Neville Alfriston Telscombe 69 Shinewater Cliffs 70 Piddinghoe 50 Willingdon Denton Littlington 41 Hampden Park 71 Bishopstone Jevington Peacehaven Westdean Newhaven 51 Friston Old Town Eastbourne

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The map opposite represents the area served by the schools listed below. The number links a particular school or groups of schools to More detailed maps are available on request from the Admissions KEY that area. In large towns, there are several schools available. Detailed Team – phone 0300 33 09 472 Major roads school information can be found on page 30 where schools are listed alphabetically by town and then by rural area. Community boundaries Area Schools Area Schools Areas served by VA church 36 Heathfield primary schools 70 Meridian and Telscombe Cliffs primary schools schools* 37 Maynards Green Community Primary School 70/71 Meridian, Telscombe Cliffs and Peacehaven Heights primary *VA church schools are also 41 Eastbourne primary schools (including Polegate and Areas where the local school is a VA church school and the available in Eastbourne, 41 Willingdon) governors are responsible for admissions are shaded on the map: Heathfield, Lewes, Seaford 46 East Hoathly Church of England Primary School 74 Blackboys Church of England Primary School and Uckfield. 47 Chiddingly Primary School 74 Framfield Church of England Primary School 48 Laughton Community Primary School 74 Little Horsted Church of England Primary School 27 49 Park Mead Primary School 74 St Mark’s Church of England Primary School, Hadlow Down 50 Alfriston School 75 Rodmell Church of England Primary School 51 Seaford primary schools 57 Uckfield primary schools Linked infant and junior schools 58 Newick Church of England Primary School (41) Eastbourne community area: 59 Chailey St Peter’s Church of England Primary School *Motcombe Community School—Ocklynge Junior School 60 Barcombe Church of England Primary School Parkland Infant School—Parkland Junior School 61 Wivelsfield Primary School *Pashley Down Infant School—Ocklynge Junior School 62 Hamsey Community Primary School Roselands Infant School—Stafford Junior School 63 Plumpton Primary School St Andrew’s CE Infant School—Tollgate Community Junior School 64 Ditchling (St Margaret’s) Church of England Primary School West Rise Community Infant School—West Rise Junior School 65 Ringmer Primary School

66 Lewes primary schools *The combined number of children leaving Motcombe Community School and 67 Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School Pashley Down Infants in July 2016 exceeds the number of places at Ocklynge 68 Firle Church of England Primary School Junior School. It is likely that not all children in admission Priority 3 will gain a place at Ocklynge and extra places have been created at The Cavendish Primary 69 Newhaven primary schools School to ensure every child has a school place. Applying for a school 2016-2017 Community area map for primary schools (3)

Blackham KEY See pages 24 and 26 for Holtye Common Major roads Hammerwood maps of schools serving Community boundaries other areas. Hartwell Groombridge Bells Yew Areas served by VA church schools* Withyham 77 Green 28 Forest Hartfield Eridge Green Frant *VA church schools are also available 52 Row 72 42 in Crowborough 27 Cousley Wood Colemans Friars Gate 34 Wych Hatch Cross 73 Rotherfield Mark Cross Wadhurst 19 Flimwell Chelwood Gate Crowborough Ticehurst Tidebrook Jarvis Brook 28 54 53 Poundgate 43 Coggins Mill Stonegate Nutley 21 Hurst Green Danehill 44 Mayfield 20 High Hurstwood 29 Witherenden Hill Five Ashes Etchingham 55 Burwash 35 56 Maresfield Five Ash Down Sheffield 45 22 Park Hadlow Down 30 Burwash Common Fletching Buxted Oxley’s Green Cross-in-Hand Broad Oak Piltdown North Chailey Uckfield Heathfield Brightling Mountfield

3 Details of the schools serving these © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. 100019601. (2015). community areas are listed opposite Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192 Community areas for primary schools (3)

KEY The map opposite represents the area served by the schools listed below. The number links a particular school or groups of schools to Major roads that area. In large towns, there are several schools available. Detailed school information can be found on page 30 where schools are listed Community boundaries alphabetically by town and then by rural area. Areas served by VA church schools* *VA church schools are also available Area Schools Area Schools in Crowborough 19 Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary School Areas where the local school is a VA church school and the 20 Etchingham Church of England Primary School governors are responsible for admissions are shaded on the map 21 Stonegate Church of England Primary School 72 St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School, 72 Hartfield 22 Burwash Church of England School 73 Mark Cross Church of England Primary School 27 Wadhurst Church of England Primary School 77 Groombridge St Thomas’ CE Primary School 29 28 Frant Church of England Primary School 29 Mayfield Church of England Primary School 30 Broad Oak Community Primary School 34 Rotherfield Primary School 35 Five Ashes Church of England Primary School 42 St Michael’s Primary School, Withyham More detailed maps are available on request from the Admissions 43 Crowborough primary schools Team – phone 0300 33 09 472 44 High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School 45 Buxted Church of England Primary School 52 Forest Row Church of England Primary School 53 Nutley Church of England Primary School 54 Danehill Church of England Primary School 55 Bonners Church of England Primary School, Maresfield 56 Fletching Church of England Primary School Primary Applying for a school 2016-2017 Primary schools information This section lists the names and types of all primary, infant and junior schools. How the places were allocated on 16 April 2015* Each school’s address, telephone number and a contact name is given together To help you understand how places were allocated last year at with the number of places available for September 2016. We have also recorded local authority controlled schools, we have given the number of the number of applications each school received last year and hope that this pupils allocated under each admissions priority. Where distances information assists you in deciding which school(s) to apply for. (metres) are given, this relates to the furthest child allocated a Please remember that the admissions criteria varies from school to school and place at the school within that admission priority. you should look at and understand the criteria for the schools of interest to you.

Primary schools (age range in brackets) Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility – p53) Roll number number preferences allocated on 16 April 2015 by closing VA (Voluntary Aided) VC (Voluntary Controlled) T (Trust) 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) Crowborough Ashdown Primary School (4-11) C Mrs K Owbridge 437 60 60 71/116 Priority 2=25 Infants: Luxford Road, Crowborough, TN6 2HW,  01892 655846 This school was formed on 1.9.15 following the Priority 4=33 distance 1405m Juniors: Herne Road, Crowborough, TN6 2NT closure of Whitehill Infants and Herne Juniors. Jarvis Brook School (4-11) C Mrs J Zadeh 195 30 30 22/45 Priority 2=13 Hadlow Down Road, Jarvis Brook, Crowborough, TN6 3RG (Interim) Priority 4=17  01892 653033  www.jarvisbrookschool.co.uk St John’s Church of England Primary School (4-11) VA Mrs L Cooper 211 30 30 46/79 Information available from School Lane, Crowborough, TN6 1SD,  01892 661189 the school  www.stjohnsprimary.org St Mary’s Catholic Primary School (4-11) VA Ms M Cowler 211 30 30 31/66 Information available from Chapel Green, Crowborough, TN6 2LB,  01892 655291 the school  www.stmarysrc.e-sussex.sch.uk Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School (4-11) VA Mrs L Hill 395 60 60 54/80 Information available from 31 Crowborough Hill, Crowborough, TN6 2SD,  01892 652405 (Acting) the school  www.sirhfermor.e-sussex.sch.uk Eastbourne (including Polegate and Willingdon) Bourne Primary School (4-11) C Mr J Maxwell 433 60 60 34/56 Priority 2=19 Melbourne Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8BE,  01323 724729 Priority 4=40  www.bourne.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=1 The Cavendish School (4-16) A Mr P Marchant 105 60 in YR 60 8/25 Information available from school Eldon Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1UE,  01323 731340 60 in Y3 Y3 places will be available in Sept 2016 as a one-off  www.cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk Gildredge House School (4-18) F Mrs L Gilbert 228 56 56 147/289 Information available from the Compton Place Road, Eastbourne BN20 8AB school  01323 400650  www.gildredgehouse.org.uk Heron Park Primary Academy (4-11) A Mr R Ali 388 60 60 33/52 Information available from Dallington Road, Eastbourne, BN22 9EE the school  01323 502525  www.heronparkprimaryacademy.org Langney Primary School (4-11) C Mrs J Prentice 495 60 60 59/132 Priority 2=22 Chailey Close, Eastbourne, BN23 7EA,  01323 762177 Priority 4=67  www.langney.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=1 Motcombe Community School (4-7) C Mrs T Robinson 359 120 120 96/279 Priority 1=1 Priority 2=39 Macmillan Drive, Eastbourne, BN21 1SN,  01323 728901 Linked to Ocklynge Junior School - p32 www.motcombe.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 4=80 distance 3045m

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Primary schools (age range in brackets) Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility – p53) Roll number number preferences allocated on 16 April 2015 by closing VA (Voluntary Aided) VC (Voluntary Controlled) T (Trust) 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) Oakwood Primary Academy (4-11) A Mrs J Foyle 378 60 60 41/57 Information available from Magnolia Drive, Eastbourne, BN22 0SS,  01323 501251 the school  www.oakwoodprimaryacademy.org Ocklynge Junior School (7-11) C Ms S Denton 843 210 210 233/274 SEN=2 Priority 2=94 Victoria Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 8XN,  01323 725839 (Acting) Priority 3=114 distance 3133m  www.ocklynge.e-sussex.sch.uk Admissions will be restricted please see page 27 and 43 Parkland Infant School (4-7) C Mrs S Simpson 178 60 60 59/105 Priority 2=26  Brassey Avenue, Eastbourne, BN22 9QJ, 01323 502862 Linked to Parkland Junior School Priority 3=34 distance 1469m  www.parkland-inf.e-sussex.sch.uk Parkland Junior School (7-11) C Ms V Wilson 242 60 60 59/69 Priority 2=25 Brassey Avenue, Eastbourne, BN22 9QJ,  01323 502620 Priority 3=35  www.parkland-jun.e-sussex.sch.uk (4-7) Ms J Cruse 269 90 78/239 Priority 2=25 32 Pashley Down Infant School C 90 Beechy Avenue, Eastbourne, BN20 8NX,  01323 730719 Linked to Ocklynge Junior School Priority 4=65 distance 2714m  www.pashley.e-sussex.sch.uk Polegate School (2-11) C Mrs C Martin- 425 60 60 79/138 Priority 2=32 Oakleaf Drive, Polegate, BN26 6PT,  01323 482404 O’Donoghue Priority 4=28 distance 1723m  www.polegateschool.co.uk Roselands Infant School (4-7) C Ms A Stewart 270 90 90 86/199 Priority 2=28 Woodgate Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8PD,  01323 726764 Linked to Stafford Junior School Priority 4=62 distance 1209m  www.roselands.e-sussex.sch.uk St Andrew’s Church of England Infant School (4-7) VC Ms C Meakins 300 90 90 103/198 Priority 1=2 Winchelsea Road, Eastbourne, BN22 7PP,  01323 724749 Linked to Tollgate Junior School - p33 Priority 2=38  www.st-andrews-inf.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 4=50 distance 1273m St John’s Meads Church of England Primary School (4-11) VA Mrs A Flynn 217 30 30 34/75 Information available from Rowsley Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7XS,  01323 730255 the school  www.meads.e-sussex.sch.uk St Thomas à Becket Catholic Infant School (4-7) VA Mrs R Turner 208 60 60 52/103 Information available from 3 Tutts Barn Lane, Eastbourne, BN22 8XT,  01323 726004 the school  www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=537695 St Thomas à Becket Catholic Junior School VA (7-11) Mrs R Turner 267 66 66 65/96 Information available from 7 Tutts Barn Lane, Eastbourne, BN22 8XT,  01323 737221 the school  www.thomasbecket.2educate.co.uk Shinewater Primary School (4-11) C Mrs T Buttery 424 60 60 36/59 Priority 1=1 Milfoil Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 8ED,  01323 762129 Priority 2=21  www.shinewater.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 4=38 Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Primary schools (age range in brackets) Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility – p53) Roll number number preferences allocated on 16 April 2015 by closing VA (Voluntary Aided) VC (Voluntary Controlled) T (Trust) 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) Stafford Junior School (7-11) C Ms A Stewart 416 90 90 77/112 Priority 2=29 Ringwood Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8UA,  01323 733434 Priority 3=49 Priority 4=32  www.stafford.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=1 The Haven Voluntary Aided CE/Methodist Primary School (4-11) VA Mrs W Bray 437 60 60 83/134 Information available from Atlantic Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 5SW  01323 471781 the school  www.thehaven.e-sussex.sch.uk Tollgate Community Junior School (7-11) C Mr S Dennis 398 90 90 84/137 SEN=3 Priority 2=28 Winston Crescent, Eastbourne, BN23 6NL,  01323 723298 Priority 3=47  www.tollgate-jun.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 4=12 distance 3085m West Rise Community Infant School (4-7) C Mrs L Weir 270 90 90 98/210 Priority 2=32 Chaffinch Road, Eastbourne, BN23 7SL,  01323 764062 Linked to West Rise Junior School Priority 4=58 distance 2110m  www.westriseinf.co.uk West Rise Junior School (7-11) C Mr M Fairclough 276 90 90 82/98 Priority 2=30 Chaffinch Road, Eastbourne, BN23 7SL,  01323 764037 Priority 3=52 33  www.westrise-jun.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 4=8 Willingdon Primary School (4-11) C SP Mrs J Cooper 453 60 60 68/127 Priority 2=33 Rapsons Road, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN20 9RJ Priority 4=53  01323 482619  www.our-school.net Priority 5=4 Hailsham Grovelands Community School (4-11) T Mrs J Claxton 628 90 90 110/160 Information available from Dunbar Drive, Hailsham, BN27 3UW,  01323 840062 the school  www.grovelands-school.co.uk Hailsham Academy (4-11) A Mr T Rawdin 60 30 30 1/3 Information available from Oaklands Way, Hailsham, BN27 3NW (Executive) the school  www.hailsham.lilacskyschools.co.uk Hawkes Farm Primary School (4-11) C Mrs V Cobb 423 60 60 92/162 Priority 2=29 Hawks Road, Hailsham, BN27 1ND,  01323 841466 Priority 4=31 distance 1057m  www.hawkesfarm.co.uk Hellingly Community Primary School (4-11) C Ms K Ward 243 30 30 26/109 Priority 1=1 North Street, Hailsham, BN27 4DS,  01323 844346 Priority 2=12  www.hellingly.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 4=17 distance 2550m Marshlands Academy (4-11) A Mr T Rawdin 190 30 30 13/27 Information available from Marshfoot Lane, Hailsham, BN27 2PH,  01323 841420 the school marshlands.lilacskyschools.co.uk Primary White House Academy (4-11) A Mrs E Catt 192 30 30 22/37 Information available from Marshfoot Lane, Hailsham, BN27 2FB,  01323 841615 the school  www.whitehouseprimaryschool.co.uk Applying for a school 2016-2017

Primary schools (age range in brackets) Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility – p53) Roll number number preferences allocated on 16 April 2015 by closing VA (Voluntary Aided) VC (Voluntary Controlled) T (Trust) 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) Hastings/St Leonards All Saints Church of England Junior Academy (7-11) A Mrs J Ireland 227 60 60 58/58 Information available from Githa Road, Hastings, TN35 5JU,  01424 421397 the school  www.allsaints-jun.e-sussex.sch.uk ARK Blacklands Primary Academy (4-11) A Miss L Clarke 453 90 75 73/146 Information available from Osborne Close, Hastings, TN34 2HU,  01424 429279 the school  www.blacklands.e-sussex.sch.uk ARK Little Ridge Primary Academy (4-11) A SP Ms S Bailey 414 60 60 57/95 Information available from Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards, TN37 7LR the school  01424 752266  www.little-ridge.co.uk The Baird Primary Academy (4-11) A Ms T Tenn 418 60 60 52/85 Information available from Parker Road, Hastings, TN34 3TH,  01424 425670 the school  www.thebairdprimaryacademy.org.uk 34 Castledown Community Primary and Nursery School (4-11) C Ms K Burns 413 60 60 64/100 Priority 2=26 Priory Road, Hastings, TN34 3QT,  01424 444046 (from 1.1.2016) Priority 4=34 distance 1516m  www.castledown.org.uk Christ Church Church of England Primary School (4-11) VA Mrs A Hanney 420 60 60 61/112 Information available from Woodland Vale Road, St Leonards, TN37 6JJ the school  01424 422953  www.christchurch.e-sussex.sch.uk Churchwood Community Primary Academy (4-11) A Mrs T Curl 204 30 30 30/45 Information available from Church-in-the-Wood Lane, St Leonards, TN38 9PB the school  01424 852326  www.churchwoodcp.e-sussex.sch.uk Dudley Infant Academy (4-7) A Mrs J Ireland 181 60 60 64/114 Information available from Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5NJ,  01424 422981 the school  www.dudleyinfantacademy.org.uk Linked to All Saints CE Junior Academy Hollington Primary Academy (4-11) A Mr J Smith 395 60 60 45/60 Information available from Hollington Old Lane, St Leonards, TN38 9DS,  01424 851783 the school  www.hollingtonprimaryacademy.org.uk Ore Village Primary Academy (4-11) A Mr I McCrae 361 60 60 38/57 Information available from Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DB,  01424 422979 the school  www.ovpa-tkat.org Robsack Wood Community Primary Academy (4-11) A Miss C Thayre 409 60 60 53/94 Information available from Whatlington Way, St Leonards, TN38 9TE,  01424 853521 the school  www.robsack-wood.e-sussex.sch.uk Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (4-11) VA Mr J Hellett 222 30 30 33/63 Information available from Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5NA,  01424 429494 the school  www.sacredhearthastings.co.uk Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Primary schools (age range in brackets) Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility – p53) Roll number number preferences allocated on 16 April 2015 by closing VA (Voluntary Aided) VC (Voluntary Controlled) T (Trust) 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy (4-11) A Ms M Burgess 405 60 60 30/61 Information available from Collinswood Drive, St Leonards, TN38 0NX,  01424 422950 the school  www.stleonards-ce.e-sussex.sch.uk St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (4-11) VA Mrs J Smith 226 30 30 59/96 Information available from Magdalen Road, St Leonards, TN37 6EU,  01424 427801 the school  www.st-mary-star.e-sussex.sch.uk St Paul’s Church of England Primary School (2-11) VC Mr R White 627 90 90 92/192 Priority 2=33 Horntye Road, St Leonards, TN37 6RT,  01424 424530 Priority 4=57 distance 1487m  www.st-pauls-ce.eschools.co.uk Sandown Primary School (4-11) C Mr C Lindsay 430 60 60 64/107 Priority 1=1 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AA,  01424 436983 Priority 2=22 Priority 4=49  www.sandownprimary.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=1 Silverdale Primary Academy (4-11) A Ms L Miles 621 90 90 86/164 Information available from Perth Road, St Leonards, TN37 7EA,  01424 448100 the school  www.silverdale.e-sussex.sch.uk 35 West St Leonards Primary Academy (4-11) A SP Mrs F Robinson 421 60 60 60/108 Information available from Harley Shute Road, St Leonards, TN38 8BX,  01424 422080 the school  www.weststleonardsprimaryacademy.org.uk Heathfeld All Saints and St Richard’s CE Primary School (4-11) VA Mrs C Harvey 61 20 20 13/22 Information available from School Hill, Heathfield, TN21 9AE,  01435 863466 the school  www.assr.org.uk Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs S Massheder 320 60 60 39/63 Priority 2=24 Sheepsetting Lane, Heathfield, TN21 0XG,  01435 862941 Priority 4=13 Priority 5=6 Parkside Community Primary School (4-11) C Mr R Blakeley 188 30 30 34/55 Priority 2=10 Beechwood Lane, Heathfield, TN21 8QQ,  01435 864577 Priority 4=20 distance 1772m  www.parksideprimaryschool.org Lewes Pells Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Ms K Burns 97 20 20 10/13 Priority 2=8 Landport Road, Lewes, BN7 2SU,  01273 476708 (Until 31.12.15) Priority 4=12  www.pells.esussex.dbprimary.com/esussex/primary/pells St Pancras Catholic Primary School (4-11) VA Mrs D Turner 115 20 20 13/23 Information available from De Montfort Road, Lewes, BN7 1SR,  01273 473017 the school  www.st-pancras.e-sussex.sch.uk Primary Applying for a school 2016-2017

