Apply for a school 2020-2021 Community areas for secondary schools Each East address falls into a ‘community area’. Where you live The map on page 45 represents the community areas served by the can make a difference to the outcome of your application as 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 () C (Community) F (Free) T (Trust) If you are unclear as to which area your address is in, you can phone VA (Voluntary Aided) the Admissions Team on 0300 33 09 472. More detailed maps are available upon request.

Area number Area 2 1 A Alexandra Academy A 2 and St Leonards secondary schools The A A 3 Community College C 4 Claverham Community College, Battle C Area 5/5a 5/5a Bexhill secondary schools Bexhill Academy A 6 Uplands Community College, C St Richard’s Catholic College VA* *These schools do not use 7 Heathfield Community CollegeC community areas. If you are in 8 Community College Academy Trust A any doubt, please enquire at Area 5a/9 the individual school. 5a/9 secondary schools (see the additional map on page 46) Gildredge House F* A 10 , A St Catherine’s College A 11 College The C 12 King’s Academy Ringmer A The Cavendish School A A 13 A Willingdon Community School C 14 School C 15 Priory School, T Please note that schools marked with (A), (F), (T) or (VA) are 16 , Newhaven A responsible for admission decisions. 17 Community School A & Seahaven Academy A You can study the admissions criteria for all schools from page 52 onwards.

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Cowden Community boundaries

Hammerwood Joint community areas

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

High Hurstwood 6 and 7 1 and 3 Five Ashes Five Ash Down 3 and 7 3 Ewhurst Beckley Burwash Common Hadlow Down Iden Robertsbridge Millcorner Fletching Buxted HeathfieldHeathfield 11 Broad Oak Oxley’s Green Horns Cross Uckfield 11 & 12 Uckfield Cross-in-Hand Newick 7 Mountfield John’s Cross Wivelsfield North Chailey Blackboys Framfield Punnett’s Broad Oak 1 Wivelsfield Rye Town Rye Green Waldron Dallington Chailey Maynards Green Netherfield Brede Camber Little Horsted Isfield Warbleton 14 1 Halland Horam Plumpton 1 & 1 Penhurst 4 Winchelsea Green 2 East Hoathly BattleBattle Thorn Streat Westfield Beach East Barcombe Chiddingly Cowbeech Telham Chiltington Guestling Plumpton 7 and 8 Green 14 &15 Hamsey Laughton Ninfield 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 5 Kingston Hailsham Hastings 15 Arlington Little Common Iford West Selmeston Rodmell 12 Bexhill Polegate 5a Normans Bay Alciston and Stone Cross Pevensey 13 Wilmington Westham 16 Denton Alfriston Willingdon 17 Langney © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. 100019601. (2019). Telscombe Cliffs Bishopstone13 Jevington Litlington PeacehavenPeacehaven 9 Newhaven Newhaven SeafordSeaford Eastbourne Friston East Dean

See page 46 for a map of the Eastbourne schools community areas 45 Apply for a school 2020-2021 Community areas for Eastbourne secondary schools

The community area for Eastbourne has been divided into nine sub areas. 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 A27 9 admissions criteria will be 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 > A 1 and 2 8 • 7 Westham Pevensey Bay  St Catherine’s College > A 3 7 6 A22 Willingdon 6  The Causeway School > C 3, 4, 6 and 8 4 5 3  The Cavendish School > A 1 and 2 Lottbridge Drove

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

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

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This section lists the names and types of all secondary schools. Each school’s What happened in 2019-2020 and how the places were allocated* address, telephone number and a contact name is given together with the We have recorded the number of applications each school received last year and number of places available for September 2020. Where applicable, we hope that this information assists you in deciding which school(s) to apply for. have given details about special facilities housed within a school and what educational need they cater for. For local authority controlled schools, we have given the number of pupils allocated under each admissions priority. If the tiebreaker was applied, we Please remember that the admissions criteria varies from school to school and have stated the distance that relates to the furthest child allocated a place you should look at and understand the criteria for the schools of interest to you. at the school within that admission priority. Click on the distance to see a map of the tiebreaker area. The criteria and tiebreaker for local authority controlled schools is explained on page 70.

