All you need to know about applying for East Sussex primary school places
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Children born between September 1, 2015, and August 31, 2016, will be eligible to start primary or infant school next September.
Parents of children currently in Year 2 at infant school should also apply for a place at junior school next year.
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Hide AdApplications are open now and close on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.
The quickest and easiest way to apply is via the county council’s website, although you can download a paper form from the website if you wish.
Parents will receive an automatic e-mail acknowledgement that the application has been received.
How the application process works:
• Parents can apply for up to three different schools and must place them in order of preference.
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Hide Ad• Parents are strongly encouraged to include your catchment school as one of your three preferences, although living in a catchment area does not guarantee a place at the catchment school.
• Those who miss the deadline for applications must still submit an application form as a child will not automatically be allocated a school.
The closing date for all primary, infant and junior school applications is 11.59pm on Wednesday, January 15, next year. A decision will be announced on April 16, 2020.
Secondary school admissions are currently open for September, 2020 and close, on Thursday, October 31, 2019. A decision will be announced on March 2, 2020.