Parents across the county have just a few days left to make their applications for primary schools.

Thousands of children across Sussex will soon be allocated their school to start their academic journey, with many schools set to face high demand for places.

With applications closing on Monday, January 15, The Argus has taken a look at Sussex’s “outstanding” schools, as ranked by Ofsted.


There are 22 “outstanding” schools in West Sussex:

  • Bishop Luffa School, Westgate, Chichester
  • Blackthorns Community Primary Academy, Blackthorns Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath
  • Bognor Regis Nursery School, Victoria Drive, Bognor
  • Boundstone Nursery School, Upper Boundstone Lane, Lancing
  • Broadwater CE Primary School, Rectory Gardens, Worthing
  • Chalkhill Education Centre, Lewes Road, Haywards Heath
  • Chichester College Group, Westgate Fields, Chichester
  • Eastbrook Primary Academy, Manor Hall Road, Southwick
  • Forge Wood Primary, Somerley Drive, Crawley
  • Hazelwick School, Hazelwick School Close, Three Bridges
  • Heron Way Primary, Heron Way, Horsham
  • Lindfield Primary Academy, School Lane, Haywards Heath
  • Manor Green Primary, Lady Margaret Road, Ifield
  • Midhurst Rother College, North Street, Midhurst
  • Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, Comptons Lane, Horsham
  • Shoreham Academy, Kingston Lane, Shoreham
  • St Anthony’s School, Woodlands Lane, Chichester
  • St Paul’s Catholic College, Jane Murray Way, Burgess Hill
  • Storrington Primary, Spierbridge Road, Storrington
  • Tanbridge House School, Farthings Hill, Guildford Road, Horsham
  • Upper Beeding Primary, School Road, Upper Beeding, Steyning
  • The Weald School, Station Road, Billingshurst

There are 13 “outstanding” schools in Brighton and Hove:

  • Bhasvic, Dyke Road, Hove
  • Conway Court Children’s Centre, Conway Court Clinic, Clarendon Road, Hove
  • Downs Infant School, Ditchling Road, Brighton
  • Hollingdean Sure Start Children’s Centre, Brentwood Road, Brighton
  • Moulsecoomb Children’s Centre, Hodshrove Lane, Brighton
  • Roundabout Children’s Centre, Whitehawk Road, Brighton
  • Royal Spa Nursery, Park Hill, Brighton
  • St Luke’s Primary, Queen’s Park Rise, Brighton
  • Tarner Children’s Centre, Ivory Place, Brighton
  • Tarnerland Nursery, Sussex Street, Brighton
  • Tempus Training Limited, Queen’s Road, Brighton
  • The Montessori Place, Cromwell Road, Hove
  • West Hove Infant School, Portland Road, Hove

There are 19 “outstanding” schools in East Sussex:

  • Ark Blacklands Primary Academy, Osborne Close, Freshwater Avenue, Hastings
  • Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy, Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards
  • Barcombe CE Primary, Barcombe Cross, Lewes
  • Burwash CE School, School Hill, Burwash, Etchingham
  • Catsfield CE Primary, Church Road, Catsfield, Battle
  • Chailey Heritage School, Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey
  • Claremont School, Baldslow, St Leonards
  • East Hastings Children’s Centre, Chiltern Drive, Hastings
  • Glyne Gap School, School Place, Hastings Road, Bexhill
  • High Cliff Academy, Southdown Road, Newhaven
  • High Hurstwood CE Primary, Chillies Lane, High Hurstwood, Uckfield
  • Netherfield CE Primary, Darvel Down, Netherfield, Battle
  • Newick CE Primary, Allington Road, Newick, Lewes
  • Parkside Community Primary, Beechwood Lane, Heathfield
  • Seaford Head School, Arundel Road, Seaford
  • St Peter and St Paul CE Primary, Buckhurst Road, Bexhill
  • Step by Step School Ltd, Neyland Farm, Grinstead Lane, Sharpthorne
  • Torfield School, Croft Road, Hastings