Admissions
Admission Guidance
Please see below information regarding admissions guidance for parents on applying for a school. This includes basic information for parents on the choices they can make (i.e. to cater for those who are returning from the EEA who might not be fully up to speed with the English schools system), links across to the devolved administrations’ sites for those returning to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, and more information on the in-year admissions process.
School Admissions Code
Please note the Admission Policies have been written to comply with the requirements of the School Admissions Code which came into force on 1 September 2021 with immediate effect.
Policies clarify the key issues around the admissions for vulnerable children, in-year admissions and Fair Access Protocols.
Click here to be directed to East Sussex County Council Admission Policies
Grovelands are now part of the Wandle Trust
Application Deadline
Apply online or call 0300 33 09 472 for a form 15th January 2027 (closing date)
Online applications – midnight 15th January 2027
Paper forms must be received by the Admissions Team by 15th January 2027
Please note: ensuring applications are returned on time is the responsibility of parents and carers
Timeline
September 2026 - Apply online or call 0300 33 09 472 for a form
17 April 2027 – Decision day - Decisions are sent by email on the offer day. If you do not have an email, a decisison letter will be sent in the post. Online applicants have the ability to view the decision online.
Deadlines for appeals relating to the September 2026 intake.
Primary appeals | |
Decisions released | Thursday 16th April 2027 |
Deadline for submitting appeals | Thursday 14th May 2027 |
Appeals to be heard | Thursday 16th July 2027 |
September 2027 - Children start at their new school.
Admissions Policy 2027/2028
Other Information
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Grovelands School, Dunbar Drive,
Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3UW.
Staff Contacts
- Executive Headteacher: Mr Jon Goulding
- Headteacher: Ms Joanne Campbell
- School Business Manager: Mrs Helen Fingerneissl
- School Secretary: Mrs Carol Welfare
- LAC Chair: Mr Steve Hayes
- Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mr Jon Goulding
- Safeguarding Strategic Lead / Senior Mental Health Lead: Miss N Squires
- Deputy DSLs: Miss S Coates, Mr R Williams
- SENCO: Mrs Karen Liddell