Primary schools (age range in brackets) Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility – p53) Roll number number preferences allocated on 16 April 2015 by closing VA (Voluntary Aided) VC (Voluntary Controlled) T (Trust) 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) South Malling Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs J O’Donoghue 238 30 30 41/59 Priority 2=22 Church Lane, Lewes, BN7 2HS,  01273 473016 Priority 4=8 distance 600m  www.southmalling.com Southover Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mr S Elliott 349 60 45 46/98 Priority 2=20 Potters Lane, Lewes, BN7 1JP,  01273 473015 Priority 4=25 distance 1789m  www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=394118 Wallands Community Primary School (4-11) C SP Mrs D Gordon 427 60 60 64/98 Priority 2=25 Gundreda Road, Lewes, BN7 1PU,  01273 472776 Priority 4=35 distance 1453m  www.wallandsprimary.com Western Road Community Primary School (4-11) T Mr M Montebello 199 30 30 18/65 Information available from Southover High Street, Lewes, BN7 1JB,  01273 473013 (Acting) the school  www.westernroad.e-sussex.sch.uk/site 36 Newhaven Denton Community School (4-11) C Ms C Yapp 229 30 30 25/46 Priority 2=10 Acacia Road, Newhaven, BN9 0JQ,  01273 513377 Priority 4=20 distance 2775m  www.dentonprimaryschool.co.uk/site Harbour Primary and Nursery School (4-11) C Mrs C Terrey 452 60 60 92/112 Priority 2=33 Church Hill, Newhaven, BN9 9LX,  01273 513968 Priority 4=27 distance 514m  www.harbourprimary.co.uk Meeching Valley Primary School (4-11) C Mrs D Wakelin 197 30 30 9/25 Priority 2=7 Valley Road, Newhaven, BN9 9UT,  01273 514300 Priority 4=21  www.meeching.eschools.co.uk/site Newhaven Academy (4-11) A Mr Cochrane 58 30 30 3/8 Information available from Southdown Road, Newhaven, BN9 9JJ the school  www.newhaven.lilacskyschools.co.uk Peacehaven/Telscombe Cliffs Meridian Primary School (4-11) C Ms C Westcott 394 60 60 40/67 Priority 2=22 Roderick Avenue North, Peacehaven, BN10 8BZ Priority 4=20  01273 584212  www.meridianschool.co.uk Priority 5=4 Peacehaven Heights Primary School (4-11) C SP Mrs J Abrams 417 60 60 61/98 SEN=1 Priority 1=2 Roderick Avenue, Peacehaven, BN10 8UZ,  01273 583310 Priority 2=17 Priority 4=35  www.peacehavenheights.co.uk Priority 5=5 Distance 1840 m Telscombe Cliffs Community Primary School (4-11) C Mr D Vallier 593 90 90 87/145 Priority 2=39 Telscombe Cliffs Way, Peacehaven, BN10 7DE,  01273 583113 Priority 4=48  www.thelifecloud.net/schools/TelscombeCliffsCPSchool Priority 5=3 distance 4767m Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Primary schools (age range in brackets) Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility – p53) Roll number number preferences allocated on 16 April 2015 by closing VA (Voluntary Aided) VC (Voluntary Controlled) T (Trust) 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) Rye Rye Community Primary Academy (4-11) A Ms J Howard 387 60 45 51/59 Information available from The Grove, Rye, TN31 7ND,  01797 222825 the school  www.ryeprimary.e-sussex.sch.uk Seaford Annecy Catholic Primary School (4-11) VA Mr J Reynard 195 30 30 17/28 Information available from Sutton Avenue, Seaford, BN25 4LF,  01323 894892 the school  www.annecy.e-sussex.sch.uk/site Chyngton School (4-11) C Mr R Tollyfield 442 60 60 58/103 SEN=1 Priority 2=30 Millberg Road, Seaford, BN25 3ST,  01323 893281 Priority 4=37  www.chyngton-primary.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=1 Cradle Hill Community Primary School (4-11) C Mrs M Fairhead 456 60 60 75/142 Priority 2=34 Lexden Road, Seaford, BN25 3BA,  01323 892773 Priority 4=51  www.cradlehill.e-sussex.sch.uk/site Priority 5=5 distance 6606m 37 Seaford Primary School (4-11) C Mr J Reynard 483 60 60 88/160 Priority 2=27 Wilkinson Way, Seaford, BN25 2JF,  01323 893450 Priority 4=33 distance 1223m  www.seafordprimary.co.uk Uckfeld Harlands Primary School (4-11) C Mrs L Michie 207 30 30 25/44 SEN=1 Mallard Drive, Uckfield, TN22 5PW,  01825 764244 Priority 1=1 Priority 2=12  www.harlands.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 4=15 Priority 5=1 Holy Cross Church of England Primary School (4-11) VA Ms K Bye 142 30 30 12/21 Information available from Belmont Road, Uckfield, TN22 1BP,  01825 762336 (Acting) the school  www.holycross.e-sussex.sch.uk Little Horsted Church of England Primary School (4-11) VA Dr M Davies 109 15 15 12/26 Information available from Little Horsted, Uckfield, TN22 5TS,  01825 750380 the school  www.thelifecloud.net/schools/LittleHorstedCESchool Manor Primary School (4-11) C SP Mrs M Coleman 406 60 60 54/85 Priority 2=22 Downsview Crescent, Uckfield, TN22 1UB,  01825 763041 Priority 4=27  www.manor.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=9 Rocks Park Primary School (4-11) C Mr C Davey 212 30 30 41/84 Priority 2=18 Lashbrooks Road, Uckfield, TN22 2AY,  01825 762827 Priority 4=12 distance 1172m  www.rockspark.e-sussex.sch.uk

St Philip’s Catholic Primary School (4-11) VA Mrs J Sanchez 201 30 30 20/34 Information available from Primary New Town, Uckfield, TN22 5DJ,  01825 762032 the school  www.stphilips.e-sussex.sch.uk Applying for a school 2016-2017

Primary schools (age range in brackets) Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility – p53) Roll number number preferences allocated on 16 April 2015 by closing VA (Voluntary Aided) VC (Voluntary Controlled) T (Trust) 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) Rural primary schools Alfriston School (4-11) C Ms L Hudson 106 15 15 16/25 Priority 2=12 North Road, Polegate, BN26 5XB,  01323 870203 Priority 4=3  www.alfriston.e-sussex.sch.uk Barcombe Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mr S James 127 20 20 13/25 Priority 2=10 School Path, Lewes, BN8 5DN,  01273 400287 Priority 4=3  www.barcombe.e-sussex.sch.uk Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mr S Hughes 443 60 60 63/86 Priority 1=1 Priority 2=31 Market Road, Battle, TN33 0HQ,  01424 775987 Priority 4=23  www.battlelangton.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=5 distance 6655m Beckley Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs C Cremin 99 15 15 11/23 Priority 2=5 Main Street, Rye, TN31 6RN,  01797 260324 Priority 4=3  www.beckley.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=5 38 Blackboys Church of England Primary School (4-11) VA Mrs J King 108 15 15 18/40 Information available from School Lane, Uckfield, TN22 5LL,  01825 890423 the school  www.blackboys.e-sussex.sch.uk Bodiam Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs M Williams 89 15 15 18/34 Priority 2=9 Bodiam, Robertsbridge, TN32 5UH,  01580 830342 Priority 4=2  www.bodiamceschool.co.ukg Priority 5=4 distance 5443m Bonners Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs A Radford 104 15 15 19/35 Priority 2=5 High Street, Maresfield, Uckfield, TN22 2EG,  01825 762381 Priority 4=5  www.bonners.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=5 distance 2247m Brede Primary School (4-11) C Mrs N Cummins 134 20 20 19/27 Priority 2=9 Udimore Road, Broad Oak, Rye, TN31 6DG,  01424 882393 Priority 4=4  www.brede.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=7 Broad Oak Community Primary School (4-11) C Mrs J Swan 128 20 20 16/36 Priority 2=12 Scotsford Road, Heathfield, TN21 8UD,  01435 862951 Priority 4=1  www.broadoak.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=4 Burwash Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs D Gilbert 165 25 25 21/29 Priority 2=9 School Hill, Burwash, Etchingham, TN19 7DZ,  01435 882440 Priority 4=10  www.burwash.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=3 Buxted Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs A Radford 188 25 25 19/49 Priority 2=12 Hurstwood Road, Buxted, Uckfield, TN22 4BB,  01825 733185 (Executive) Priority 4=5  www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage. Priority 5=8 distance 5064m asp?Groupid=394047 Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Primary schools (age range in brackets) Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility – p53) Roll number number preferences allocated on 16 April 2015 by closing VA (Voluntary Aided) VC (Voluntary Controlled) T (Trust) 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) Catsfeld Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs S Clark 110 15 15 24/48 Priority 2=6 Priority 4=5 Church Road, Catsfield, Battle, TN33 9DP,  01424 892247 Priority 5=4 distance 4129m  www.catsfieldcep.e-sussex.sch.uk Chailey St Peter’s CE Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs G Morrow 120 20 20 15/29 Priority 2=8 East Grinstead Road, North Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4DB Priority 4=9  01825 722939  www.chailey-st-peters.com Priority 5=3 Chiddingly Primary School (4-11) C Mr J Proctor 81 15 15 8/16 Priority 2=6 Muddles Green, Chiddingly, BN8 6HN,  01825 872307 Priority 4=1  www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=316058 Priority 5=4 Crowhurst Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mr A Jervis 107 15 15 16/38 Priority 2=9 Forewood Lane, Battle, TN33 9AJ,  01424 830324 Priority 4=4  www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomePage.asp?GroupID=394069 Priority 5=2 distance 4733m Dallington Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mr P Cox 101 15 15 14/21 Priority 2=2 The Street, Dallington, Heathfield, TN21 9NH,  01435 830335 Priority 4=3 39  www.dallington.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=10 distance 13,495m Danehill Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mr B Falconer 87 12 12 10/22 Priority 2=6 School Lane, Haywards Heath, RH17 7JB,  01825 790388 Priority 4=4  www danehill.esussex.dbprimary.com Priority 5=1 Ditchling (St Margaret’s) Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Ms S Thompson 136 20 20 14/58 Priority 2=8 Lewes Road, Hassocks, BN6 8TU,  01273 844130 (Interim Advisory Priority 4=4  www.ditchlingprimary.co.uk Leader) Priority 5=7 East Hoathly Church of England Primary School (2-11) VC Mr J Proctor 96 15 15 10/16 Priority 2=5 Church Marks Lane, East Hoathly, Lewes, BN8 6EQ Priority 4=3  01825 840247  www.easthoathlyschool.co.uk Priority 5=3 Etchingham Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs M Williams 107 15 15 10/30 Priority 2=4 Burgh Hill, Etchingham, TN19 7PB,  01580 819218 Priority 4=5  www.etchingham.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=2 Firle Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Miss A Noble 88 15 15 14/25 Priority 2=8 Firle, Lewes, BN8 6LF,  01273 858260 Priority 4=5  www.firleschool.co.uk Priority 5=2 distance 14,430m Five Ashes Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mr P Wickens 57 10 10 8/11 Priority 2=6 Five Ashes, Mayfield, TN20 6HY,  01825 830395 Priority 4=4  www.fiveashes.esussex.dbprimary.com/esussex/primary/fiveashes Fletching Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs L Kirkwood 85 15 15 10/23 Priority 2=5 Fletching, Uckfield, TN22 3SP,  01825 722356 Priority 4=3  www.fiveashes.esussex.dbprimary.com/esussex/primary/fiveashes Priority 5=3 Primary Forest Row Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs A Williams 214 45 45 21/31 Priority 2=14 School Lane, Forest Row, RH18 5DZ,  01342 823380 Priority 4=9  www.forestrow.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=1 Applying for a school 2016-2017

Primary schools (age range in brackets) Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility – p53) Roll number number preferences allocated on 16 April 2015 by closing VA (Voluntary Aided) VC (Voluntary Controlled) T (Trust) 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) Framfeld Church of England Primary School (4-11) VA Mrs J King 100 15 15 16/28 Information available from The Street, Framfield, Uckfield, TN22 5NR,  01825 890258 (Executive Head) the school  www.framfieldcep.e-sussex.sch.uk Frant Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mr C Laker 112 15 15 21/45 #Priority 2=7  High Street, Frant, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9DT, 01892 750243 Admissions may be restricted see p43 & p63 Priority 3=8 distance 1815m  www.frantcep.e-sussex.sch.uk #see criteria on page 63 Groombridge St Thomas’ C E Primary School (4-11) VA Miss A Nicholls 207 30 30 43/68 Information available from Corseley Rd, Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9SF,  01892 864305 the school  www.groombridgest-thomas.e-sussex.sch.uk Guestling-Bradshaw Church of England Primary School (4-11) VA Mr N Cline 217 30 30 31/67 Information available from Guestling, Hastings, TN35 4LS,  01424 812279 the school  www.guestling.esussex.dbprimary.com/esussex/primary/guestling Hamsey Community Primary School (4-11) C Mrs H Smith 99 15 15 5/20 Priority 2=4 Cooksbridge, Lewes, BN8 4SJ,  01273 400370 Priority 4=2 40  www.hamsey.e-sussex.sch.uk Hankham Primary School (4-11) C Mrs S Timlin 139 20 20 12/52 Priority 2=6 Hankham Street, Hankham, Pevensey, BN24 5AY,  01323 763265 Priority 4=1  www.hankham.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=13 Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Ms C Cottingham 211 30 30 28/48 Priority 2=15 Gardner Street, Hailsham, BN27 4LG,  01323 833148 Priority 4=5  www.herstmonceux.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=10 distance 6395m High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs J Cook 109 15 15 15/37 Priority 1=1 Chillies Lane, High Hurstwood, Uckfield, TN22 4AD,  01825 733231 Priority 2=7 Priority 4=3  www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=273794 Priority 5=4 distance 5576m Hurst Green Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mr G White 123 20 20 15/21 Priority 2=8 London Road, Etchingham, TN19 7PN,  01580 860375 Priority 4=6  www.hurstgreen.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=3 Icklesham Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs P Robinson 110 15 15 11/31 Priority 2=5 High Fords, Icklesham, Winchelsea, TN36 4BX,  01424 814448 Priority 4=3  www.ickleshamcp.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=7 distance 11,667m Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mr A Dobell 182 30 20 44/69 Priority 2=13 Wellgreen Lane, Kingston, Lewes, BN7 3NR,  01273 474973 Priority 4=10  www.iford-kingston.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=7 distance 11,489m Laughton Community Primary School (4-11) C Mrs R West 108 15 15 14/30 Priority 2=6 Church Lane, Laughton, Lewes, BN8 6AH,  01323 811306 Priority 4=4  www.laughton.e-sussex.sch.uk/site Priority 5=4 Mark Cross Church of England Primary School (4-11) VA Mrs A Gander- 104 15 15 16/50 Information available from Mark Cross, Crowborough, TN6 3PJ,  01892 852866 Miller the school  www.markcrossprimary.co.uk Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Primary schools (age range in brackets) Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility – p53) Roll number number preferences allocated on 16 April 2015 by closing VA (Voluntary Aided) VC (Voluntary Controlled) T (Trust) 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) Mayfeld Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Miss S Curtis 169 30 30 35/42 Priority 2=18 Fletching Street, Mayfield, TN20 6TA,  01435 873185 Priority 4=12 distance 3159m  www.mayfieldcep.e-sussex.sch.uk Maynards Green Community Primary School (4-11) C Mrs V Poole 210 30 30 28/58 Priority 2=11 Maynards Green, Heathfield, TN21 0DD,  01435 812622 Priority 4=12  www.thelifecloud.net/schools/MaynardsGreenCommunityPrimarySchool Priority 5=7 distance 9641m Netherfeld Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs B Gill 131 20 20 14/25 Priority 2=8 Darvel Down, Netherfield, Battle, TN33 9QF,  01424 838323 Priority 4=2  www.netherfield.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=10 Newick Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs S Thomas 215 30 30 32/43 Priority 2=11 Allington Road, Newick, Lewes, BN8 4NB,  01825 723377 Priority 4=16  www.newick.esussex.dbprimary.com Priority 5=3 distance 2637m Ninfeld Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mr C Brown 159 20 20 27/46 Priority 2=11 Church Lane, Ninfield, Battle, TN33 9JW,  01424 892486 Priority 4=9 distance 766m  www.ninfieldce.org/esussex/primary/ninfield 41 Northiam Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Ms K Harper 81 15 15 12/14 Priority 2=4 Main Street, Northiam, Rye, TN31 6NB,  01797 252141 Priority 4=6 This school may convert to an Academy  www.northiamcep.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=4 Nutley Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Ms E Peasgood 94 15 15 12/17 Priority 2=5 School Lane, Nutley, Uckfield, TN22 3NW,  01825 712575 (Acting) Priority 4=5  www.sites.google.com/site/nutleyprimarysch Priority 5=4 Park Mead Primary School (4-11) C Mrs E Field 105 15 15 18/31 Priority 2=12 Upper Dicker, Hailsham, BN27 3QP,  01323 844247 Priority 4=5  www.parkmeadprimaryschool.co.uk/site Priority 5=1 distance 3743m Peasmarsh Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mr L Atkinson 82 15 15 14/18 Priority 2=6 School Lane, Peasmarsh, Rye, TN31 6UW,  01797 230325 (Acting) Priority 4=3 This school may convert to an Academy  www.peasmarsh.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=6 Pevensey and Westham Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mr R Thomas 414 60 60 57/114 Priority 2=28 86 High Street, Westham, Pevensey, BN24 5LP,  01323 762269 Priority 4=16  www.pevensey-westham.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=16 distance 4118m Plumpton Primary School (4-11) C Mrs C Lamb 107 20 20 13/14 Priority 2=14 Southdowns, Plumpton Green, Lewes, BN7 3EB,  01273 890338 (Until 31.12.15) Priority 4=3  www.plumpton.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=3 Punnetts Town Community Primary School (4-11) C Mrs S Frankis 95 15 15 9/14 Priority 2=5 Punnett’s Town, Heathfield, TN21 9DE,  01435 830361 Priority 5=4  www.punnettstown.e-sussex.sch.uk Ringmer Primary School (4-11) C Mr D Evans 274 45 45 31/37 Priority 2=12 Primary Harrisons Lane, Ringmer, Lewes, BN8 5LL,  01273 812463 Priority 4=20  www.thelifecloud.net/schools/ringmerprimaryschool Priority 5=1 Applying for a school 2016-2017

