Parkland Infant School
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Academy converter in Eastbourne, BN22 9QJ, taking ages 5 to 7, 178 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the varies round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Parkland Infant School lived 1.829942709433681 miles away, according to East Sussex. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.
The circle is 1.829942709433681 miles, the distance the school admitted from in varies. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 178 pupils in 180 places (99% full) |
| Trust | SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | East Sussex |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Parkland Infant School
| Girls and boys | 51.7% girls, 48.3% boys |
| English as an additional language | 9.0% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 27.0% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Parkland Infant School
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 1.829942709433681 miles the school admitted from in varies, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is BN21 at £195,000; the dearest, BN20, £352,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| BN21 | Eastbourne | 1.8 mi | £195,000 161 sales |
| BN22 | Eastbourne | 0.8 mi | £275,000 64 sales |
| BN20 | Eastbourne | 1.8 mi | £352,000 80 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Parkland Infant School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around BN22: ages, selection, and how full each one is →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Parkland Infant School?
Parkland Infant School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in varies lived 1.829942709433681 miles away, per East Sussex.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Parkland Infant School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.829942709433681 miles was enough in varies, and at 99% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Parkland Infant School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →
Admission distance published by East Sussex. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.