Each school has a set of rules, often called an over-subscription policy or admissions criteria. If a school is over-subscribed it will use these rules when allocating places.
West Sussex community and voluntary controlled schools
The West Sussex over-subscription policy is the criteria that applies to the majority of community and voluntary controlled schools in the county.
The West Sussex over-subscription policy for 2022 admissions and West Sussex coordinated scheme for 2022 have now been determined.
These are explained in the documents below.
- Admission arrangements in West Sussex 2022 (PDF, 2.2MB)
- Published admissions numbers 2022 (PDF, 140KB)
The main changes from previous years are outlined in the document below.
Further details about the decision are available on Modern.Gov.
There are some community and controlled schools where the criteria are different, which are given in the document. They are:
- The Brook Infant School and Maidenbower Infant School
- Castlewood Primary School, Horsham
- Rose Green Infant School, Bognor Regis
- Shoreham Beach Primary School
- Woodgate Primary School
- Colgate Primary School.
Horsham community designated area:
- Tanbridge House School
- The Forest School
- Millais School (girls).
- Davison CofE (controlled) High School for girls, Worthing.
Academies, foundation and voluntary aided schools
The over-subscription policies and, where applicable, a supplementary information form and priest or church form, are available on each school website. Links to the website of each school are available in the Directory of West Sussex schools and establishments.
Alternatively, they can be accessed in the information for parent’s booklets and appendices linked below.
- Information for parents: Admission to secondary school booklet 2022/23 (PDF, 1.8MB)
- Information for parents: Admission to secondary school booklet 2022/23 - Appendix 1 (PDF, 394KB)
- Information for parents: Admission to secondary school booklet 2022/23 - Appendix 2 (PDF, 11.2MB)
- Information for parents booklet - Junior transfer 2022 (PDF, 1.5MB)
- Information for parents - Junior transfer 2022 Appendix 1 (PDF, 221KB)
- Information for parents - Junior transfer 2022 Appendix 2 (PDF, 126KB)
- Information for parents booklet - Starting school 2022 (PDF, 2.1MB)
- Information for parents - Starting school 2022 Appendix 1 North (PDF, 554KB)
- Information for parents - Starting school 2022 Appendix 1 South (amended 4 October 2021) (PDF, 599KB)
- Information for parents - Starting school 2022 Appendix 2 North (PDF, 1.9MB)
- Information for parents - Starting school 2022 Appendix 2 South (PDF, 1.8MB)
You must complete an online application, naming the school, as well as the school’s own form, or your application cannot be considered.