Councils · England · Brighton and Hove
Schools in Brighton and Hove, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 48 primary, 10 secondary — with Brighton and Hove’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Brighton and Hove’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Brighton and Hove’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE
Find your shortlist.
All 79state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 48
Aldrington CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Good
Balfour Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Benfield Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Bevendean Primary School and Nursery
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Not judged
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton and Hove
Ofsted · Good
Brackenbury Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Brunswick Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Carden Nursery and Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Carlton Hill Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · BRIGHTON
Ofsted · Good
City Academy Whitehawk
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Coldean Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Coombe Road Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Good
Downs Infant School
Community school · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Not judged
Downs Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Elm Grove Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Fairlight Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Goldstone Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Good
Hangleton Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Good
Hertford Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Hove Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Good
Middle Street Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Mile Oak Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Moulsecoomb Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Not judged
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Patcham Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Patcham Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Peter Gladwin Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Queen's Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Saltdean Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Good
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Not judged
St Luke's Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Martin's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
St Nicolas CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Stanford Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Stanford Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Good
West Hove Infant School
Community school · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Not judged
Westdene Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Not judged
Woodingdean Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Brighton
Not judged yet
Secondary · 10
Blatchington Mill School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Good
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Not judged
Dorothy Stringer School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Community school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Good
King's School
Free schools · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Good
Longhill High School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Patcham High School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Varndean School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 21
Brighton College
Other independent school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Brighton
Not judged yet
Brighton College Prep School
Other independent school · Ages 3-12 · Mixed · Brighton
Not judged yet
Brighton Girls GDST
Other independent school · Ages 3-18 · Girls
Not judged yet
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
Further education · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Outstanding
Brighton and Hove Clinic School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed
Ofsted · Outstanding
Downs View Life Skills College
Special post 16 institution · Ages 19-25 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Downs View Special School
Community special school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Outstanding
Drive Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 7-16 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Inadequate
Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children
Non-maintained special school · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Hill Park School
Community special school · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Outstanding
Kings Brighton
Other independent school · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove
Other independent school · Ages 3-13 · Mixed · Hove
Not judged yet
Oxford International College, Brighton
Other independent school · Ages 13-19 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Roedean School
Other independent school · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Brighton
Not judged yet
St Christopher's School
Other independent school · Ages 4-13 · Mixed · Hove
Not judged yet
St. John's College (Brighton)
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Team Domenica
Special post 16 institution · Ages 18-25 · Mixed · Brighton
Not judged yet
The Lioncare School
Other independent special school · Ages 6-16 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Good
The Montessori Place
Other independent school · Ages 1-19 · Mixed · Hove
Ofsted · Outstanding
Varndean College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Brighton
Ofsted · Good
Windlesham School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Brighton and Hove.
If you live in Brighton and Hove, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Brighton and Hove secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
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