Admissions

Thank you for visiting our website and showing an interest in our school. We would be delighted to welcome you to school for a visit and to show you what it is like to be a child (and parent!) at the school. We look forward to meeting you soon.

Prospective Parents for Reception 2027 please click here for information regarding our Open Days & Events.

Stanford Primary School is a split-site two form-entry Reception, Year 1, 3, 5 & 6 and three form-entry Year 2 & 4 community school catering for children aged 4 and over. You can download our prospectus from the website here.

For information on our current vacancies in all Year Groups, please contact the School Office to arrange a tour and chat with our Head Teacher, Emma Lake.

As a Community School, admissions are managed by Brighton and Hove City Council. Full details of the School Admission process can be found in their guidance at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/schooladmissions. You can apply for a school place here. The school normally admits 60 children into Reception. However, parents/carers may find it helpful to know that, if there are insufficient places available to meet demand, these will be allocated to children in accordance with the following list of priorities:

1. Children in the care of a Local Authority (looked after children), and children who were looked after in England or elsewhere but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order);
2. Children with compelling medical or other exceptional reasons for attending the school;
3. Children who in September 2027 will have a brother or sister at the school or at a linked Junior School;
4. Children transferring between a linked Infant and Junior School;
5. Other children.

If the Local Authority finds that it is necessary to decide between children within any of these priority groups, this will be done by giving the places to those children who live closest to the school.

The following information, reflecting the outcome of the admission arrangements at 4+ for September 2026 may give parents/carers some idea of their chances of obtaining a place for their child at this school in September 2027.

These allocations were made using the equal preference system.

Published Admission Limit 2025/2026: 60

Number of formal appeals considered: 0
Number of applications agreed on Appeal: 0
Number of applications conceded: 0