Secondary schools Admissions 2020-2021 What happened in 2019-2020 School details Head of school / Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were Roll number number preferences allocated on 1 March 2019 A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility) Principal by closing T (Trust) VA (Voluntary Aided) 6th (Sixth Form) 2020-2021 2020-2021 date (see admission criteria on page 70) Bexhill area Bexhill Academy A Ms H Brown 1468 330 330 242/337 Information available from the SP (Autism) school Gunters Lane, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY,  01424 730722  www.bexhillhigh.org St Richard’s Catholic College VA Miss D Cronin 1033 200 200 262/396 Information available from the Ashdown Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE,  01424 731070 school  www.strichardscc.com Eastbourne area The Causeway School C Ms L Leung 564 189 189 87/141 EHCP=2 Priority 1=1 Larkspur Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ,  01323 465700 Priority 2=30 Priority 3=63  www.causewayschool.org Priority 4=2 Priority 5=8 The Cavendish School A Mr P Marchant 895 120 180 185/508 Information available from the Eldon Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1UE,  01323 731340 school  www.cavendishschool.net The Eastbourne Academy A Ms V Stevens 744 180 180 117/245 Information available from the SP (Autism) school Brodrick Road, Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ,  01323 514900  www.theeastbourneacademy.org 47 Remember to click on the distance (where shown) to Apply for a school 2020-2021 see a map of the tiebreaker area adopted on allocation day

Secondary schools Admissions 2020-2021 What happened in 2019-2020 School details Head of school / Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were Roll number number preferences allocated on 1 March 2019 A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility) Principal by closing T (Trust) VA (Voluntary Aided) 6th (Sixth Form) 2020-2021 2020-2021 date (see admission criteria on page 70) Gildredge House F with 6th Mr S Reeves 804 84 120 179/437 Information available from the Compton Place Road, Eastbourne BN20 8AB school  01323 400650  www.gildredgehouse.org.uk Ratton School A Mr H Knox- 1212 243 243 193/573 Information available from the Park Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21 2XR,  01323 504011 Macaulay school  www.ratton.e-sussex.sch.uk St Catherine’s College A Mr S Berhane 1103 216 216 229/395 Information available from the Priory Road, Eastbourne, BN23 7BL,  01323 465400 school  www.stcatherines.college Willingdon Community School C Mrs F Rodgers 1002 200 200 198/392 EHCP=4 SP (Hearing Impairment) (Acting) Priority 1=2 Priority 2=60 Broad Road, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN20 9QX Priority 3=118 Priority 4=2  01323 485254  www.willingdonschool.org.uk Priority 5=14 distance 4083m Hastings/St Leonards area A with 6th Ms Y Powell 1342 360 Before Helenswood and William Parker merged, all preferences Upper School, Park Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2PG This school was formed on 1.9.2019 following the decision to merge Lower School (Yrs 7-9), The Ridge, St Leonards, TN37 7PS Ark Helenswood and Ark William Parker together as one co-educational school were met for entry in September  01424 439888  www.arkalexandra.org 2019 The Hastings Academy A Ms H Morawska 891 180 180 258/342 Information available from the SP (Speech & Language) school Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DN  01424 711950  www.thehastingsacademy.org.uk The St Leonards Academy A Mr N Moir 1477 300 300 325/501 Information available from the SP (Autism & Physical and Sensory Impairment) school Edinburgh Road, St Leonards, TN38 8HH  01424 448740  www.thestleonardsacademy.org.uk

