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.
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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.
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.