Primary schools (age range in brackets) Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility – p53) Roll number number preferences allocated on 16 April 2015 by closing VA (Voluntary Aided) VC (Voluntary Controlled) T (Trust) 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) Rodmell Church of England Primary School (4-11) VA Mrs L Winterton 55 9 9 7/15 Information available from Rodmell, Lewes, BN7 3HF,  01273 473916 the school  www.rodmell.eschools.co.uk/site Rotherfeld Primary School (4-11) C Miss K Bishop 174 30 20 21/47 Priority 2=10 North Street, Rotherfield, TN6 3NA,  01892 852574 Priority 4=3  www.thelifecloud.net/schools/RotherfieldPrimarySchool Priority 5=17 St Mark’s Church of England Primary School (4-11) VA Ms C Rivers 80 11 10 19/23 Information available from School Lane, Hadlow Down, Uckfield, TN22 4HY,  01825 830375 the school  www.st-marks.e-sussex.sch.uk St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School (4-11) VA Mrs A McGlew 99 20 20 4/14 Information available from High Street, Hartfield, TN7 4AA,  01892 770221 the school  www.hartfieldschool.co.uk St Michael’s Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Miss P Gasson 97 15 15 14/26 Priority 2=4 42 Houghton Green Lane, Playden, Rye, TN31 7PJ,  01797 280277 Priority 4=1  www.playdenschool.com Priority 5=10 St Michael’s Primary School (4-11) C Mrs C O’Shea 84 15 15 14/33 Priority 2=9 Station Road, Withyham, Hartfield, TN7 4BP,  01892 770307 Priority 4=3  www.st-michaels.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=3 distance 5955m St Thomas’ Church of England Primary School (4-11) VA Mrs M Westhead 152 20 20 25/39 Information available from Friars Road, Winchelsea, TN36 4ED,  01797 226479 This school may convert to an Academy the school  www.st-thomas-winchelsea.e-sussex.sch.uk Salehurst Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mr A McGregor 190 30 30 30/36 Priority 2=13 George Hill, Robertsbridge, TN32 5BU,  01580 880288 Priority 4=15  www.salehurstprimaryschool.co.uk Priority 5=2 Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs M Ham 217 30 30 34/69 Priority 1=2 Priority 2=10 Gammons Way, Sedlescombe, TN33 0RQ,  01424 870585 Priority 4=5  www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=586001 Priority 5=13 distance 8880m Staplecross Methodist Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs E Avard 88 15 12 14/21 Priority 2=7 Staplecross, Robertsbridge, TN32 5QD,  01580 830256 Priority 4=1  www.staplecross.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=7 Stone Cross School (4-11) C Mrs A Allison 417 60 60 76/183 Priority 2=26 Adur Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, BN24 5EF,  01323 Priority 4=14 461002  www.thelifecloud.net/schools/stonecross Priority 5=20 distance 1348m Stonegate Church of England Primary School (4-11) VC Mrs B Godden- 107 15 15 13/32 Priority 2=9 Station Rd, Stonegate, Wadhurst, TN5 7EN,  01580 200415 Wood Priority 4=1  www.stonegate.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=5 Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

There will always be schools that will be oversubscribed and admissions will Predicted difficulties have to be restricted by reference to the relevant admissions criteria. The latest predictions indicate that there may be a shortage of reception class places in the following areas for children starting school in September 2016. We have identifiedFrant CE Primary School where admissions may be limited even when the child’s home address falls into the pre-defined community Crowborough Eastbourne including Polegate and Willingdon area. Hailsham Hastings The admission criteria for Frant differs from all other community and voluntary Newhaven Peacehaven controlled primary schools. Please see page 63 for more details. It is likely that applications falling into admission Priority 3, 4 or 5 will be restricted. Seaford Uckfield Ocklynge Junior School During the 2015/16 academic year, we will be looking at arrangements to Applications from within admission Priority 3 (and 4, 5) are likely to be make sure there are enough places for all children in those areas. restricted as the number of children leaving the linked infant schools exceeds the number of places at Ocklynge. Please refer to the admissions criteria and tiebreaker method on page 62. As a one-off solution, The Cavendish School will admit up to 60 children into Y3 in September 2016. Primary Applying for a school 2016-2017 Community areas for secondary schools Each East Sussex address falls into a ‘community area’. Where you live The map opposite represents the community areas served by the can make a difference to the outcome of your application as geography secondary schools. Each area has been given a number and this links normally forms part of a school’s selection criteria. that area to a particular school or group of schools.

Types of school: A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) If you are unclear as to which area your address is in, you can phone S (Studio) T (Trust) UTC (University technical college) the Admissions Team on 0300 33 09 472. More detailed maps are VA (Voluntary Aided) available upon request.

Area number Area 2 1 Rye College A and Rye Studio School S ARK William Parker Academy (Boys only) A 2 Hastings and St Leonards secondary schools The Hastings Academy A Helenswood Academy (Girls only) A 3 Robertsbridge Community College C The St Leonards Academy A 44 4 Claverham Community College, Battle C 5/5a Bexhill secondary schools Area 5/5a 6 Uplands Community College, Wadhurst C Bexhill High A 7 Heathfield Community CollegeC St Richard’s Catholic College VA 8 Hailsham Community College Academy Trust A Area 5a/9 5a/9 Eastbourne secondary schools (see the additional map on page 46) Gildredge House F Ratton School Academy Trust A 10 Beacon Community College, Crowborough A The Bishop Bell CE School VA 11 Uckfield Community Technology CollegeC The Causeway School C 12 Ringmer Community College A The Cavendish School A The Eastbourne Academy A 13 Seaford Head School A Willingdon Community School C 14 Chailey School C 15 Priory School, Lewes T 16/17 Seahaven Academy, Newhaven A and UTC@Harbourside Please note that schools marked with (A), (F), (S) (T) (UTC)or (VA) are schools where the governors are responsible for admissions. 17 Peacehaven Community School C (see the additional map on page 47) You can study the admissions criteria for all schools from page 54 onwards. Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

KEY Cowden Major roads

Hammerwood Community boundaries

Groombridge Bells Yew Joint community areas Withyham Green Hartfield 10 Forest Row Eridge Green Frant and 10 Cousley Areas where schools are Wood 14 Friars Gate WadhurstWadhurst responsible for admissions Crowborough Mark Cross Wych Cross Rotherfield Flimwell Areas where the Local Authority 6 Ticehurst Jarvis Brook Tidebrook is responsible for admissions Stonegate Nutley Danehill Mayfield Witherenden Hill Hurst Green

High Hurstwood 6 and 7 Etchingham Bodiam 1 and 3 Five Ashes Five Ash Down 3 and 7 Burwash 3 Ewhurst Northiam Salehurst Beckley Burwash Common Maresfield Hadlow Down Iden Robertsbridge Millcorner Peasmarsh Fletching Buxted HeathfieldHeathfield 11 Broad Oak Staplecross Oxley’s Green Horns Cross Playden Uckfield 11 & 12 Cripps Corner Uckfield Cross-in-Hand East Guldeford Newick 7 Brightling Mountfield John’s Cross Wivelsfield North Chailey Blackboys Framfield Punnett’s Broad Oak 1 Wivelsfield Rye 45 Town Sedlescombe Rye Green Waldron Dallington Chailey Maynards Green Netherfield Brede Udimore Camber Little Horsted Isfield Winchelsea Warbleton Whatlington 14 1 Halland Horam Plumpton 1 & 1 Penhurst 4 Icklesham Winchelsea Green 2 East Hoathly BattleBattle Guestling Thorn Streat Westfield Beach East Barcombe Ditchling Chiddingly Cowbeech Telham Chiltington Catsfield Guestling Pett Plumpton 7 and 8 Green Hamsey Laughton Ninfield 15 8 Hellingly Herstmonceux Crowhurst Fairlight RingmerRingmer Hollington South Malling 12 and Magham Boreham Street 2 Ore Down Ripe 12 Wartling Sidley Lewes 8 South Hooe 12 and 15 Glynde 5 Kingston Hailsham Hastings 15 Arlington Little Common Iford West Selmeston Rodmell Firle 12 5a Bexhill Polegate Normans Bay Alciston and Stone Cross Pevensey 13 Wilmington Westham

Telscombe Denton Secondary 16 Alfriston Willingdon 17 Langney © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. 100019601. (2015). Telscombe Cliffs Bishopstone13 Jevington Littlington PeacehavenPeacehaven 9 Newhaven Newhaven SeafordSeaford Eastbourne Friston East Dean See page 47 for a map of the community area served by See page 46 for a map of the 13 and 16 Peacehaven Community School Eastbourne schools community areas Applying for a school 2016-2017 Community areas for Eastbourne secondary schools The community area for Eastbourne has been divided into 9 sub areas served by Eastbourne secondary schools. Each sub area has been given a reference number and the table below shows which areas each school serves. Living in a community area does not guarantee a place at a school. The admissions criteria will be A27 9 applied in the event of oversubscription. Normans A22 8 Bay 8 Name and type of school Areas served A27 GH Gildredge House > F n/a Polegate Ratton School Academy Trust > A 1 and 2 8 • 7 Westham Pevensey Bay  The Bishop Bell CE School > VA 3 7 6 A22 46 Willingdon 6  The Causeway School > C 3, 4, 6 and 8 4 5 3  The Cavendish School > A 1 and 2 Lottbridge Drove

 Kings 2 The Eastbourne Academy > A 2, 5, 6 and 7 Drive Cross Levels 7 2 Way  Willingdon Community School > C 7, 8 and 9 1

Please note that the Governors of Academies, Free schools and Voluntary Aided schools are responsible for admission arrangements. 1 More detailed maps of the community area serving these schools are available from the school on request. Community area Types of school: A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) boundary VA (Voluntary Aided) 1

The community area served by Peacehaven Community School includes Peacehaven, Telscombe Cliffs and East 4b Saltdean. Under admission category 4 (see page 62) priority is given first to those children living in the ‘priority area’ indicated on the map (4a), before being given to those who live in the wider community area (4b). 47 4a Priority area

If you are unsure which part of the 4b community area your address is in, phone the Admissions Team on 0300 33 09 472.

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This section lists the names and types of all secondary schools. Each How the places were allocated on 2 March 2015* school’s specialism, address, telephone number and a contact name is To help you understand how places were allocated last year at given together with the number of places available for September 2016. local authority controlled schools, we have given the number of We have also recorded the number of applications each school received pupils allocated under each admissions priority. Where distances last year and hope that this information assists you in deciding which (metres) are given this relates to the furthest child allocated a school(s) to apply for. Please remember that the admissions criteria place at the school within that admission priority. varies from school to school and you should look at and understand the criteria for the schools of interest to you.

48 Secondary schools Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school / Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were preferences A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) S (Studio) SP (Special Facility – p53) Principal Roll number number allocated on 2 March 2015 T (Trust) UTC (University technical college) VA (Voluntary Aided) 6th (Sixth Form) by closing 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) Bexhill area Bexhill High A with SP Ms H Brown 1081 330 330 124/165 Information available from the School specialism – Technology school Gunters Lane, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4ED,  01424 730722  www.bexhillhigh.org St Richard’s Catholic College VA Miss D Cronin 1009 190 190 244/308 Information available from the School specialism – Science school Ashdown Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE,  01424 731070  www.strichardscc.com Eastbourne area The Bishop Bell Church of England School VA Mr M Talbot 1028 208 208 186/297 Information available from the School specialism – Maths and Computing school Priory Road, Eastbourne, BN23 7EJ,  01323 465400  www.bishopbell.e-sussex.sch.uk The Causeway School C Mr G Payne 659 189 189 92/168 SEN=5 Priority 2=39 Larkspur Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ,  01323 465700 Priority 4=62 Priority 5=39  www.causewayschool.org Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Secondary schools Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school / Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were preferences A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) S (Studio) SP (Special Facility – p53) Principal Roll number number allocated on 2 March 2015 T (Trust) UTC (University technical college) VA (Voluntary Aided) 6th (Sixth Form) by closing 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) The Cavendish School A Mr P Marchant 779 175 175 113/333 Information available from the School specialism – Arts school Eldon Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1UE,  01323 731340  www.cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk The Eastbourne Academy A with SP Mr K Pailthorpe 688 180 180 115/166 Information available from the School specialism – Science and Digital Technology school Brodrick Road, Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ,  01323 514900  www.theeastbourneacademy.org Gildredge House F with 6th Mrs L Gilbert 571 120 120 188/307 Information available from the School specialism – Science and Sport school Compton Place Road, Eastbourne BN20 8AB  01323 400650  www.gildredgehouse.org.uk Ratton School Academy Trust A Mr H Knox- 1138 243 243 184/478 Information available from the School specialism – Arts Macaulay school Park Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21 2XR,  01323 504011 49  www.ratton.e-sussex.sch.uk Willingdon Community School C with SP Mr I Jungius 980 200 200 156/294 SEN=3 School specialism – Arts Priority 2=51 Priority 4=87 Broad Road, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN20 9QX Priority 5=35  01323 485254  www.willingdonschool.org.uk Hastings/St Leonards area ARK William Parker Academy (Boys) A with 6th Mr M Phillips 774 240 240 95/143 Information available from the School specialism – Sports school Parkstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2NT,  01424 439888  www.arkwilliamparkeracademy.org The Hastings Academy A with SP Mr M Brett 876 180 180 168/230 Information available from the School specialism – ICT, English school

Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DN  01424 711950  www. thehastingsacademy.org Secondary Helenswood Academy (Girls) A with 6th Mrs L Monk 927 216 216 120/188 Information available from the School specialism – Arts school Upper school, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AF,  01424 422470 Lower school, The Ridge, St Leonards, TN37 7PS  01424 753040  www.helenswoodacademy.org The St Leonards Academy A with SP Mr J Francies 1344 300 300 209/304 Information available from the School specialism – ICT, Mathematics school Edinburgh Road, St Leonards, TN38 8HH  01424 448740  www.thestleonardsacademy.org Applying for a school 2016-2017

Secondary schools Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school / Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were preferences A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) S (Studio) SP (Special Facility – p53) Principal Roll number number allocated on 2 March 2015 T (Trust) UTC (University technical college) VA (Voluntary Aided) 6th (Sixth Form) by closing 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) Newhaven area Seahaven Academy A Ms S Pringle 541 150 150 84/136 Information available from the School specialism – Technology school Southdown Road, Newhaven, BN9 9JL,  01273 517601  www.seahavenacademy.org.uk UTC@Harbourside – a University Technical College (14-18 only) Mr J Clarke 201 60 in Yr 10 60 in Yr 10 N/A Information available from the School Specialism: Marine and Environmental Engineering 60 in Yr 12 60 in Yr 12 school Railway Quay, Newhaven, East Sussex BN9 0DF  www.utc-harbourside.org Rye area Rye College A Mrs A Cockerham 647 150 150 111/200 Information available from the School specialism – Arts school 50 The Grove, Rye, TN31 7NQ,  01797 222545  www.ryecollege.co.uk Rye Studio School S (14-19 only) Ms J Townshend 115 50 in Y10 50 in Y10 N/A Information available from the The Grove, Rye, TN31 7NQ 100 in Y12 100 in Y12 school  01797 228434  www.ryestudioschool.co.uk Other schools in the county in alphabetical order Beacon Community College A with 6th Ms A Robinson 1322 220 280 167/248 Information available from the School specialism – Sports and Science school East Beeches Road, Crowborough, TN6 2AS,  01892 603000  www.beacon-academy.org Chailey School C Mrs L Young 707 162 162 112/245 SEN=6 School specialism – Language and Humanities Priority 2=34 Mill Lane, South Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4PU,  01273 890407 Priority 4=60  www.chaileyschool.org Priority 5=39 Claverham Community College C Mr P Swatton 1161 230 230 289/492 SEN=10 Priority 1=5 School specialism – Sports and Technology Priority 2=86 North Trade Road, Battle, TN33 0HT,  01424 772155 Priority 4=101  www.claverham.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=28 distance 9098m Hailsham Community College Academy Trust A with 6th & SP Mr P Matthews 1122 240 240 172/201 Information available from the School specialism – Sports, Business and Enterprise school Battle Road, Hailsham, BN27 1DT,  01323 841468  www.hailshamcc.e-sussex.sch.uk Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Secondary schools Admissions 2016-2017 What happened in 2015-2016 School details Head of school / Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were preferences A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) S (Studio) SP (Special Facility – p53) Principal Roll number number allocated on 2 March 2015 T (Trust) UTC (University technical college) VA (Voluntary Aided) 6th (Sixth Form) by closing 2016-2017 2016-2017 date (see admission criteria on page 62) Heathfeld Community College C with 6th &SP Ms C Barlow 1365 240 240 183/262 SEN=5 Priority 1=1 School specialism – Arts Priority 2=83 Priority 4=94 Cade Street, Heathfield, TN21 8RJ,  01435 866066 Priority 5=41  www.heathfieldcc.e-sussex.sch.uk Peacehaven Community School C with SP Miss N Bassett 891 180 180 176/244 SEN=10 Priority 1=4 School specialism – Science Priority 2=62 Greenwich Way, Peacehaven, BN10 8RB,  01273 581100 (see p47 for an explanation of a/b)  www.phcs.org.uk Priority 4a=69 Priority 4b=26 Priority 5=9 distance 4082m Priory School T with SP Mr A Smith 1164 232 232 261/414 Information available from the School specialism – Arts, Language and Science school Mountfield Road, Lewes, BN7 2XN,  01273 476231  www.priory.e-sussex.sch.uk Ringmer Community College A with 6th & SP Ms K Stonier 649 150 150 85/157 Information available from the 51 School specialism – Technology school Lewes Road, Ringmer, Lewes, BN8 5RB,  01273 812220  www.ringmer.e-sussex.sch.uk Robertsbridge Community College C Mr D Downs 641 130 130 127/285 SEN=5 School specialism – Maths and Computing (Acting) Priority 2=53 Priority 4=29 Knelle Road, Robertsbridge, TN32 5EA,  01580 880360 Priority 5=41 distance 17,709m  www.robertsbridge.org.uk Seaford Head School A with 6th Mrs H Key 1271 240 240 242/307 Information available from the School specialism – Sports and Science (Acting) school Arundel Road, Seaford, BN25 4LX Steyne Road, Seaford, BN25 1AL  01323 891623  www.seafordhead.org Mr H Hennebry 1706 270 270 281/346 SEN=5 Priority 1=2 Uckfeld Community Technology College C with 6th & SP Secondary School specialism – Technology Priority 2=115 Priority 4=126 Downsview Crescent, Uckfield, TN22 3DJ,  01825 764844 Priority 5=22 distance 10,900m  www.uctc.org.uk Uplands Community College C with 6th Mr L Collins 876 168 168 148/286 SEN=3 Priority 1=1 School specialism – Technology and Arts Priority 2=52 Priority 4=53 Priority 5=60 distance 17,331m Lower High Street, Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ,  01892 782135  www.uplandscc.com Applying for a school 2016-2017 Special schools

