Park Mead 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, 9 families put Park Mead Primary School as their first choice and 38 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 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 17 in 2021 to 9 in 2026, while places went from 15 to 10.
Across East Sussex, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in East Sussex lodged 62 appeals against primary school offers; 37 reached a hearing and 4 succeeded (10.8% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 17 | 50 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 14 | 10 | 28 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 17 | 35 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 18 | 56 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 17 | 32 | 58 | 1.9 | 16 |
| 2017 | 15 | 25 | 62 | 1.7 | 11 |
| 2016 | 14 | 10 | 35 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0.8 | 0 |
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.