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Secondary schools Admissions 2020-2021 What happened in 2019-2020 School details Head of school / Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were Roll number number preferences allocated on 1 March 2019 A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility) Principal by closing T (Trust) VA (Voluntary Aided) 6th (Sixth Form) 2020-2021 2020-2021 date (see admission criteria on page 70) Other schools in the county in alphabetical order Beacon Academy A with 6th Ms A Robinson 1431 220 220 288/435 Information available from the East Beeches Road, Crowborough, TN6 2AS school  01892 603000  www.beacon-academy.org C Mrs H Key 797 162 162 149/385 EHCP=4 Priority 1=4 Mill Lane, South Chailey, Lewes, BN8 4PU Priority 2=38  01273 890407 Priority 3=59 Priority 4=8  www.chaileyschool.org Priority 5=50 distance 15,410m (Children living in Ditchling and Ditchling Common will not qualify for free transport if they live in the area served by Downlands Community School, Hassocks) Claverham Community College C Mr P Swatton 1132 230 230 274/560 EHCP=4 Priority 1=5 North Trade Road, Battle, TN33 0HT Priority 2=71  01424 772155 Priority 3=99 Priority 4=9  www.claverham.e-sussex.sch.uk Priority 5=42 distance 7111m Hailsham Community College Academy Trust A with 6th Mr P Matthews 1356 240 240 189/226 Information available from the SP (Autism) school Battle Road, Hailsham, BN27 1DT  01323 841468  www.hailshamcc.e-sussex.sch.uk Heathfield Community CollegeC with 6th Ms C Barlow 1499 240 240 259/377 EHCP=5 Priority 1=5 SP (Autism) Priority 2=87 Cade Street, Heathfield, TN21 8RJ Priority 3=121 Priority 4=9  01435 866066  www.heathfieldcc.co.uk Priority 5=13 distance 10,014m King’s Academy Ringmer A Mrs S Williams 446 150 150 54/121 Information available from the Lewes Road, Ringmer, Lewes, BN8 5RB school  01273 812220  www.kgaringmer.uk Peacehaven Community School A Mr D Warner- 846 180 180 131/212 Information available from the SP (Speech, Language & Communication) Swann school Greenwich Way, Peacehaven, BN10 8RB  01273 581100  www.phcs.org.uk

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Secondary schools Admissions 2020-2021 What happened in 2019-2020 School details Head of school / Predicted Admission Admission First/Total *How the places were Roll number number preferences allocated on 1 March 2019 A (Academy) C (Community) F (Free) SP (Special Facility) Principal by closing T (Trust) VA (Voluntary Aided) 6th (Sixth Form) 2020-2021 2020-2021 date (see admission criteria on page 70) Priory School T Mr A Smith 1135 232 232 219/368 Information available from the SP (Hearing Impairment) school Mountfield Road, Lewes, BN7 2XN  01273 476231  www.priory.e-sussex.sch.uk Robertsbridge Community College C Mr Z Vice 738 145 145 155/391 EHCP=2 Priority 1=3 Knelle Road, Robertsbridge, TN32 5EA Priority 2=37 Priority 3=45  01580 880360 Priority 4=15  www.robertsbridge.org.uk Priority 5=43 distance 14,235m Rye College A Mr D Downes 557 150 150 47/111 Information available from the The Grove, Rye, TN31 7NQ school  01797 222545  www.ryecollege.co.uk Seaford Head School A with 6th Mr R Ellis 1299 240 240 239/398 Information available from the Arundel Road, Seaford, BN25 4LX school Steyne Road, Seaford, BN25 1AL  01323 891623  www.seafordhead.org Seahaven Academy A Ms S Pringle 738 150 150 148/279 Information available from the Southdown Road, Newhaven, BN9 9JL,  01273 517601 school  www.seahavenacademy.org.uk C with 6th Mr H Hennebry 1654 270 270 302/375 EHCP=5 Priority 1=3 SP (Autism) Priority 2=128 Downsview Crescent, Uckfield, TN22 3DJ Priority 3=146  01825 764844  www.uckfield.college Uplands Community College C with 6th Mrs J Mountford 866 150 150 124/285 EHCP=1 Priority 1=1 Lower High Street, Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ Priority 2=35 Priority 3=46  01892 782135 Priority 4=19  www.uplandscc.com Priority 5=48 distance 15,529m

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