Special schools cater for pupils with particular educational The abbreviations next to the schools indicate the school’s specialism: difficulties. Pupils are only admitted to special schools when a BESD Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties statutory assessment of their special educational needs has been made and it is agreed that they need to attend a special school. ACLD Autism, communication and associated learning difficulties CLD Complex Learning Difficulties (including ASD) The Assessment & Planning Team (see page 6) deals with admissions to special schools. ASD Autistic Spectrum Disorder

School Head of school School Head of school Cuckmere House School (9-16 yrs) (BESD) (Boys) Mr F Stanford The Lindfeld School (11-16 yrs) (ACLD) Mrs K McIlhargey Eastbourne Road, Seaford, BN25 4BA,  01323 893319 Lindfield Road, Eastbourne, BN22 0BQ,  01323 502988 Tower House Annexe (Residential) is located at:  [email protected] 52 Downs Road, Seaford, BN25 4QL,  01323 897815 (7-16 yrs) (BESD) Miss S Hopkins  [email protected] New Horizons Beauchamp Road, St Leonards, TN38 9JU Glyne Gap Academy School (2-19 yrs) (CLD/ASD) Mrs K Prawanna  01424 855665  [email protected] Hastings Road, Bexhill, TN40 2PU (BESD Boys) Mr P Murphy  01424 217720  www.glynegap.e-sussex.sch.uk St Mary’s School (9-16 yrs) The 16-19 Unit is located at Bexhill College Horam, Heathfield, TN21 0BT,  01435 812278 Grove Park School (2-19 yrs) (CLD/ASD) Mrs A Wellman  www.st-marys-horam.e-sussex.sch.uk Primary - Church Road, Crowborough, TN6 1BN, (11-16 yrs) (ACLD) Mr R Preece  01892 663018  [email protected] Saxon Mount School Edinburgh Road, St Leonards, TN38 8DA Secondary is located at Beacon Community College, Beeches Road site.  01892 603095  01424 426303  www.torfield-saxonmount.com 16-19 Unit is located at Beacon Community College, The South Downs Community Special School Miss S James Green Lane site.  01892 603077 (4-11 yrs) (ACLD/CLD) Miss P Kershaw Hazel Court School Mrs S Gurney (West site) Beechy Avenue, Eastbourne, BN20 8NU (11-19 yrs) (CLD/ASD)  01323 730302  www.south.downs.e-sussex.sch.uk Larkspur Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ,  01323 465720 (East site) Shinewater Lane, Langney, Eastbourne, BN23 8AT  www.hazelcourt.e-sussex.sch.uk Torfeld School (3-11 yrs) (ACLD) Mr R Preece FE Department is located at Sussex Downs College, Eastbourne Croft Road, Hastings, TN34 3JT,  01424 428228  www.torfield-saxonmount.com Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192 Special facilities in mainstream schools

We are fully committed to inclusion and many children with specific difficulties attend their local school. For some children though, they will School Location Type of Special Need need more specialist support within a mainstream setting. catered for Most children would have the specialist mainstream placement named Secondary in their statement of special educational needs or Education, Health Bexhill High Bexhill Specific learning difficulties and Care Plan (EHCP). Other children will be able to attend for specific Autism sessions. Hailsham Community Hailsham Autism For further advice, please contact the College Academy Trust SEN Team on 01273 481230 Heathfield Heathfield Autism Community College School Location Type of Special Need Peacehaven Peacehaven Speech, language and 53 catered for Community communication Primary Priory Lewes Hearing impairment ARK Little Ridge St Leonards Speech and language Ringmer Community Ringmer Significant communication Primary Academy College and learning difficulties Manor Primary Uckfield Autism The Eastbourne Eastbourne Autism Hearing impairment Academy Peacehaven Heights Peacehaven Speech, language and The Hastings Hastings Speech and language communication Academy Wallands Community Lewes Speech and language The St Leonards St Leonards Physical and sensory Primary Academy impairment West St Leonards St Leonards Physical and moderate Autism Primary Academy learning difficulty Uckfield Community Uckfield Autism Willingdon Primary Eastbourne Hearing impairment Technology College Willingdon Eastbourne Hearing impairment Community Applying for a school 2016-2017 Academy schools admission criteria We strongly recommend that you read the full admissions policy for the • “Regular” is defined as attending at least one Sunday service each academy that interests you as the wording in this section may have been month in the last 12 months. Reference will be made to the priest adapted slightly for this booklet. or minister of the present church or previous church from which the family has just moved. Primary academies • “Sibling” refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted Where possible we have grouped schools together where they share or fostered brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of a similar criteria. parent/carer’s partner where the child for whom the Academy place is sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that All Saints CE Junior sibling. 1. “Looked after” children or children who were previously looked after • “Staff” includes all staff (teaching and non-teaching) appointed by but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, the Academy, including part-time staff with a continuous employment residence, or special guardianship order. record and any short-term contract staff with a continuous employment record covering at least term time employment, for the 2 54 2. Children attending Dudley Infant Academy. years or more prior to admission. 3. Siblings of children attending All Saints C.E. Junior Academy or Dudley • The Governors require the completion of a Supplementary Form Infant Academy at the time of admission. from applicants to be considered under criteria 4,5,6 and 7 - this 4. Children of parents who are regular worshippers in the Parish Churches may require a clergy reference. The form is obtainable from the of St. Clement with All Saints. Applications under this category MUST be Headteacher or from East Sussex County Council. accompanied by a completed Supplementary Form. 5. Children of parents who have been members of staff at All Saints C.E. Tiebreaker Junior Academy continuously for the two years prior to the application In the event of any of the above categories being over-subscribed, the for admission; or staff recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a Governors will take those children who are nearest to the Academy (by demonstrable skill shortage. Applications under this category MUST be the shortest publically available walking route from the home of the child accompanied by a completed Supplementary Form. to the front door of All Saints C.E. Junior Academy. Flats will be prioritised 6. Children of parents who are regular worshippers at other Anglican according to the lowest number first (e.g. Flat 1 will take precedence over churches; Applications under this category MUST be accompanied by a Flat 2 etc). The Local Authority’s computerised measuring system will be completed Supplementary Form. used to determine these distances. 7. Children of parents who are regular worshippers at other mainstream If applications cannot be prioritised using the tiebreaker above because Christian denominations (Full members of Churches Together in Britain distance measurements are the same, the Governors will use the Local and Ireland); Applications under this category MUST be accompanied by a Authority’s random allocation software to decide which children will be completed Supplementary Form. offered the remaining places. 8. Any other children. ForNeed the help? full admission Phone Information policy contact for the Families school on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

The Baird, Dudley Infant, Hailsham, Marshlands, Newhaven, West ARK Blacklands and Little Ridge St Leonards and White House a) Looked After Children and children who have been previously looked 1) Looked after children and children who were looked after, but ceased after (pursuant to the Admissions Code). to be so because they were adopted (or subject to residence orders or Academy b) Children of staff at the school where there is a demonstrable special guardianship orders) immediately following being looked after. skill shortage – children of members of staff will have priority in the 2) Children with an exceptional medical or social need for whom oversubscription criteria if the staff member is filling a post for which attendance at any other school would be inappropriate. there is a demonstrable skill shortage. ARK Schools is required to approve the Principal’s designation of such posts and confirm the Parents must submit supporting evidence, such as a letter from a doctor assessment that a member of staff appointed meets the requirements of or social worker, which clearly demonstrates that the needs of the child the shortage. Priority will be limited to one place for each form of entry in can only be met by attending a particular school. any year. The Governors of the school will decide whether or not the evidence c) Children who at the time of the admission have a sibling who attends provided is sufficient to allocate a place under this admission priority. the academy. For this purpose “sibling” means a whole, half or step- This may include seeking our own professional advice. The evidence must brother or sister, or an adopted child resident at the same address. (In conclusively show that no other school than the preferred school can meet 55 respect of applications to Little Ridge, the fact that an applicant has a the child’s needs. sibling attending the nursery school will not be a factor giving rise to priority.) 3) Children who will have a brother or sister at the school at the time of admission. d) Children of staff in the school – Where there isno demonstrable skill shortage, priority may be given where the academy is oversubscribed to a Children are ‘siblings’ if they are full, half, adoptive or foster brother or child of a person who will have been employed in the academy for two or sister living in the same household. more years at the time the application for admission is made. Priority will be limited to one place for each form of entry in any year. 4) Children living within a pre-defned community area. e) Children living within a pre-defined community area – Each home Each home address in the county falls within a community area although address in the county falls within a community area although living in a living in a community area does not guarantee a place can be allocated. community area does not guarantee a place. 5) Children living outside the pre-defned area. f) Children living outside the pre-defined community area – This covers children who do not fit into any other criteria. This relates to children who do not meet criteria 1 to 4 above. For categories e) and f) above, the distance measurement will be Tiebreaker: Distance – measured using the East Sussex County Council calculated using East Sussex County Council’s method. The method definition and systems. they adopt for measurement (shortest walking route) and also selection between equal applicants and those living in flats will apply. Applying for a school 2016-2017

Churchwood, Hollington, Robsack Wood, Rye, St Leonards CE and If in categories 2-3 a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is Silverdale admitted, the child living closest to the academy will be given priority for admission. Distance is measured from the child’s home to the front gates 1) Looked after children and children who were looked after, but ceased of the academy in a straight line. to be so because they were adopted (or subject to residence orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following being looked after. Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in categories 2-3 to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between a child’s 2) Children who will have a brother or sister at the school at the time of home and the Academy is equidistant in any two or more cases. admission. Ore Village Children are ‘siblings’ if they are full, half, adoptive or foster brother or 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children. Previously sister living in the same household. looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be 3) Children living within a pre-defned community area. so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order). Each home address in the county falls within a community area although living in a community area does not guarantee a place can be allocated. 2. Children who have siblings at the Academy. 3. Other children 4) Children living outside the pre-defned area. 56 A “sibling” is a natural brother or sister, or a half brother or sister, or a This relates to children who do not meet criteria 1 to 3 above. legally adopted brother or sister or half-brother or sister, or step brother or sister who will be living with them at the same address at the date Tiebreaker: Distance – measured using the East Sussex County Council of their entry to the Academy in years R-6 of the Academy. Proof of the definition and systems. sibling relationship will be required. Heron Park, Glenleigh Park, King Offa and Oakwood If in categories 2-3 above a tie-break is necessary to determine which 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children. Previously child is admitted, the child living closest to the academy will be given looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be priority for admission. Distance is measured from the child’s home to the so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or front gates of the Academy adopting the same measurement approach as special guardianship order East Sussex County Council. 2. Children who have siblings at the academy Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in categories 2-3 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between a 3. Other children child’s home and the Academy is equidistant in any two or more cases. A “sibling” is a natural brother or sister, or a half brother or sister, or a legally adopted brother or sister or half-brother or sister, or step brother or sister who will be living with them at the same address at the date of their entry to the Academy in years R-6 of the Academy. Proof of the sibling relationship will be required. ForNeed the help? full admission Phone Information policy contact for the Families school on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Pebsham Secondary academies criteria 1. Looked After Children and Adopted Children. We have grouped together the secondary academies where they share Looked After and adopted children who were looked after, but ceased similar criteria. These are not necessarily in alphabetical order. We to be so because they were adopted (or subject to residence orders or strongly recommend that you read the admissions policy for the special guardianship orders) immediately following being looked after. full academy that interests you. Academy 2. Children who will have a brother or sister at the school at the time of admission. Children are siblings if they are full, half, adoptive or foster Beacon Community College, Bexhill High, The Eastbourne Academy brother or sister living in the same household. Hailsham Community College Academy Trust, The Hastings 3. Children who have siblings attending Glyne Gap School Academy, The St Leonards Academy Children are siblings if they are full, half, adoptive or foster brother or 1. Looked after Children and previously looked after children sister living in the same household who will be attending Glyne Gap School at the date of the applicant’s entry to Pebsham Primary Academy 2. Children with an exceptional medical or social need where there is in Years R–6 of the Academy. evidence which leads the Governing Body to conclude that attendance at 4. Other children any other school would be inappropriate. Tiebreaker The evidence submitted, such as a letter from a doctor or social worker, must clearly demonstrate that the needs of the child can only be met by 57 If in categories 2-4 above a tie break is necessary to determine which attending the Academy. child is admitted, the child living closest to the Academy will be given priority for admission. Distance is measured from the child’s home to the 3. Children who will have a brother or sister attending the Academy at front gates of the Academy adopting the same measurement approach the time of admission. asEast Sussex County Council. 4. Children living within the community area that has been designated to Random allocation will be used as a tie break in categories 2-4 above to the Academy (as shown in the map on Page 45) decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between a child’s home and the Academy is equidistant in any two or more cases. 5. Children living outside the community area. Tie breaker If there are more children who qualify under an oversubscription criterion than places available, place allocation will be determined by prioritising applications within that criterion, on the basis of the shortest distance from home to school using surfaced, passable routes. If, following the application of admission rules and distance, two applicants cannot be separated for a final place at a school, the Academies will use random allocation to determine the priority for the remaining place. Applying for a school 2016-2017

ARK William Parker, Helenswood and ARK Sixth Form East Sussex iii. Where the sixth form is oversubscribed, priority will be given to those qualifying applicants following the oversubscription criteria as described a) Looked After Children and children who have been previously looked for William Parker and Helenswood. after (pursuant to the Admissions Code). b) Children of staff at the school where there is a demonstrable The Cavendish School skill shortage – children of members of staff will have priority in the SEND , Looked after children and children of UK services personnel oversubscription criteria if the staff member is filling a post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. ARK Schools is required to approve the • If the school meets the needs of the SEND child then the student Principal’s designation of such posts and confirm the assessment that a must be allocated / admitted to the School. member of staff appointed meets the requirements of the shortage. Priority • Looked After Children and children who were looked after, but ceased will be limited to one place for each form of entry in any year. to be so because they were adopted (or subject to residence orders c) Children who at the time of the admission have a sibling who attends or special guardianship orders) immediately following being looked the academy. For this purpose “sibling” means a whole, half or step- after. brother (William Parker) or sister (Helenswood), or an adopted child • Children of UK Service Personnel resident at the same address. • Children of UK Services Personnel will be included in the d) Children of staff in the school – Where there isno demonstrable skill Oversubscription Criteria so long as they have moved to the area due shortage, priority may be given where the academy is oversubscribed to a 58 to a parent being posted there. If the parent has not been posted child of a person who will have been employed in the academy for two or to the area the application will be dealt with as a normal in year more years at the time the application for admission is made. Priority will admission. be limited to one place for each form of entry in any year. Children who will have a brother or sister at the school at the time of e) Children living within a pre-defined community area (see map page admission. 45) – Each home address in the county falls within a community area although living in a community area does not guarantee a place. Children are siblings if they are full, half, adoptive or foster brother or sister living in the same household. f) Children living outside the pre-defined community area – This covers children who do not fit into any other criteria. Children living within the pre-defned community area. For categories e) and f) above, the distance measurement will be Each home address in the county falls within a community area although calculated using East Sussex County Council’s method. The method living in a community area does not guarantee a place can be allocated. they adopt for measurement (shortest walking route) and also selection Children living outside the pre-defned area. between equal applicants and those living in flats will apply. Tiebreaker 1 If there are more children who qualify under an ARK Sixth Form East Sussex oversubscription criterion than places available, place allocation will be determined by prioritising applications within that criterion, on the i. Students already attending the Academy and achieving the minimum basis of the shortest route from home to school using surfaced, passable academic entrance requirements will transfer to the sixth form. routes. ii. The minimum academic entrance requirements for admission to the Tiebreaker 2 Random application in case applicants cannot be prioritised post-16 provision will be published in the Academy sixth form prospectus by distance. Using the Authority’s Geographical Information System (GIS) which will be available on request and also published on the ARK Sixth distances are measured from the child’s home to the nearest gate used Form East Sussex website. These requirements will relate to both internal by pupils at the school. and external applicants. ForNeed the help? full admission Phone Information policy contact for the Families school on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Ratton School Academy Trust Ringmer Community College 1. Looked After Children and Adopted Children. a. Children in Care Looked After and adopted children who were looked after, but ceased Children in the care of a local authority - looked after children and to be so because they were adopted (or subject to residence orders or children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were special guardianship orders) immediately following being looked after. adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship Academy 2. Children who will have a brother or sister at the school at the time of order). admission. b. Students whose siblings* currently attend the school and who Children are siblings if they are full, half, adoptive or foster brother or will continue to do so on the date of admission; In the event of sister living in the same household. oversubscription using this criterion, priority will be given to those living 3. Children of staff working at Ratton School nearest** to the Academy. Priority will be given to the children of contracted paid staff working at c. Children of staff members. the school where the member of staff has been employed at the school The Governors will offer a place to children whose parent(s) have, at for at least 2 years prior to the application for admission being made the time of application, been employed by Ringmer Academy Trust for a and also where a member of staff has been recruited to fill a vacant post minimum of two years at the time of making the application or who are where there is a demonstrable skill shortage. employed in a currently recognised shortage subject area. 4. Children living within the pre-defned community area. d. Children living in the Community Area 59 Each home address in the county falls within a community area although living in a community area does not guarantee a place can be allocated. In the event of oversubscription using this criterion, priority will be given to those living nearest** to the Academy. 5. Children living outside the pre-defned area. e. Children living outside the Community Area. Tiebreaker: Distance – measured using the East Sussex County Council Where there are more applications than places after application of criteria definition and systems. a) to e), distance from the Academy from home will be taken into account. Priority will be given to those living nearest**to the Academy. In a tie breaker situation, random allocation could be used if for instance, there are more than one living in the same block of flats and therefore the same distance from the Academy. *Sibling is defined as: Brothers or sisters, including half-brothers or sisters, step-brothers or sisters and foster children living at the same address Another child normally resident for the majority of term time in the same household, for whom an adult in the household has parental responsibility as defined in the Children Act 1989 ** Distances are calculated from home to school using surfaced,passable routes. Applying for a school 2016-2017

