Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 83 families put Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove as their first choice and 260 named it as one of their preferences, for 89 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 106 in 2021 to 83 in 2026, while places went from 90 to 89.
Across Brighton and Hove, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Brighton and Hove lodged 26 appeals against primary school offers; 12 reached a hearing and none succeeded.
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 83 | 260 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 89 | 96 | 262 | 1.1 | 18 |
| 2024 | 87 | 78 | 205 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 89 | 108 | 248 | 1.2 | 22 |
| 2022 | 90 | 93 | 271 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 90 | 106 | 286 | 1.2 | 23 |
| 2020 | 91 | 111 | 291 | 1.2 | 31 |
| 2019 | 89 | 123 | 314 | 1.4 | 45 |
| 2018 | 90 | 92 | 275 | 1.0 | 21 |
| 2017 | 90 | 103 | 267 | 1.1 | 26 |
| 2016 | 82 | 67 | 158 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 44 | 38 | 89 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 60 | 62 | 127 | 1.0 | 11 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.