Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery
Good· our summaryOct 2024
Ages4 - 11
Pupils121
Inspected Oct 2024 · View report
The answers
71% combined
KS2 Expected Standard
2024-25 · cohort of 14
1.2 per place
First choices
Oversubscribed · 2026-27 · Reception
How close did you need to live?
September 2026 entry: 14 of 18 who put it first were offered a place; 40 applied for 15 places.
1.58 miles was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2020-21.
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Admission figures: 2026-27
Apply by Fri 15 Jan 2027 · offers Fri 16 Apr 2027in 61 days
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Was 2020-21 typical at Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery?
Pro: the 2019-20 last-offer distance.
How places are decided at Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery
Priority order when there are more applications than places, 2027-28 (Reception):
- 1Looked after children, and children who stopped being looked after because, straight after it, they were adopted (or made subject to residence orders or special guardianship orders).
- 2Children who on admission will have a brother or sister (sibling) at the school (or linked junior school - see definitions below) and who live at the same address, within the predefined community area*.
- 3Children of staff members contracted to work at this school where a) the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years when the application for admission is made, and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post with a demonstrable skill shortage.
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- 4Other children living within a pre-defined community area
- 5Children who on admission will have a brother or sister (sibling) at the school (or linked junior school - see definitions below) who live at the same address, outside the predefined community area*.
- 6Other children living outside the pre-defined community area.
- Council: East Sussex County Council - Scope: community and voluntary controlled schools it is admission authority for - Determined: 23 February 2026, for September 2027 entry - Criteria after the first: tied to each school's set community area, published by council as map layer - Tie-break if oversubscribed in any category: nearest home first - Distance: straight line ("as the crow flies"), home address point to school address point - Split-site schools: measure to the site where the child spends most lessons at point of entry - Still tied on distance: random allocation for remaining places, run electronically via council admissions software
Published by the admission authority. A criterion sets the order places are offered in and never guarantees a place.
Appeals in this council · 5% successful (2025-26 entry)
5% of primary admission appeals heard in East Sussex County Council were successful (2025-26 entry — 42 heard).
2025-26: 5%2024-25: 11%2023-24: 14%2022-23: 10%2021-22: 9%
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How close did you need to live?
September 2026 entry: 14 of 18 who put it first were offered a place; 40 applied for 15 places.
1.58miles
was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2020-21 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year: not a boundary, and not a guarantee.
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How places are decided at Punnetts Town Community Primary School and Nursery
Priority order when there are more applications than places, 2027-28 (Reception):
- 1Looked after children, and children who stopped being looked after because, straight after it, they were adopted (or made subject to residence orders or special guardianship orders).