Ringmer Community College – Post 16 Admission Criteria Rye College Ringmer Community College has capacity for 180 students in the Sixth • Any child who is ‘looked after’ or ‘previously looked after’ will be Form. It will provide places for at least 85 internal students in Year 12. If given a place; undersubscribed to this figure, it will then consider offering any surplus • Where a student has an education healthcare plan, (whereby Rye places to external candidates. College is the only school that will meet their requirements) and this Admission criteria based upon minimum GCSE results for A Level courses is satisfactorily evidenced by documentation from their plan, GP or can be found in the prospectus published on the web site each year. The social worker, they will be admitted; Academy will not admit external applicants unless it is undersubscribed by • Where an applicant is a child of a member of the UK Armed forces; students progressing from its own Year 11, and in such circumstances it will apply the same academic entry requirements as it does to students already • Where a child has a sibling (siblings include birth siblings; step on roll in the Academy and, if a tie-break is necessary to determine who is siblings; foster siblings; adopted siblings; and other children living at admitted, it will apply the oversubscription criteria below: the same address) on roll at Rye College at the time of application; 1. The Academy will admit Statemented students whose Statement names the • Distance from home to Rye College. Academy. The same admission criteria based upon minimum GCSE results for A Level courses will apply. (Circle Project Students who have been at the Academy Seaford Head School – Admission to Year 7 during Key Stages 3 and or 4 will be given precedence for the maximum of 4 places i. Children in the care of, or provided with accommodation by, a local 60 per year group in the Sixth Form. External students with these complex needs will authority and children who were looked after, but ceased to be so be admitted only if there are enough places after this and according to a selection because they were adopted. criteria decided by East Sussex County Council.) 2. The Academy will publish specific criteria in relation to minimum academic ii. Children of UK service personnel (UK Armed Forces) - For families entrance requirements for admission to the post-16 provision. Both internal and of service personnel with a confrmed posting to their area, or crown external students wishing to enter the Sixth Form will be expected to have met the servants returning from overseas to live in that area. minimum academic entry requirements. iii. Children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission. 3. In addition to the sixth form’s minimum academic entry requirements, students will need to satisfy minimum entrance requirements for the courses for which Children are ‘siblings’ if they are: they are applying. A full list of courses on offer is available in the prospectus • a brother or sister who share one or both parents, whether or not with all entry requirements. Some courses may not run if numbers make them resident in the same household economically unviable. When there are more external applicants that satisfy academic entry requirements than the number of post-16 places available and • a half brother or half sister who share one common parent after the admission of students with statements of Special Educational Needs • a step brother or step sister where two children are related by a where Ringmer Community College is named on the statement, the criteria will be applied in the order in which they are set out below: parent’s marriage 1. Children in public care as defined as Looked After Children • another child normally in residence for the majority of term time in 2. Students for whom Ringmer Community College is the nearest – the household for whom the adult in the household has parental Distances are calculated from home to school using surfaced, passable routes. responsibility and also has parental responsibility for the child currently attending the school ForNeed the help? full admission Phone Information policy contact for the Families school on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192 iv. Children of staff. Once the above criteria i to vi have been applied to In the event of over subscription for candidates who meet the Academic other applicants and offers have been made subsequent to the offer date for Entry Requirements, the governors will make the final decision based secondary admissions, the school may offer places to the children of staff upon the oversubscription criteria below to determine which students are where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more offered the available spaces and will be applied in the following order: years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is i. Students in the care of, or provided with accommodation by a local made, and/or where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for Academy authority, and students who were previously looked after but ceased to which there is a demonstrable skills shortage for the vacant post in question. be so because they have been adopted. This is accordance with paragraph 1.39 of the School Admissions code. In the event of oversubscription using this criterion, priority will be given to ii. Children of staff. those living nearest to the school, using surfaced, passable routes measured iii. Students living the shortest distance to Seaford Head Sixth Form by the East Sussex County Council on behalf of the Governing Body. Centre* v. Children living within the community area * In defining distance the criteria used is the shortest distance from vi. Children living outside the community area home to school using surfaced, passable routes and is measured by East Tiebreaker: Sussex County Council on behalf of the Governing Body. Distances will be Where 2 or more applicants absolutely equally meet the oversubscription measured using the County Council’s Geographical System (GIS) from the criteria for a place at the school this will be decided by random allocation student’s home to the main gate of Seaford Head Sixth Form Centre. by an independent party. Tiebreaker: Where two or more applicants absolutely equally meet the 61 oversubscription criteria for a place at the school this will be decided by Seaford Head School – Admission to Year 12 random allocation by an independent party. All students whose statement of special educational needs (SEN) names the school will be admitted. Seahaven Academy Students already on roll at Seaford Head School, who meet the Academic • Children with strong medical or other special reasons for attending Entry Requirements requesting a place will automatically be admitted to the School the Sixth Form from September 2016. • Children who have a brother or sister at the School The governors will admit a minimum of 60 students not already on roll, meeting the Academic Entry Requirements, to Year 12 from September • Children living within a pre-defined community area, prioritised if 2016. This number can be exceeded at the governors’ discretion. necessary on the basis of the shortest route from home to school using A, B and C roads Academic Entry Requirements All students, including those already at SHS, must meet the following • Children living outside the pre-defined community area, prioritised academic entry requirements: if necessary on the basis of the shortest route from home using A, B 5+ A*-C GCSE passes including English & Mathematics and C roads. Minimum of 224 points taken from the student’s best 5 results for studying 4 subjects Minimum of 218 points taken from the student’s best 5 results for studying 3 subjects GCSE Grade B and above in the subjects selected for study to Level 3 Applying for a school 2016-2017 Community & Voluntary Controlled schools criteria The priorities below will be used to decide who gets a place at community If, having applied the tiebreaker applicants live the same distance from and voluntary controlled schools (apart from Frant CE Primary). a school, we will use random allocation to decide which children will be 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children. offered the remaining places. This will be done electronically using the admissions software. These are children in the care of a local authority and those who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or subject Factors not included to Child Arrangements Order or special guardianship orders) immediately When schools are oversubscribed, the stated admissions criteria are following being looked after. applied to decide which children will be allocated places. Given this, you 2. Children who will have a brother or sister at the school (or a linked will need to bear in mind that it does not take account of: infant or junior school) at the time of admission. • attendance at a particular school, pre-school or nursery setting. The only linked schools (below) are those under admission Priority 3 for Children are ‘siblings’ if they are full, half, adoptive or foster brother or sister children moving from an infant to a junior school; living in the same household and includes siblings attending sixth forms. • any previous association you or your family may have had with a school; 62 3. Children wishing to transfer between a linked infant and junior school. • your profession or your working or child care arrangements; and This only applies to children leaving Year 2 at an infant school selecting a particular junior school. • any reference to a child’s ability or particular aptitude. 4. Children living within a pre-defined community area. Linked infant and junior schools Each home address in the county falls within a community area although living in a community area does not guarantee a place. (See the maps on Eastbourne community area: pages 24, 26, 28 and 45 showing the various community areas.) Motcombe Community School—Ocklynge Junior School 5. Children living outside the pre-defined community area. Parkland Infant School—Parkland Junior School This covers children who do not fit into any other criteria. Pashley Down Infant School—Ocklynge Junior School Tie breaker Roselands Infant School—Stafford Junior School In the event of oversubscription within any criterion, place allocation will be St Andrew’s CE Infant School—Tollgate Community Junior School decided by prioritising applications on the basis of the shortest route from home to school using surfaced, passable routes. Using our Geographical West Rise Community Infant School—West Rise Junior School Information System (GIS) distances are measured from the child’s home to the nearest gate used by pupils at the school. The routes taken for Hastings community area: admissions purposes do not include unmade footpaths and there must Dudley Infant Academy—All Saints CE Junior Academy be a public right of way. For split site schools, we will measure to the site where the child will attend for the majority of lessons. Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192 Frant CE Primary School admission criteria The following oversubscription criteria *The criteria relating to brothers and sisters applies Tiebreaker – see page 62 for a full description. will apply: to families where one child was admitted after the 1 September 2012. It is likely that Frant CEP School will be oversubscribed for entry in September 2016 and 1. Looked after children and previously Children who have brothers or sisters attending the admissions will be restricted. looked after children. school prior to 1 September 2012 will be admitted under the previous criteria, which gives priority to 2. Children who will have a brother or brothers and sisters regardless of whether they live sister at the school at the time of in the pre-defined community area or not. admission and who live at the same address, within the pre-defined community area*. Admission 3. Other children living within the pre- criteria 4 and 5 Admission defined community area. criteria 4 and 5 63 4. Children who will have a brother Community area or sister at the school at the time of admission who live at the same address, outside the pre-defined community area.* 5. Other children living outside the pre-defined community area. Frant School Community area

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Straight Line Distance Measurement – East Sussex County Council uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) that East Sussex County Council applies Free School to all school applications. East Sussex County Council uses Ordnance Survey Mapping data to measure the distance, as the crow flies, from a point designated by Gildredge House (this being the entrance to the Waterfield building – the front admission criteria entrance at the main reception area). This point is defined by an Ordnance Survey grid reference and is mapped to the Ordnance Survey address point for the applicant property. An address point is the official Ordnance Survey location of a property Gildredge House within the UK and is unique to that property. 1. Looked after children (as defined under section 22 of the Children Act 1989) and For applicants that share an address point, the tie breaker process will be used. children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to an Arrangement Order or Special Guardianship Order. Main dwelling will be defined as the main address at which the student spends the majority of school nights (Sunday to Thursday). This will also be the address 2. Children whose parents are founders of Gildredge House Free School and who have at which the child is registered with their GP and, (where appropriate), the address been granted this provision by the Secretary of State for Education. to which any child benefit may be paid. Proof of address and other details may be 3. Children who have siblings attending this school at the time of application and on asked for at any time to verify this information. the date of admission. This excludes a sibling of external students who join the Main dwelling is also defined as the main address at which the student lives at the school in Year 12 or Year 13. In the event where the number of siblings exceeds the time of application. A place cannot be offered on the basis of a possible future move. number of places available the published over-subscription criteria will be applied. A place can only be offered on the basis of a planned future move as evidenced by: 4. Children of staff who are employed at the school. a) a letter from the solicitor (or equivalent) confirming exchange of contracts to buy 64 5. To fulfil the school’s role as a community hub, after places have been filled under a property relevant to the application, together with a copy of the signed and dated the first four criteria, 60% of any remaining places will be offered to those children contract; who live nearest to the school based on a straight line distance measurement. b) A signed and dated tenancy agreement confirming the renting of a specific 6. To provide fair and open access to the wider community, after places have been property relevant to the application for a minimum term of twelve months; filled under the first five criteria, any remaining places will be offered to children c) A letter from a housing association confirming that the parent(s)/carer(s) will be living within the East Sussex County Council Electoral Divisions of Eastbourne, living at a specific address relevant to the application and when that residency is to Polegate, Willingdon and East Dean. Where the number of applicants in this commence. category exceeds the number of places, offers will be determined by random allocation. Method of random allocation 7. After places have been filled under the first six criteria any remaining places will Those applications that are subject to random allocation will: be offered to children from other areas. Where the number of applicants in this a. Have their details entered into a computer programme. category exceeds the number of places, offers will be determined by random b. Each application will be given a Unique Identification Number. allocation. c. The programme will randomise all the applications and present the names in a Defnition of terms randomised list. Founders are those members of the steering group who were instrumental in the set-up d. The relevant number of places to be filled under category 6 will be offered to of the school as decided by the Governing Body in 2012 and who have been granted students in position order from the list of randomised applications. this provision by the Secretary of State for Education. Staff will include all those who are employed directly by the school. At the start of the Tie Breaker – In the event where the number of applicants within a specific academic year beginning 2015 staff will need to be employed for 2 years or more at the criterion from 1 to 4 exceeds the number of places available (e.g. two Looked After time when the application for admission to the school is made and/or the member of Children for one available place) the next relevant over-subscription criterion will staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. be applied (e.g. sibling). In the event that two or more children live at the same distance from the school (as can happen with families living in blocks of flats) the tie breaker will be decided by random allocation. ForNeed the help? full admission Phone Information policy contact for the Families school on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192 Studio schools Trust schools Rye Studio School The following schools are Trust schools. This means that the Governors have assumed responsibilities for managing the land and assets, employing the Year 10 Admissions: Fair banding staff, and admissions. The Rye Studio School welcomes students of all abilities and, in order to secure an all ability intake, all applicants for admission should take a Primaries Free Fair Banding Test. This is not a pass or fail test. All applicants for places in the Rye Studio School will be banded according to the principles of Fair • Grovelands Community School, Hailsham Banding, using the national profile of ability. Children in public care (Looked • Western Road Community Primary, Lewes After Children), will be required to take the Fair Banding test. The test will be administered prior to entry. These schools have the following admissions criteria which are applied, in priority order, to stated preferences. Applicants will be split into five equally sized bands based on their test results (five places are available within each band). 1) Looked after children and children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or subject to residence orders or special Over-subscription Criteria guardianship orders) immediately following being looked after. Where the number of applications for admission is greater than the 65 2) Children who will have a brother or sister at the school at the time of Published Admission Number, the Rye Academy Trust will apply the ranked admission. criteria below for the remaining places for this age group (and within each band at Year 10): Children are ‘siblings’ if they are full, half, adoptive or foster brother or sister living in the same household. • Any child who is ‘looked after’ or ‘previously looked after’ will be given a place; 3) Children living within a pre-defned community area. • Where a student has an education healthcare plan, (whereby Rye Studio Each home address in the county falls within a community area although living School is the only school that will meet their requirements) and this is in a community area does not guarantee a place can be allocated. satisfactorily evidenced by documentation from their plan, GP or social 4) Children living outside the pre-defned area. worker, they will be admitted; This relates to children who do not meet criteria 1 to 3 above. • Where an applicant is a child of a member of the UK Armed forces; • Where a child has a sibling (siblings include birth siblings; step siblings; Maps showing the pre defined community areas in more detail are available from the school concerned. foster siblings; adopted siblings; and other children living at the same Studio/Trust address) on roll at Rye Studio School at the time of application; Tie breaker • Distance from home to Rye Studio School. In the event of oversubscription within any criterion, place allocation will be Admissions 16-19 Post 16 students seeking places in Years 12–13 for decided by prioritising applications on the basis of the shortest route from level 3 courses and students seeking places on the Foundation Diploma home to school using surfaced, passable routes using the Local Authority’s programme must meet the entry requirements for these courses, which can Geographical Information System (GIS). Distances are measured from the be found on the Rye Studio School website. Applications for places should child’s home to the nearest gate used by pupils at the school. be submitted to the Rye Academy Trust Admissions Officer. Applying for a school 2016-2017 Trust schools University Technical College Secondary UTC@harbourside Priory School Lewes ADMISSION CRITERIA: Oversubscription Criteria The UTC will manage their own admissions for 2016/17 and applications should be made directly to the school. Copies of the application form are If there are more applications than places available at the school, the available from the Admissions Team at Newhaven UTC or online at the UTC criteria below will be used to determine which children are offered the website. available spaces, and will be applied in the following order of priority: Year 10 Admissions 1. Adopted or Ever Looked after children (In local authority care) If the number of applicants to the UTC is equal to or less than the Year 10 2. Children who will have a brother or sister or half brother or sister at the Pupil Admission Number then all applicants will be admitted. Where the school at the time of admission. number of applications for admission is greater than that priority will be 3. Children living within the pre-defined Community area(see page 45) given in the following order: 66 4. Children living outside the pre-defined Community area (a) Any Looked After Children in the care of a local authority and previously Looked After Children who wish to attend the UTC, will first be admitted Tie breaker regardless of where they are resident. In the event of oversubscription within any criterion, place allocation will be (b) All other applicants will be allocated to one of eight districts covering decided by prioritising applications on the basis of the shortest route from the catchment area according to their home postcode (including applicants home to school using surfaced, passable routes using the Local Authority’s from outside the catchment are, who will be allocated to their nearest Geographical Information System (GIS). Distances are measured from the district). Each area has a share of places according to the number of Year 9 child’s home to the nearest gate used by pupils at the school. students living in that district. In any area where the UTC is oversubscribed places will be allocated through independently verified random allocation. Details of the number of places available to each postcode area are available online at www.utc-harbourside.org/admissions UTC@harbourside will admit any pupils with a statement of Special Educational Needs whose statement names UTC@harbourside. In the event of two or more applications that can not otherwise be separated, the school will use independently verified random allocation as a tie-break. ForNeed the help? full admission Phone Information policy contact for the Families school on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Post-16 Admissions When the number of applications for admission to Year 12 from external There are opportunities to progress to Year 12 at two levels of study each with applicants is greater than the available number of places priority will be different entry requirements. For those students admitted to Year 12 at Level 2 given in the following order: we will endeavour, wherever possible, to enable their progression onto a level (a) Looked After Children in the care of a local authority, and previously 3 programme, this will include the option of following a three-year post-16 Looked After Children, meeting the minimum entry requirements. programme rather than the usual two years. (b) External applicants who meet the minimum entry requirements. Where To be eligible for entry into Year 12 both internal and external pupils will be the number of external applicants exceeds the places available then the expected to have met the minimum academic entry requirements for Year 12 external applicants will be allocated to one of eight districts covering the UTC entry at a particular level of study. catchment area, according to their home postcode (including applicants Any unfilled places at one level of study will be added to the places available from outside the catchment area, who will be allocated to their nearest for the other level. district). Each district has a share of places according to the number of Year 12 students in that district. In any district where the UTC is oversubscribed, Entry Requirements – Level 3 Admissions places will be allocated through independently verified random allocation. All applicants for Level 3 admission, whether continuing internally or applying Details of the number of places available to each postcode area are from outside, will need to meet a minimum entry requirement of 5 GCSE passes available online at www.utc-harbourside.org/admissions at A*-C, including English and Maths. In the event of two or more applications that can not otherwise be Entry Requirements – Level 2 admissions separated, the school will use independently verified random allocation 67 All applicants for Level 2 admission, whether continuing internally or applying as a tie-break. from outside, will need to meet a minimum entry requirement of 4 GCSEs at CATCHMENT AREA Grade D, or equivalents, including English and Maths. Course Requirements Postcode district Approximate area covered (home address of applicant): (NB: postcodes boundaries do In addition to the post-16 minimum academic entry requirements for Level not align with council areas) 2 or 3, students will need to satisfy minimum entrance requirements to the courses for which they are applying. If either internal or external applicants BN27, TN20, TN21, TN22 Mayfield, Uckfield, Heathfield, fail to meet the minimum course requirements they will be given the option Hailsham of pursuing any alternative courses the UTC offers for which they do meet the BN20, BN21, BN22, BN23, BN24, BN26, Pevensey, Eastbourne, Polegate minimum academic requirements, providing these courses are not already full BN8, BN9, BN10, BN25 Peacehaven, Newhaven, Seaford, and oversubscribed. Course requirements are published annually on the UTC’s Lewes website in the post-16 prospectus. RH15, RH16, RH17 Burgess Hill, Hassocks & When Year 12 is undersubscribed all applicants meeting the minimum academic Haywards Heath entry requirements for either Level 2 or Level 3 will be admitted. BN7, BN2 Lewes, East Brighton UTC@harbourside will admit any pupils with a statement of Special Educational BN1, BN6, BN45 Brighton, Hassocks Needs whose statement names Newhaven UTC and who meet the minimum BN11, BN14, BN15, BN42, BN43 Worthing, Lancing, Shoreham entry requirements. BN3, BN5, BN44 Hove, Henfield, Steyning The governors of VA church schools are responsible for adopting their own list of priorities for deciding which children are allocated places and these Applying for a school 2016-2017 vary from school-to-school. Here we have listed the oversubscription criteria for all schools in alphabetical order by town and then by village (primary followed by secondary). We strongly recommend that you read the full admissions policy for the VA church schools that interest you. The wording in this booklet may have been adapted slightly. Schools that require the completion of a supplementary form are indicated by this symbol VA church schools admission criteria Bexhill Priority within the Oversubscription Criteria: i. An exceptional social or medical need of the child which makes St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary + the school particularly suitable for that child. Strong and relevant evidence must be provided by an appropriate professional authority 1. Baptised Catholic looked after children or Baptised Catholic previously (e.g. qualified medical practitioner, education welfare officer, social looked after children, and looked after children in the care of Catholic worker or priest). families. 2. Baptised Catholic children resident in St Mary Magdalene Parish, Bexhill. ii. A sibling on the school roll at the time of admission. Evidence of the Evidence of Catholic Baptism or reception into the Church will be required. relationship may be required. 3. Other baptised Catholic children. Evidence of Baptism or reception into the iii. For Oversubscription Criteria 2, 3, 4 or 6 – The strength of evidence Church will be required. of practice of the faith as demonstrated by the level of the parents’/ 4a. Children baptised in another Christian denomination and whose parent is carers’ or child’s Mass attendance on Sundays. This evidence must 68 enrolled in a programme of preparation to come into full Communion with the be provided by the parent/carer and be endorsed by a priest at the Catholic Church. church(es) where the family or child normally worships. Applications will be ranked in the order shown on the Supplementary Information 4b. Non-baptised children whose baptised parent is enrolled on a programme Form i.e. firstly those attending Mass weekly or at least 3 times a of preparation to come into full Communion with the Catholic Church. month, then once or twice a month, then less than once a month, 4c. Non-baptised children whose non-baptised parent is enrolled on a then those who do not attend. programme of preparation to come into full Communion with the Catholic Church. iv. For Oversubscription Criteria 7, 8 or 9 – The strength of evidence of 5. Other looked after children or previously looked after children. practice of the faith as demonstrated by the level of the parents’/ carers’ or child’s attendance at services. This evidence must be 6. Children who have a priest’s reference and are attending Mass but are provided by the parent/carer and be endorsed by the minister/faith neither baptised Catholics nor on a course of instruction. leader at the family’s designated place of worship. Applications will 7. Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches. Evidence of be ranked in the order shown on the Supplementary Information Form Baptism will be required. i.e. firstly those who attend services weekly or at least three times 8. Children who are members of other Christian denominations that are part of a month, then once or twice a month, then less than once a month, Churches Together in England. Evidence of Church membership provided by a then those who do not attend. priest or minister of a designated place of worship will be required. v. Distance – measured using the East Sussex County Council definition 9. Children who are members of other faiths. Evidence of membership of the and systems. faith provided by a priest, minister or religious leader of a designated place of worship will be required. 10. Any other children ForNeed the help? full admission Phone Information policy contact for the Families school on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

