Middle Street Primary School: 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, 2 families put Middle Street Primary School as their first choice and 32 named it as one of their preferences, for 2 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 27 in 2021 to 2 in 2026, while places went from 30 to 2.
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 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 17 | 63 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | 18 | 70 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 29 | 70 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 26 | 25 | 57 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 27 | 93 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2020 | 22 | 18 | 80 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 23 | 84 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 2018 | 30 | 35 | 98 | 1.2 | 9 |
| 2017 | 31 | 31 | 101 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 29 | 26 | 104 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 | 120 | 1.0 | 7 |
| 2014 | 30 | 31 | 107 | 1.0 | 5 |
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.