Parkland Infant School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked after children and children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or subject to residence orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following being looked after.
2. 2Children who will have a brother or sister at either the infant or junior school at the time of admission.
3. 3Children of staff in either or both of the following circumstances: a) When the member of staff has been employed at the school for at least one or more years at the time at which the application for the school is made, and/or; b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage
4. 4Medical / Health and Special Access Reasons: Medical, health, social and special access reasons will be applied in accordance with the school’s legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act 2010. Priority will be given to those children whose mental or physical impairment means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend Parkland.
5. 5Other children living within a predefined community area
6. 6All other children Children with an EHC Plan There are separate statutory procedures in place which govern the admission of children with special educational needs (SEN) for whom an Education Health and Care Plan (EHC Plan) has been issued by their Local Authority. This means that the parents of children who have an EHC Plan should not apply for admission of their child under this Admission Policy. If parents have a preference for Parkland to be named as the provider in their child’s EHC Plan, the Local Authority needs to be made aware of this so that they can consider whether this is suitable in consultation with the child’s parents and the school. Child’s Home Address A child’s home address is considered to be a residential property that is the child’s only or main residence (not an address at which the child may sometimes stay or sleep) and which is either owned by the child’s parent, parents or guardian or leased or rented to them under a lease or written rental agreement. Where partners live apart but share responsibility for the child, and the child lives at two different addresses during the week, we will regard the home address as the one at which the child sleeps for the majority of week days. Where applications are received after the deadline set by East Sussex County Council, places will be allocated in line with East Sussex County Council’s admissions scheme. Priority of admission will be determined by the above criteria. In the event of a ‘tie breaker’ situation the nearness of an applicant’s home to school will be the decider. In the event that more than one applicant has the same distance from home to school (as measured by the local authority), a random selection will be applied.

If two applications tie: In the event of a 'tie breaker' situation the nearness of an applicant's home to school will be the decider. In the event that more than one applicant has the same distance from home to school (as measured by the local authority), a random selection will be applied.

Children with an EHC Plan are subject to separate statutory procedures and should not apply under this policy. The policy applies to Reception (EYFS) admissions for academic year 2026-2027.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.