St. Peter and St. Paul CE Primary + Crowborough

1. Looked after children, to include previously Looked after children. Sir Henry Fermor CE Primary + 2. Children with known special, educational, medical or social needs who would benefit from a place at the school. Documentary evidence from a 1. To a ‘looked after’ child or a child who was previously looked after doctor, social worker or educational psychologist should be submitted but immediately after being looked after became subject to an with the application. adoption, residence or special guardianship order. 3. Children whose parent(s)* /carers are frequently** involved in the 2. To children who, on the date of their entry, have siblings still worship of one of the Foundation churches of St. Peter, St. Michael, attending the school. St. Barnabas, St. Augustine and St. Stephen. 3. To children whose parents/legal guardians are regular worshippers church VA 4. Children whose parent(s)*/carers are frequently** involved in the worship at All Saints’ or St Richards Churches in Crowborough. Written and work in any other Anglican parish or Christian church in the town that verification should be obtained from their Minister on the standard is in full membership of “Churches Together in Britain and Ireland”. form, obtainable from the school and the Local Authority. The supplementary form should be returned to the school. To be considered under categories 3 and 4 parents should ask their minister 4. To children whose parents/legal guardians live in Crowborough to complete the relevant supplementary information form (obtained from the and are regular worshippers at another Christian Church. Written school or school website) and return with their application. 69 verification should be obtained from their Minister, on the standard form, obtainable from the school and the Local Authority. The 5. Children who have siblings already attending or expecting to be attending supplementary form should be returned to the school. the school at the time of admission. 6. Any other children not covered by any of the above categories. 5. To children who need to attend for compelling medical or social reasons. Such applications should be accompanied by evidence from Tiebreaker – Distance a doctor or social worker which demonstrate that the needs of the Where the published admission number (PAN) is reached part way through child can only be met by attendance at Sir Henry Fermor CE School. any category, a straight-line measurement between home and the school 6. To children of parents/legal guardians living within the ecclesiastical will be calculated for every child satisfying the category. The distance will parish of All Saints and St Richards. be measured using East Sussex County Council systems, including the 7. To other children. Geographical Information System (GIS). • Distance will be used as a tie-breaker and measured using the East Parents are requested to state under which category they are applying. Sussex County Council definition and systems. • Regular worshippers are defined as attending church at least once a * Reference to parents includes legal guardians and applies to either or both month for at least one year. parents or a sole parent. • Where only one parent/guardian satisfies a criterion, the application ** Frequently is defined as attendance at least once a month, for 18 months, will be treated equally with one where the requirement is met by two prior to the closing date of application. parents. • Maps of the boundaries of the ecclesiastical parish of Crowborough can be viewed at the school. Applying for a school 2016-2017

St John’s CE Primary + St Mary’s Catholic Primary +

1. Children in the care of a local authority (Looked After Children) and 1. Baptised Catholic looked after children or previously looked after previously Looked After Children. Previously looked after children children. means children who were looked after but ceased to be because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special 2. Baptised Catholic children resident in Crowborough, Mayfield and guardianship order. Wadhurst parish. Evidence of Baptism will be required. 2. Children whose parents can provide confirmation, using a Standard 3. Other baptised Catholic children. Evidence of Baptism will be Clergy Preference Form, that they have regularly attended St John’s required. Church, Crowborough. (See notes a & c) 4. Other looked after children or previously looked after children. 3. Siblings of children currently attending St John’s CE Primary School at the time of their admission. 5. Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox churches. Evidence of Baptism will be required. 4. Children who live within the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John’s. (see note b) 6. Children who are members of other Christian denominations that 5. Children whose parents can provide verification by a minister or are part of Churches Together in England. Evidence of Baptism (or 70 priest, using a Standard Clergy Preference Form that they regularly dedication) provided by a priest or minister of a designated place attend a church that is a full member of Churches Together in Britain ofworship will be required. and Ireland or the Evangelical Alliance. (See notes a & c) 7. Children who are members of other faiths. Evidence of membership 6. Children with strong medical or other special reasons which imply of the faith provided by a priest, minister or religious leader of a that attendance at any other local school would be inappropriate and designated place of worship will be required. which the Governor’s accept. (See note j) 8. Any other children. 7. Other children. Priority within the Oversubscription Criteria: Tiebreaker: Distance – measured using the East Sussex County Council definition and systems. i. Exceptional social or medical need which make the school particularly suitable for the child in question. Strong and relevant Notes evidence must be provided by an appropriate professional authority a. Regular attendance is understood to mean a minimum of twice a month (e.g. qualified medical practitioner, education welfare officer, social for a period of two years. worker or priest). b. A map showing the boundaries of the parish can be consulted at the ii. A sibling on the school roll at the time of admission. school on request. iii. Distance from home (the address at which the child resides) to the c. Forms are available from the school on request. school (closest proximity receives highest priority) measured using the East Sussex County Council definition and systems. Evidence of j. The evidence submitted, such as a letter from a Doctor or Social Worker, residence may be required. must clearly demonstrate that the needs of the child can only be met by attendance at St. John’s C.E. (Aided) School. ForNeed the help? full admission Phone Information policy contact for the Families school on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Eastbourne St Thomas á Becket Catholic Infant + 1. Baptised Catholic Looked After children or previously looked after St John’s Meads CE Primary + children. Evidence of Baptism will be required. 1. Looked after children (LAC) and previously looked after children. 2. Baptised practising Catholic children. Evidence of Baptism will be required. 2. Children whose parent worships regularly at an Anglican Church 3. Other Baptised Catholic children. Evidence of Baptism will be within a radius of 3 miles of Eastbourne Town Hall (to include East required. Dean and Friston, St John’s Meads being the nearest school to these areas). 4. Children baptised in another Christian denomination and whose

parent is formally enrolled in a programme of preparation to come church VA 3. Children whose parent worships regularly at a Church that is a into full Communion with the Catholic Church for at least 3 months full member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or of the prior to the closing date of applications. A record of formal enrolment Evangelical Alliance and within a radius of 3 miles of Eastbourne on the Catholic programme of preparation is essential. Town Hall (to include East Dean and Friston, St John’s Meads being 5. Catechumens, i.e: ‘non-baptised children who (together with a non- the nearest school to these areas). baptised parent) are formally enrolled on a programme of preparation 4. Other children. to come into full Communion with the Catholic Church for at least 3 months prior to the closing date of applications. A record of formal 71 • Within each category and for admission to the Reception Class only, admission to the Catechumenate is essential. priority will be given to children with a sibling currently attending St 6. Other looked after children or previously looked after children. John’s Meads and who will be on the register when the applicant is 7. Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches with the admitted. written support of their religious leader. Evidence of Baptism will be • ‘Parent’ (2 and 3 above) means legal guardian. required. • When deciding between applicants with an equal entitlement within 8. Children who are members of other Christian denominations that are each criterion, places will be awarded to those children who live part of Churches Together in England, with written support of their nearest to the School. Distance – measured using the East Sussex Religious Leader. Evidence of Baptism (or dedication) provided by a County Council definition and systems. Priest or Minister of a designated place of worship will be required. • Applications under criteria 2 or 3 must be accompanied by a Clergy 9. Children who are members of other faiths, with written support of Reference Form signed by the priest or minister, confirming that the their Religious Leader. Evidence of membership of the faith provided criterion is satisfied. Applicants who have recently moved to the area by a Priest, Minister or Religious Leader of a designated place of must also submit a Clergy Reference Form from their previous priest worship will be required. or minister. 10. Any other children. • The word ‘regularly’ (in criteria 2 and 3) shall mean at least twice Priority within the Oversubscription Criteria (Tiebreakers): a month at a church service for a period of at least 18 months i. Exceptional social or medical need which make the school particularly uninterrupted prior to the application. Toddler groups in themselves suitable for the child in question. Strong and relevant evidence must be do not constitute a church service. provided by an appropriate professional authority (e.g. qualified medical practitioner, education welfare officer, social worker or priest). Applying for a school 2016-2017

ii. For Oversubscription Criterion 2 – The strength of evidence of 6. Other looked after children or previously looked after children. practice of the faith as demonstrated by the level of the child and 7. Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches with the parent/carer’s attendance at Mass on Sundays over the 18 months written support of their religious leader. Evidence of Baptism will be prior to the deadline for admission applications. This evidence must required. be provided by the parent/carer and be endorsed by the a Priest at 8. Children who are members of other Christian denominations that are the Church(es) where the family normally worship. Applications will part of Churches Together in England, with written support of their be ranked in the order shown on the Supplementary Information Form Religious Leader. Evidence of Baptism (or dedication) provided by a i.e. firstly those attending Mass weekly (or at least 3 times a month), Priest or Minister of a designated place of worship will be required. then once or twice a month, then less than once a month. 9. Children who are members of other faiths, with written support of iii. A sibling attending St Thomas á Becket Catholic Infant School at the their Religious Leader. Evidence of membership of the faith provided time of admission. Evidence of the relationship may be required. by a Priest, Minister or Religious Leader of a designated place of worship will be required. iv. A sibling attending St Thomas á Becket Catholic Junior School at the 10. Any other children. time of admission. Evidence of the relationship may be required. Priority within the Oversubscription Criteria v. Distance from home (the address at which the child resides) to the school (closest proximity receives highest priority) measured using i. Exceptional social or medical need which make the school particularly 72 the East Sussex County Council definition and systems. suitable for the child in question. Strong and relevant evidence must be provided by an appropriate professional authority (e.g. qualified St Thomas á Becket Catholic Junior + medical practitioner, education welfare officer, social worker or priest). 1. Baptised Catholic Looked After children or previously looked after ii. For Oversubscription Criterion 2 – The strength of evidence of practice children. Evidence of Baptism will be required. of the faith as demonstrated by the level of the child and parent/ 2. Baptised practising Catholic children. Evidence of Baptism will be carer’s attendance at Mass on Sundays over the 18 months prior to the required. deadline for admission applications. This evidence must be provided 3. Other Baptised Catholic children. Evidence of Baptism will be by the parent/carer and be endorsed by the a Priest at the Church(es) required. where the family normally worship. Applications will be ranked in the order shown on the Supplementary Information Form i.e. firstly those 4. Children baptised in another Christian denomination and whose attending Mass weekly (or at least 3 times a month), then once or parent is formally enrolled in a programme of preparation to come twice a month, then less than once a month. into full Communion with the Catholic Church for at least 3 months prior to the closing date of applications. A record of formal enrolment iii. A sibling attending St Thomas á Becket Catholic Junior School at the on the Catholic programme of preparation is essential. time of admission. Evidence of the relationship may be required. 5. Catechumens, i.e: ‘non-baptised children who (together with a non- iv. A sibling attending St Thomas á Becket Catholic Infant School at the baptised parent) are formally enrolled on a programme of preparation time of admission. Evidence of the relationship may be required. to come into full Communion with the Catholic Church for at least 3 months prior to the closing date of applications. A record of formal v. Distance from home (the address at which the child resides) to the admission to the Catechumenate is essential. school (closest proximity receives highest priority) measured using the East Sussex County Council definition and systems. ForNeed the help? full admission Phone Information policy contact for the Families school on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

The Haven CE/Methodist Primary + e) *Regular is defined as ‘attendance at least twice a month at a Sunday service for a period of at least 18 months prior to application’. For Foundation Places (30) families who have recently moved into the area, documented evidence of attendance is accepted from their previous church in addition to any 1. Children who are looked after children and previously looked after current local church in the Eastbourne Deanery and the former Eastbourne children and who themselves are regular* worshippers** at a Circuit area, totalling 18 months altogether. Christian church as defined in criteria 3-6. f) **Regular worshippers are those who are present for the majority of the 2. Children with strong medical or other exceptional evidence for service in the main body of the church. attending The Haven CE/Methodist School whose parents fulfil one of the criteria 3-6. Documentary evidence from a doctor, social worker or g) *** The local area lies within a line drawn along the centre of Ramsay Way, Princes Road, Pevensey Bay Road and ends at the Borough educational psychologist should be submitted with the application. church VA To be given priority for admission on this basis, the Governors would boundary. have to be satisfied that the child’s needs could only be met at The Community Places (30 plus any transferred) Haven CE/Methodist Primary School. 3. Children whose parents are regular* worshippers** at Sunday services 1. Children who are looked after children and previously looked after in The Haven CE/Methodist School and live in the local area***. children within the Community category. 4. Children whose parents are regular* worshippers** at Sunday 2. Children with strong medical or other exceptional reasons for services in The Haven CE/Methodist School. attending The Haven CE/Methodist School. Documentary evidence 73 from a doctor, social worker or educational psychologist should be 5. Children of parents who are regular* worshippers** at an Anglican submitted with the application. To be given priority for admission on Church in the Deanery of Eastbourne, or Methodist Church in the this basis, Governors would have to be satisfied that the child’s needs Central Sussex United Area (Methodist URC) which was formally in the could only be met at The Haven CE/Methodist Primary School. Eastbourne Methodist Circuit with priority being given to Anglican and Methodist applicants alternately until all such applicants are offered a 3. Children of parents who live in the local area*** and who will have a place or the category is over-subscribed. sibling in the school at the time of admission. 6. Children of parents who are regular* worshippers** at a Christian 4. Children who will have a sibling in the school at the time of church in the Deanery of Eastbourne. admission. Notes 5. Children of parents who live in the local area***. a) Priority will be given to children who will have a sibling in the school at 6. Children who attend the Nursery co-located on the school site. the time of admission within each criterion. 7. Other children. b) Christian churches are those which are members of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance. When deciding between applicants who have equal entitlement under c) All applicants for foundation places will be required to submit with any criteria for a community place or a foundation place, priority will their application a ministerial reference form confirming they are regular be given to those children who live nearest to the school. This will be worshippers at their church. measured in a straight line from the school to the child’s home, using the d) Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, local authority computerised measuring system. but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a *** The local area lies within a line drawn along the centre of Ramsay Way, residence order or special guardianship order). Princes Road, Pevensey Bay Road and ends at the Borough boundary. Applying for a school 2016-2017

