How far East Sussex schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, East Sussex publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 34 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
The tightest is Park Mead Primary School at 0.26 miles in varies; the most far-reaching, Heathfield Community College, admitted from 7.36 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Mead Primary School Hailsham | No current grade | 0.26 mi | varies | 86% |
| Rocks Park Primary School Uckfield | No current grade | 0.33 mi | varies | 99% |
| Denton Community Primary School and Nursery Newhaven | No current grade | 0.44 mi | varies | 75% |
| Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery Peacehaven | Good | 0.58 mi | varies | 107% |
| White House Academy Hailsham | Good | 0.79 mi | varies | 90% |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill Bexhill-on-Sea | No current grade | 0.82 mi | varies | 125% |
| Ashdown Primary School Crowborough | No current grade | 0.93 mi | varies | 97% |
| Dudley Infant Academy Hastings | Good | 0.94 mi | varies | 94% |
| Willingdon Primary School Eastbourne | Good | 0.95 mi | varies | 100% |
| Maynards Green Community Primary School Heathfield | Good | 1.0 mi | varies | 98% |
| Harbour Primary and Nursery School Newhaven | No current grade | 1.04 mi | varies | 99% |
| Hellingly Community Primary School Hailsham | No current grade | 1.14 mi | varies | 81% |
| Parkland Infant School Eastbourne | No current grade | 1.83 mi | varies | 99% |
| Pashley Down Infant School Eastbourne | No current grade | 1.91 mi | varies | 85% |
| Rotherfield Primary School Crowborough | No current grade | 2.11 mi | varies | 100% |
| Wivelsfield Primary School and Nursery Wivelsfield Green | No current grade | 2.12 mi | varies | 115% |
| Stonegate Church of England Primary School Wadhurst | No current grade | 2.28 mi | varies | 110% |
| High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School Uckfield | Good | 2.45 mi | varies | 96% |
| Barcombe Church of England Primary School Lewes | No current grade | 2.67 mi | varies | 94% |
| Newick Church of England Primary School Lewes | No current grade | 2.7 mi | varies | 99% |
| Hankham Primary School Pevensey | Good | 2.79 mi | varies | 76% |
| Frant Church of England Primary School Tunbridge Wells | No current grade | 3.24 mi | varies | 91% |
| Plumpton Primary School Lewes | No current grade | 3.29 mi | varies | 97% |
| Chiddingly Primary School Lewes | No current grade | 3.53 mi | varies | 98% |
| Catsfield Church of England Primary School Battle | No current grade | 3.56 mi | varies | 100% |
| Alfriston School Polegate | No current grade | 3.63 mi | varies | 81% |
| Nutley Church of England Primary School Uckfield | No current grade | 4.4 mi | varies | 57% |
| Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School Battle | No current grade | 4.89 mi | varies | 98% |
| Dallington Church of England Primary School Heathfield | No current grade | 5.56 mi | varies | 112% |
| Bodiam Church of England Primary School Robertsbridge | No current grade | 5.83 mi | varies | 81% |
Secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willingdon Community School Eastbourne | No current grade | 2.69 mi | varies | 106% |
| Claverham Community College Battle | No current grade | 4.4 mi | varies | 101% |
| Chailey School Lewes | No current grade | 4.8 mi | varies | 99% |
| Heathfield Community College Heathfield | Good | 7.36 mi | varies | 94% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as East Sussex measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by East Sussex. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.