Admissions

Admissions

At Rocks Park Primary School we follow the county admission policy which can be found through the link below to the East Sussex County Council Website, please visit 

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/educationandlearning/schools/admissions/

If you would like to look around our school, please call the office on 01825 762827 or email: office@rockspark.e-sussex.sch.uk to make an appointment.

Starting school for the first time

Applying for a primary school for 2024 -ESCC for places starting in September 2024 -
https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/education-learning/schools/admissions/deadline

Date What happens

September to December 2023 Start contacting schools to arrange visits

12 September 2023 Applications open

15 January 2024 Closing date for school applications

15 March 2024 The deadline to apply late for a school place with a good reason.

16 April 2024 National offer day

Mid-May Deadline to make an appeal

June to July 2024 Admissions appeals

You will need to apply for a place at the school you would like your child to attend – it doesn’t happen automatically. You can name a maximum of three different schools. 

Listing more than one:

• won’t affect your first preference – we always offer the highest we can, and

• will increase your chances of an offer at a school you prefer.

Read the Admissions rules to find out what is and isn’t taken into account.

Apply for a school place

Flexible options and summer-born children

By law, the latest your child can start school (that is, their compulsory school age) is at the start of the term which follows their fifth birthday.

In general, children start school in the Autumn term after their fourth birthday.

There are some flexible options available such as part time attendance and delayed start dates.

Applying for a secondary school for 2024 - ESCC for places starting in September 2024.  https://new.eastsussex.gov.uk/education-learning/schools/admissions

Date What happens

September 2023 Start contacting schools to arrange visits

12 September 2023 Applications open

31 October 2023 Closing date for school applications

31 January 2024 The deadline to apply late for a school place with a good reason, for example you've moved into the area

1 March 2024 National offer day

9 April 2024 Deadline to make an appeal

May to June 2024 Admissions appeals

You will need to apply for a place at the secondary school you would like your child to attend – it doesn’t happen automatically. 

You can name a maximum of three different schools. Listing more than one:

• won’t affect your first preference – we always offer the highest we can, and

• will increase your chances of an offer at a school you prefer.

Read the Admissions rules to find out what is and isn’t taken into account.