Hastings and St Leonards

Christ Church CE Primary + * “Regular” is defined as attending at least one Sunday service each month in last 12 months. Reference will be made to the priest or minister of 1. to “looked after” children or children who were previously looked the present church or the previous church from which the family has just after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an moved. adoption, residence, or special guardianship order; ** A sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted or 2. to children of parents who are regular* worshippers at Christ Church; fostered brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/ Applications under this category MUST be accompanied by a carer’s partner where the child for whom the school place is sought is living completed Supplementary Form in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling. 3. to siblings** of children attending Christ Church CE (Aided) Primary School (Reception to Year 6) at the time of admission; *** This includes all staff (teaching and non-teaching) appointed by the School including part-time staff with a continuous employment record 4. to children of parents who have been members of staff at Christ Church and any short-term contract staff with a continuous employment record C.E. (Aided) Primary School or its Nursery continuously*** for the two covering at least term time employment for the required period of time. years prior to the application for admission; Applications under this Staff, employed by contractors, are explicitly excluded. 74 category MUST be accompanied by a completed Supplementary Form 5. to children of parents who are regular* worshippers at other Anglican The Governors require the completion of a supplementary form from Churches; Applications under this category MUST be accompanied by applicants to be considered under criteria 2, 4, 5, 6 or 7 – this may require a a completed Supplementary Form clergy reference. The form is obtainable from the headteacher or from ESCC (School Admissions team). 6. to children who are currently enrolled in Christ Church School Nursery and joined no later than the first week of the term beginning in January In the event of any of the above categories being over-subscribed, the 2016; Applications under this category MUST be accompanied by a Governors will take those children who are nearest to the school measured completed Supplementary Form using the East Sussex County Council definition and systems. 7. to the children of parents who are regular* worshippers at other mainstream Christian denominations (Full member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland); Applications under this category MUST be accompanied by a completed Supplementary Form 8. to children with particular medical or social problems supported by documentary evidence from professionals (doctors, educational psychologist, social worker) where it is felt that our school is the only appropriate school; 9. to any other children. ForNeed the help? full admission Phone Information policy contact for the Families school on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary +

1. Baptised Catholic looked after children or previously looked after iii. For Oversubscription Criteria 5, 6, or 7 - The strength of evidence children. of practice of the faith as demonstrated by the level of the family’s attendance at services. This evidence must be provided by the 2. Baptised Catholic children resident in the parish of St. Mary Star-of- parent/carer and be endorsed by the minister/faith leader at the the-Sea. Evidence of Baptism will be required. family’s designated place of worship. Applications will be ranked in 3. Other baptised Catholic children. Evidence of Baptism will be the order shown on the Supplementary Information Form i.e. firstly required. those who attend services weekly or at least three times a month, then once or twice a month, then less than once a month, then those 4. Other looked after children or previously looked after children. church VA who do not attend. 5. Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches. Evidence of Baptism will be required. iv. A sibling on the school roll at the time of admission. Evidence of the relationship may be required. For admission to this school, a sibling is 6. Children who are members of other Christian denominations that defined as a brother or sister (i.e. another child of the same parents, are part of Churches Together in England. Evidence of Baptism (or whether living at the same address or not), or a half-brother/ half- dedication) provided by a priest or minister of a designated place of sister or a step-brother/ step-sister or an adoptive or foster brother/ worship will be required. sister, living at the same address. 75 7. Children who are members of other faiths. Evidence of membership v. Distance from home (the address at which the child resides) to the of the faith provided by a priest, minister or religious leader of a school (closest proximity receives highest priority). Evidence of designated place of worship will be required. residence may be required. Distance – measured using the East 8. Any other children. Sussex County Council definition and systems. Priority within the Oversubscription Criteria: i. Exceptional social or medical need which make the school particularly suitable for the child in question. Strong and relevant evidence must be provided by an appropriate professional authority (e.g. qualified medical practitioner, education welfare officer, social worker or priest). ii. For Oversubscription Criteria 2 or 3 - The strength of evidence of practice of the faith as demonstrated by the level of the family’s Mass attendance on Sundays. This evidence must be provided by the parent/carer and be endorsed by a priest at the church(es) where the family normally worship. Applications will be ranked in the order shown on the Supplementary Information Form i.e. firstly those attending Mass weekly or at least 3 times a month, then once or twice a month, then less than once a month, then those who do not attend. Applying for a school 2016-2017

St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary +

1. Baptised Catholic looked after children or previously looked after 9. Other children with siblings at the school at the time of admission. children. 10. Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches. Evidence of 2. Baptised Catholic children with a sibling at the school at the time of Baptism will be required. admission who are resident in either The Parish of the Good Shepherd (St Thomas of Canterbury or Holy Redeemer) or Our Lady Immaculate 11. Children who are members of other Christian denominations that & St Michael Parish and who have attended Sunday Mass at least are part of Churches Together in England. Evidence of Baptism (or three weeks out of four over the last year. Evidence of baptism and a dedication) provided by a priest or minister of a designated place of signature of a priest to confirm the above practice will be required. worship will be required. 3. Baptised Catholic children who are resident in either The Parish of the 12. Children who are members of other faiths. Evidence of membership Good Shepherd (St Thomas of Canterbury or Holy Redeemer) or Our of the faith provided by a priest, minister or religious leader of a Lady Immaculate & St Michael Parish and who have attended Sunday designated place of worship will be required. Mass at least three weeks out of four over the last year. Evidence of baptism and a signature of a priest to confirm the above practice will 13. Any other children. be required. 76 Priority within the Oversubscription Criteria 4. Baptised Catholic children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission who are resident outside the Parish of The Good Shepherd Distance from home (the address at which the child resides) to the school (St Thomas of Canterbury or Holy Redeemer) or Our Lady Immaculate (closest proximity receives highest priority). Evidence of residence may & St Michael Parish and who have attended Sunday Mass at least be required. Distance – measured using the East Sussex County Council three weeks out of four over the last year. Evidence of baptism and a definition and systems. signature of a priest to confirm the above practice will be required. 5. Baptised Catholic children who are resident outside the Parish of the Good Shepherd (St Thomas of Canterbury or Holy Redeemer) or Our Lady Immaculate & St Michael Parish and who have attended Sunday Mass at least three weeks out of four over the last year. Evidence of baptism and a signature of a priest to confirm the above practice will be required. 6. Other baptised Catholic children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission. Evidence of baptism will be required. 7. Other baptised Catholic children. Evidence of baptism will be required. 8. Other looked after children or previously looked after children. ForNeed the help? full admission Phone Information policy contact for the Families school on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Heathfeld Lewes

All Saints and St Richard’s CE Primary St Pancras Catholic Primary +

1. Looked after children including previously looked after children. 1. Baptised Catholic looked after children or previously looked after (Looked after children are children who are in the care of the local children. authority. Previously looked after children are children who were 2. Baptised Catholic children. Evidence of Baptism will be required. looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or 3. Catechumens; Children baptised in another Christian denomination became the subject of a residence order or a special guardianship and whose parent or carer, who for at least 6 months prior to the closing date for applications, has been enrolled on a programme of

order. You may need to copies of orders and certificates in support of church VA your application.) preparation to come into full Communion with the Catholic Church; ‘non-baptised’ children who together with a non-baptised parent 2. Children who will have a sibling at the school at the time of or carer, who for at least 6 months prior to the closing date for admission. Children are ‘siblings’ if they are full, half, adoptive or applications has been enrolled on a programme of preparation to come foster brother or sister living in the same household. into full Communion with the Catholic Church. A letter of confirmation 3. Children with an exceptional medical or social need for whom from a priest involved in the instruction will be required. 4. Other looked after children or previously looked after children attendance at any other school would be inappropriate. Parents 77 must submit at the time of application, supporting evidence, such as 5. Children of families who are members of other Christian denominations a letter from a doctor or social worker, which clearly demonstrates that are part of Churches Together in England. Evidence of Baptism (or that the needs of the child can only be met by attending a particular dedication) provided by a priest or minister of a designated place of school. The Admissions committee will decide whether or not worship will be required. the evidence provided is sufficient to allocate a place under this 6. Any other children. admission priority. This may include seeking our own professional Priority within the Oversubscription Criteria: advice or seeking further information. The evidence must conclusively i. Exceptional social or medical need which make the school particularly show that no other school than the preferred school can meet the suitable for the child in question. Strong and relevant evidence must be child’s needs. provided by an appropriate professional authority (e.g. qualified medical practitioner, education welfare officer, social worker or priest). 4. Children who have the shortest route from home to school using ii. A sibling on the school roll at the time of admission. Evidence of the surfaced, passable routes. A child’s home is where the child normally relationship may be required. A sibling is defined as a brother or sister permanently lives. Distance – measured using the East Sussex (i.e. another child of the same parents, whether living at the same address County Council definition and systems. or not), or a half-brother/ half-sister or a step-brother/ step-sister or an Note: adoptive or foster brother/ sister, living at the same address. When deciding between applicants who appear to have an equal iii. Distance will be measured on the basis of the straight line distance from entitlement under criteria 1, 2 and 3 above, the Governors will have home to school using the East Sussex Geographical Information System regard to the proximity of the applicants’ homes to the School, using the (GIS). Distances are measured from the child’s home to the nearest gate same method as set out in paragraph 4 above. used by pupils at the school. In the event that applicants cannot be prioritised using the tiebreaker because the distance measurements are the same, the Local Authority will use random allocation to decide which children will be offered the remaining places. Applying for a school 2016-2017

Seaford Uckfeld

Annecy Catholic Primary + Holy Cross CE Primary + 1. Baptised Catholic looked after children or previously looked after children. 1. A child in, or previously in, public care (“looked after” children and 2. Baptised Catholic children resident in the parishes of Seaford, previously looked after children). Newhaven or Peacehaven. Evidence of Baptism will be required. 2. A child who has a sibling who attends, or has attended, Holy Cross Church 3. Other baptised Catholic children. Evidence of Baptism will be required. of England Primary School at the time of the proposed admission. (A sibling is defined as full, half, adoptive, step or foster brother or sister 4. Other looked after children or previously looked after children. and/or any child living permanently in the same household.) 5. Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches. Evidence of 3. A child who lives within the Uckfield civic boundary and whose family Baptism will be required. worship at least once a month at Holy Cross Parish Church. Application to 6. Children who are members of other Christian denominations that be supported by the parish priest. are part of Churches Together in England. Evidence of Baptism (or 4. A child who lives within the Uckfield civic boundary and whose family dedication) provided by a priest or minister of a designated place of worship at least once a month in a Church which is a member of Uckfield worship will be required. Churches Together. Application to be supported by the minister leading 78 7. Children who are members of other faiths. Evidence of membership the church. of the faith provided by a priest, minister or religious leader of a 5. A child who lives outside the Uckfield civic boundary whose family designated place of worship will be required. worships at least once a month at Holy Cross Parish Church. Application 8. Any other children. to be supported by the parish priest. Priority within the Oversubscription Criteria 6. A child who lives within the Uckfield civic boundary. i. Exceptional social or medical need which make the school particularly suitable 7. A child who has a social or health reason for attending Holy Cross School. for the child in question. Strong and relevant evidence must be provided by an Application to be supported with appropriate references from the relevant appropriate professional authority (e.g. qualified medical practitioner, education agency (i.e doctor or social worker). welfare officer, social worker or priest). 8. A child who does not fall within any of the above Admission Criteria categories. ii. A sibling on the school roll at the time of admission. A sibling is defined as a brother or sister (i.e. another child of the same parents, whether living at the Clarifcation: a. Where church attendance is a deciding factor: same address or not), or a half-brother/ half-sister or a step-brother/ step-sister Church attendance is expected at least once a month over a 12 month or an adoptive or foster brother/ sister, living at the same address. period. In the case of Criteria 3, 4 and 5, this is to be supported by the iii. Distance from home (the address at which the child resides) to the school parish priest or leading minister. A standard form is available in the (closest proximity receives highest priority). Evidence of residence may be school office or from the Local Authority to support these criteria. required. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child’s home b. Where distance is a deciding factor: address to the school from a central point in each building using the Local Distance will be measured using surfaced passable routes by the County Authority’s computerised measuring system. Council’s geographical information system (GIS) from the child’s home to In the unlikely event that two or more children live in the same block and in all the nearest gate used by children at the school. It must also be a public other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place, the names will be right of way. If, by chance, there is more than one child living at the same issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child receives the place. distance then place to be allocated by random selection. ForNeed the help? full admission Phone Information policy contact for the Families school on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Little Horsted CE Primary + St Philip’s Catholic Primary + 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children. 1. Baptised Catholic looked after or previously looked after children. 2. Children who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission. 2. Baptised Catholic children. Evidence of Baptism will be required. 3. Children of families who are resident in the ecclesiastical parishes of Little Horsted and Isfield. 3. Other looked after or previously looked after children. 4. Children of families who are regular worshippers at St Michael’s 4. Children who are members of other Christian denominations that Church, Little Horsted or St Margaret’s Church, Isfield. are part of Churches Together in England. Evidence of Baptism (or 5. Children of families who are resident in the polling district of dedication) provided by a priest or minister of a designated place of church VA Ridgewood. worship will be required. 6. A child who has a social or health reason for attending Little Horsted 5. Children who are members of other faiths. Evidence of membership School. Application supported with references. of the faith provided by a priest, minister or religious leader of a 7. Other children. designated place of worship will be required. 6. Any other children. 79 Tie Break Priority within the Oversubscription Criteria When deciding between applicants who have equal entitlement under any of the criteria, priority will be given to those children who live nearest i. Exceptional social or medical need which make the school the school. Distance – measured using the East Sussex County Council particularly suitable for the child in question. Strong and relevant definition and systems. evidence must be provided by an appropriate professional authority (e.g. qualified medical practitioner, education welfare officer, social Regular Worship is defined as at least once a month for the last2 years. worker or priest). Applicants applying under criterion 4 will need to submit a clergy reference form obtainable from the school. ii. A sibling on the school roll at the time of admission. A sibling is If using criterion 6, supporting evidence from a registered health defined as a brother or sister (i.e. another child of the same parents, professional such as a doctor or social worker will be required which whether living at the same address or not), or a half-brother/ half- outlines why Little Horsted School is the most suitable school and the sister or a step-brother/ step-sister or an adoptive or foster brother/ difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. sister, living at the same address. Evidence of the relationship may be required.

iii. Distance from home (the address at which the child resides) to the school (closest proximity receives highest priority). Evidence of residence may be required. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child’s home address to the school from a central point in each building using the Local Authority’s computerised measuring system. Applying for a school 2016-2017

VA church primary schools – rural areas

Blackboys CE Primary Framfeld CE Primary +

I. Looked after children and previously looked after children. I. Looked after children and previously looked after children. II. Children who live within the Parish of Framfield, Blackboys and II. Children who live within the Parish of Framfield, Blackboys and Palehouse Common, who satisfy the church qualification ie Children Palehouse Common, who satisfy the church qualification ie Children who live within the parish boundaries (civil and ecclesiastical) of who live within the parish boundaries (civil and ecclesiastical) of Framfield, in areas traditionally served by the school, and frequently Framfield, in areas traditionally served by the school, and frequently (frequently means at least once a month over the last year) worship at (frequently means at least once a month over the last year) worship at the Parish Church. the Parish Church. III. Children with siblings at the school at the time of admission. III. Children with siblings at the school at the time of admission. (Children are siblings if they are full, half, adoptive or foster brother or (Children are siblings if they are full, half, adoptive or foster brother or sister living in the same household). sister living in the same household). IV. Children who live within the Parish of Framfield, Blackboys and 80 Palehouse Common and those families for whom Blackboys CEP IV. Children who live within the Parish of Framfield, Blackboys and School is the nearest school in distance. Palehouse Common and those families for whom Framfield CEP School is the nearest school in distance. V. Children of members of staff that have been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for V. Children of members of staff that have been employed at the admission to the school is made. school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made. VI. Children living outside the Parish of Framfield, whose parents/carers frequently (frequently means at least once a month over the last year) VI. Children living outside the Parish of Framfield, whose parents/carers worship in other Christian churches. frequently (frequently means at least once a month over the last year) VII. Other applicants. worship in other Christian churches. Notes VII. Other applicants. • To satisfy the church qualification children must have attended Notes church at least once a month for the last year. Parents wishing to • To satisfy the church qualification children must have attended apply under such a criterion must provide a written statement from church at least once a month for the last year. Parents wishing to the priest/minister confirming attendance. apply under such a criterion must provide a written statement from • Distance: Children within each criterion will be ranked by distance: the priest/minister confirming attendance. Distance will be measured using the East Sussex County Council definition and systems. • Distance: Children within each criterion will be ranked by distance: Distance will be measured using the East Sussex County Council definition and systems. ForNeed the help? full admission Phone Information policy contact for the Families school on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Groombridge St Thomas’ CE Primary + Guestling-Bradshaw CE Primary +

1. ‘Looked After’ children and ‘previously looked after children’. 1. “Looked after children and previously looked after”. 2. Children of parents/legal guardians either or both who have been 2. Children whose families live in the parishes of Guestling, Pett and regular worshippers and participants* at St Thomas’ Church Fairlight, at least one *family member is a regular ** worshipper at Groombridge or any other Christian Church for one year and are one of the Anglican churches. residents in the community + of Groombridge. A clerical reference 3. Children whose families live in the parishes of Guestling, Pett and form is available from school on request. Fairlight, at least one *family member is a regular ** worshipper at 3. Children who will have an older brother or sister in the school at the another Christian church. (See note below) time of admission, and live in the community + of Groombridge. 4. Children who live in the parishes of Guestling, Pett and Fairlight. church VA 4. Children of parents / legal guardians whose main residence is in the 5. Siblings*** of children attending Guestling-Bradshaw CEP School at community + of Groombridge. the time of admission. 5. Children who have an older brother or sister at the school at the time 6. Children of parents, at least one of whom is a regular ** worshipper of admission. at a Christian Church+. 6. Children with a known special education, medical or social need who 7. Children of staff at school.**** would benefit from a place at Groombridge St Thomas’ C.E.P. School. 8. Other children. 81 Documentary evidence from a doctor, social worker or educational psychologist should be submitted with the application. In the event of any of the above categories being oversubscribed, the 7. Children of parents / legal guardians, either or both, who are regular* Governors will take those children who are nearest to the school using worshippers at a Christian church. the East Sussex County Council definition and systems. 8. Other children. * Family member – parent or carer. ** ‘Regular’ is defined as those who attend church at least once a month • When deciding between applicants who have equal entitlements and have done so for the previous six months. Written evidence is under the above criteria priority will be given to those children who required in addition to the application form from the church of regular live nearest to the school using the County Council’s method for worship. If you are applying under this criterion a letter from the minister/ determining distances. leader of the church concerned must accompany the application form. • * ‘Regular worshippers and participants’ is defined as those parents *** A sibling is a full, half or step brother or sister living permanently in / legal guardians ( either or both ) who attend a Christian church at the same household, including an adoptive or foster brother or sister. least once a month over a period of at least one year prior to the date **** where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two of application and who are actively involved in any other aspect of the or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the work and worship of the Church other than as a regular worshipper. school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant Applicants applying under this criteria will be required to submit a post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. clerical reference form. + Christian Church is defined as being “Membership of ‘The Churches • + A map showing the boundary enclosing the community of Together in Britain and Ireland’ and of ‘The Evangelical Alliance’. Groombridge can be inspected at school. Applying for a school 2016-2017

St Mark’s CE Primary, Hadlow Down + St Mary the Virgin CE Primary, Hartfeld +

1. Children who are “Looked After” (LAC) or previously LAC, that is, 1. ‘looked after’ children and children who were looked after, but ceased children who are/or have been in the care of a Local Authority. to be so because they were adopted (or subject to residence orders 2. Children who will have a sibling at St Mark’s CEP School at the time of or special guardianship orders) immediately following being looked admission. Children are siblings if: after. • they are full or half brother or sister living in the same household 2. a sibling who is attending the school, at the time of admission. • they are step siblings living in the same household 3. parents regularly worshipping at St Mary the Virgin, Hartfield or Holy • they are adoptive/foster brother or sister living in the same household Trinity, Coleman’s Hatch and living in the civil parish. 3. Children whose parent(s)/carer(s) live within the civil parish boundaries of Hadlow Down. 4. living in the civil parish. 4. Children whose parents/carers live outside the civil parish boundaries 5. living with Christian parents who regularly worship at a Christian of Hadlow Down but inside the ecclesiastical parish of Buxted and church and live outside the civil parish. Hadlow Down, and who have worshipped at least once a month at St 6. others. Mark’s Church, Hadlow Down, or at St Margaret’s or St Mary’s Church, Buxted, during the six months prior to the date of application. The When deciding between applicants of equal entitlement, the governors 82 Rector is requested to complete a pro-forma confirming this which can will give priority to the applicants living closest to the school, measured be obtained from the school office or the Local Authority. using the East Sussex County Council definition and systems. 5. Children whose parents(s)/carer(s) live outside the ecclesiastical parish of Buxted and Hadlow Down, and who have worshipped at least once A sibling is a full, half or stepbrother or sister living permanently in the a month at St Mark’s Church, or at St Margaret’s or St Mary’s Church, same household, including an adoptive or foster brother or sister. Buxted, during the six months prior to the date of application. The Regular worship is defined as attending a service at least once a month Rector is requested to complete a pro-forma confirming this which can for a minimum of 12 months. Parents applying under criterion 5 must be obtained from the school office or the Local Authority. complete a supplementary form (available from the school or the LA) 6. Children who have special educational, social or medical reasons for countersigned by the priest or minister able to verify that the attending St Mark’s CEP School. Documentary evidence will be required requirements of a particular criterion have been met. from a doctor, social worker or educational psychologist to support the application e.g. letter from a healthcare professional. Maps of the civil parish of Hartfield can be viewed at the school. 7. Children whose parent(s)/carer(s) live outside the civil parish boundaries of Hadlow Down and who have worshipped at least once each month, at a Christian church, during the six months prior to the date of application. Evidence will be required from the Minister to confirm this and a pro- forma can be obtained from the school office or the Local Authority. 8. Other children. Tiebreaker: In cases where applicants have equal entitlement under any of the above criteria, the governors will give priority living nearest to the school, measured using the East Sussex County Council definition and systems. ForNeed the help? full admission Phone Information policy contact for the Families school on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

Mark Cross CE Primary Rodmell CE Primary

1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children. 1. Looked after children (LAC) and previously looked after children. 2. Children of parents living within the Ecclesiastical Parish of Mark Cross 2. Children of parents who attend the parish church of St Peter, Rodmell. and are regular* worshippers in the Parish Churches of St. Mark’s or St. 3. Children living in Rodmell whose siblings attend the school. Denys. 4. Children living in other parishes whose siblings attend the school at 3. Children who will have a sibling on roll at the school at the time of the time of proposed admission. admission. 5. Children of parents who live in Rodmell and who attend any Christian VA church VA 4. Children of parents living within the Parish. church. 5. Children of parents who are regular* worshippers in the Parish 6. Other children living in Rodmell. Churches of St. Mark’s or St. Denys. 7. Other children whose parents attend a Christian church. 6. Children of parents who regularly* attend another Christian Church. 8. Other children. 7. Children of parents living outside the Parish. When deciding between applicants who have equal entitlement under 83 Deciding between applicants the above criteria, the Governors will have regard to the proximity of the When deciding between applicants within a criterion, priority will be applicants’ homes from the school, and priority will be given to applicants given to those children living nearest the school using the East Sussex who live closest, by road using the County Council’s GIS system. County Council definition and systems. In a case where applicants cannot be prioritised by distance, a random * Regular worshipper - Regular being those present for Sunday Services allocation will be made. at least twice a month for a minimum of 18 months at the time of application, to be confirmed in writing by the Church Minister. In respect of numbers 2, 5 and 7 parents who worship in a Church would be defined as parents who attend on average once a month for six months Parish Map - A map of the Parish of St. Mark’s is available at the school. before the application is processed. In this instance the governors will approach the priest/minister and ask him/her to confirm attendance. Applying for a school 2016-2017

St Thomas’ CE Primary, Winchelsea +

1. Looked After Children or previously Looked After Children. 2. Children living in the ecclesiastical parish of Winchelsea and Winchelsea Beach. 3. Children with brothers or sisters already attending the school at the time of entry. 4. Children whose parents are regular worshippers at St Thomas’, or St Richards’ in Winchelsea and Winchelsea Beach. 5. Other Children. When deciding between applicants who have equal entitlement under the above criteria, priority will be given to those children who live nearest to the school when measured by road, from the centre of the road outside the front door of the child’s home to the nearest gate of the school. 84 Notes

• For parents applying under category 4 ‘regular’ is defined as those who attend church at least once a month and have done so for the previous twelve months, written evidence provided by the priest/ minister of the church in which they regularly worship. (A form is available from the school, which your minister will need to sign. The form will then need to be returned to the school with the admission form.) • A sibling is a full, half or stepbrother or sister living permanently in the same household, including an adoptive or foster brother or sister. • Maps of boundaries of the ecclesiastical parish of Winchelsea and Winchelsea Beach can be viewed at the school. ForNeed the help? full admission Phone Information policy contact for the Families school on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192

VA church secondary schools

St Richard’s Catholic College, Bexhill + For Oversubscription Criteria 2 or 3: The strength of evidence of practice of the faith as demonstrated by the 1) ‘Looked after’ or previously ‘Looked after’ Children level of the child’s Mass attendance on Sundays. This evidence must be provided by the parent/carer and be endorsed by a priest at the church(es) Evidence that the child is/has been ‘Looked After’ must be provided. where the child normally worships. Applications will be ranked in the order 2) Baptised Practising Catholic Children who have made their First Holy shown on the Supplementary Information Form i.e. firstly those attending Communion Mass weekly or at least 3 times a month, then once or twice a month, then

Copies of their Baptismal Certificate and First Holy Communion certificate less than once a month, then those who do not attend. church VA are required (if the First Holy Communion Certificate is not available then Then to those attending one of our feeder schools. a service programme/other supporting evidence will be required) and Part 2A and 2B of the SIF must be completed and signed. Then to children with sibling(s)*, whose sibling(s) is/are on roll at the 3) Baptised Practising Catholic Children who have not made their First college in September 2016. Holy Communion Then based on distance from home (the address at which the child resides) A copy of their Baptismal Certificate is required and Part 2A and 2B of the to the school (those living closest receive highest priority). Distance – SIF must be completed and signed. measured using the East Sussex County Council definition and systems. 85 4) Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches. For Oversubscription Criteria 5, 6 or 7: Evidence of Baptism provided by a priest or minister of a designated place of The strength of evidence of practice of the faith as demonstrated by the worship will be required. Part 3A and 3B of the SIF must be completed and level of the child’s attendance at services. This evidence must be provided signed. by the parent/carer and be endorsed by the minister/faith leader at the 5) Children who are members of other Christian denominations that are child’s designated place of worship. Applications will be ranked in the part of Churches Together in England. order shown on the Supplementary Information Form i.e. firstly those who Evidence of Baptism (or dedication) provided by a priest or minister of a attend services weekly or at least three times a month, then once or twice designated place of worship will be required. Part 3A and 3B of the SIF must a month, then less than once a month, then those who do not attend. be completed and signed. Then to those attending one of our feeder schools. 6) Children who are members of other faiths. Then to children with sibling(s)*, whose sibling(s) is/are on roll at the Evidence of membership of the faith provided by a priest, minister or college in September 2016. religious leader of a designated place of worship will be required. Part 3A and 3B of the SIF must be completed and signed. Then based on distance from home (the address at which the child resides) to the school (those living closest receive highest priority). 7) Any Other Children * Siblings: A sibling is defined as a brother or sister (i.e. another child of the same Priority within the Oversubscription Criteria: parents, whether living at the same address or not), or a half-brother/ half-sister or a step-brother/ step-sister or an adoptive or foster brother/ sister, living at the The Governors will apply the following order of priorities within any of the same address. criteria when applications exceed the number of places available and it is necessary to decide between applications through a priority ranking: Applying for a school 2016-2017

The Bishop Bell Church of England, Eastbourne + • In the event of oversubscription when deciding between applicants who have equal entitlement under any of the criteria, allocations will be Foundation Places (104 places) determined by prioritising applications within that criterion. Distance will be measured, using surfaced passable routes, by the Council’s 1. Children Looked After and previously Children Looked After who are geographical measuring system, from the child’s home to the nearest eligible under any of the Foundation criteria below. gate used by children at the School. It must be a public right of way, 2. Children who are eligible under any of the Foundation criteria below with those living closer to the School receiving the higher priority. and who have a strong medical or other special reason for attending this school. Footnotes: 3. Children of any member of staff who, at the time of application, has 1. Those applying for a Foundation Place should submit a Foundation been employed at the School for two or more years and who are Reference Form to the School. The Foundation Reference Form must be eligible under any of the Foundation criteria below. completed by your priest, minister or religious leader confirming that 4. Children who are eligible under any of the Foundation criteria below you or your child have attended a public service of worship at least and who have a brother or sister attending the School at the time of once a month during the last 12 months. admission. 2. Where parents feel there is a medical or other special reason for 5. Children who are, or whose parents are, regular worshippers at an attending the School, verification such as a medical, education Anglican church. welfare officer’s or social worker’s report will be required at the time 86 6. Children who are, or whose parents are, regular worshippers at of application. To be given priority for admission on this basis, the another Christian church. Governors would have to be satisfied that the child’s needs could only be met at The Bishop Bell CE Mathematics and Computing Specialist 7. Children who are, or whose parents are, regular worshippers at a place School. of worship of another major world faith which is a member body of the UK Inter-Faith Network. 3. The terms ‘children’ and ‘brother and sister’ refer to all children for whom the applicant has parental responsibility and who are resident 8. Children from church schools (please see footnote 6) at the same address. The term ‘parent’ includes a legal guardian. Community Places (104 places) 4. The term ‘Christian church’ refers to a church that is, or is eligible to 1. Children Looked After and previously Children Looked After. be, a full member of Churches Together in Britain & Ireland or of The 2. Children who have a strong medical or other special reason for Evangelical Alliance. attending this school. 5. ‘Staff’ is defined as anyone who is directly contracted byThe Bishop 3. Children of any member of staff who, at the time of application, has Bell CE Mathematics and Computing Specialist School to work for a been employed at the School for two or more years. minimum of 16 hours per week. 4. Children who are eligible under any of the Community criteria below 6. In the Eastbourne area, the church schools are: Pevensey and and who have a brother or sister attending the School at the time of Westham CE Primary; St John’s Meads CE Primary; St Thomas a Becket admission. RC Junior; The Haven CE/Methodist School. However, this criteria is 5. Children living within the Eastbourne Borough ward of Sovereign and not limited to Eastbourne area schools. to the east of Lottbridge Drove in the Borough ward of St. Anthony’s. 7. A map of the boundaries for the School Community Area can be 6. Children living outside the area identified in category 5 above. viewed at the School. Need help? Phone Information for Families on Applying for a school 2016-2017 0345 60 80 192 Glossary Explanation of words and phrases used Explanation of words and phrases used Admission authority Schools Adjudicator The body responsible for admission matters. For community and voluntary controlled The role of the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) is to determine objections schools, East Sussex County Council is the admission authority. In the case of to admission arrangements and to decide on requests to vary determined admission academies, free schools, studio schools, trust schools and voluntary aided (church) arrangements. schools, the governing body is the admission authority. Sibling Admission number (sometimes known as ‘PAN’) For admissions to community and voluntary controlled schools, children are siblings This is the maximum number of children a school will admit at the normal age of entry. if they are full/half or adoptive/foster brother or sister living in the same household. We do not include step-children for the purposes of school admissions ie two families Curriculum coming together. A programme of academic and other educational activities. SIF Designated school A supplementary information form (SIF) may have to be completed if there is The school that serves the area in which a pupil habitually lives or the nearest school additional information that a school needs to know in order to apply its admission to their home at which a place can be made available. criteria. These are often needed at VA church schools. FAP (Fair Access Protocol) 87 The Fair Access Protocol is a formal document setting out how the local authority, in Statement of SEN/Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) partnership with all schools, aims to ensure that no particular school has to admit a A child will have a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an EHCP if their needs disproportionate amount of children deemed ‘vulnerable’ to under achievement. No are formally recognised as being so severe they cannot be met by the existing school is considered full for children judged as requiring a school place under the arrangements and resources within a school. The Statement or plan will set out what FAP. the needs are and how they will be met. GIS Year group We use a Geographical Information System (GIS) to measure distances for school The year group to which pupils are usually admitted based on the child’s date of placement and transport purposes. GIS uses address data to pinpoint each address birth. and then calculates the home to school distance via a network of roads, paths etc giving a constant result every time. Please see Tiebreaker method on page 62. Looked after children and previously looked after children A ‘looked after child’ is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions at the time of making an application to a school. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a Child Arrangements Order or special guardianship order. Predicted roll This is the total number of pupils predicted to be at the school. Detach form and return to us Applying for a school 2016-2017 before the closing date Useful notes These notes are intended to help you complete the application form opposite. f) You may name up to three different schools within or outside of East Sussex However, we recommend you read the booklet before applying. on the form and these should be listed in your order of priority.

1. Please ensure that you give the following information: 2. Compelling reasons: a) Your child’s full name and date of birth, putting an X in the appropriate If you believe there are compelling reasons why your child must attend a box to indicate whether your child is a boy or a girl. Please note that the particular school, and the Admission Authority has an oversubscription Admissions Team will use your child’s legal surname. criterion for such reasons, you should say what the reasons are and provide b) Your child’s home address. This must be the place where your child mainly evidence to support your case. For example, indicate if your child has a lives on a regular basis. If you are likely to move house before September medical condition that makes it necessary for him/her to attend a particular 2016, which could mean that you need to change your preference for a school, school and give the reasons why that school can specifically meet your child’s please refer to the subsections on Moving house on page 10 and Changes needs. You will need to supply independent evidence from a registered after the closing date on page 13. You will need to send us evidence of your professional such as a doctor and/or social worker, who must verify the reasons why it is essential for your child to attend the preferred school. 88 move and we may ask for verification that your house move has taken place. Parents should note that places cannot be held open for children moving into Any evidence must be received by the closing date for applications (closing an area or for children seeking a transfer of school. dates are printed at the top of the application form) as it is important that the c) The name of the school that your child attends or where they last attended information is available when decisions are reached. if they are not currently at a school. Please include pre-schools or nursery 3. Finally: settings. Please check that the information on the form is correct and sign and date the d) Your full name, and if you wish, your telephone number(s) and email form. Then return your application form to: address. Please tell us your relationship to the child – mother, father, grandparent etc. The person who signs the application form must have The Admissions Team Children’s Services parental responsibility for the child. If your address is different from that given PO Box 4, County Hall in the child’s details, please tell us your address in the space on the reverse of St Anne’s Crescent the application form. There is space for two parents to sign the form but this Lewes BN7 1UE is not mandatory. Please see page 13 of the booklet for information about application forms that e) The names and dates of birth of brothers/sisters living at the same address we receive after the stated closing dates. Forms that are returned late may be who attend any of your preferred schools including those at a school sixth subject to delay. form or a linked infant and junior school. This is particularly important if you want your child to join a linked school or the same school as a brother or sister. For admissions to community and voluntary controlled schools, Need help? Phone Information for Families children are siblings if they are full, half or adoptive/foster brother or sister on 0345 60 80 192 living in the same household. Application form

Please tick one of the following options: Starting school for the first time in September 2016? If YES Apply by 15 January 2016 Transferring from infants to juniors in September 2016? If YES Apply by 15 January 2016 Going up to secondary school in September 2016? If YES Apply by 31 October 2015

For office use:- On database Exchange required Yes/No Year group .…………..………………..

Transport Yes/No Exchange received ……………….. Allocation ..……………………..….

1. Child’s details (Please write in black ink using block capitals (except email addresses)

See note Legal surname: ...... Known as (if different): …………………………….. 1a First names: ...... See note Boy Girl Current address: ...... 1b Day Month Year ...... Date of birth See note ...... Postcode: ...... 1c Name of your child’s present/previous school: ...... ……………… 2. Parent/Carer details (1) Parent/Carer details (2) See note Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss/Other: ...... Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss/Other: ...... 1d Surname: ...... Surname: ...... First name(s): ...... First name(s): ...... Relationship to child: ...... Relationship to child: ...... Tel): ...... Tel): ...... Email: ...... Email: ...... Address same as child above? YES NO Address same as child above? YES NO 3. Other information  Does the above child have a statement of special educational needs or an EHC plan? YES/NO  Is the above child a ‘looked after child’ or a previously ‘looked after child’? YES/NO  If YES, please give the name of the authority: ……………………………………………….. Please give the names of brothers/sisters at the above address, who will be attending one of your preferred schools or a linked school, when the place is required.

See note Name of child Date of birth School (or school applied for) 1e ...... 4. Your preferred schools (Please note: the law allows you to state a preference not choose your child’s school) See note Please list below, in priority order, up to three schools you wish your child to attend. 1f 1st Preference: ………... .…………………………………………………………. Postcode: ...... 2nd Preference: ………... .………………………………………………….……… Postcode: ...... 3rd Preference: ………... .…………………………………………………………. Postcode: ...... See note Signature of Parent/Carer (1) ……… ...... Date: ………………………………… 1d & 3 Signature of Parent/Carer (2) ...... Date: …………………………………

I (we) confirm that all the information on this form is correct and that I (we) have parental responsibility for the child named in section 1 ‘Child’s details’. I (we) understand that the authority reserves the right to check the information I (we) have supplied and that any offer of a place based on fraudulent information may be withdrawn. I (we) have read and understood the admission arrangements for the schools named as preferences. PLEASE RETURN TO: The Admissions Team, Children’s Services, PO Box 4, County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes BN7 1UE See note See 2 Notes ool sch referred to Date use office For ......

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