Admissions

If you would like to apply for a place for your child at St Lawrence, please contact the School Office in the first instance via email (admissions@stlawrencehurst.co.uk), as the Governing Body is the admissions authority.  You will then be provided with further details.

Details of our admissions policy for 2026/27 can be found here .

Check on the West Sussex County Council website to see if you are in our catchment area.

If you are applying for a place in the Foundation Stage at St Lawrence, applications should be made via the West Sussex County Council website.

WSCC Starting School in September 2026 posterSupplementary Admission Form Foundation Stage September 2026 

Clergy Reference Form to support applications for a place at St Lawrence.

Learning Through Play BookParent Information Booklet 2026

School uniform can be ordered online from Broadbridges and Monkhouse (not available in store).

Admissions Appeal Timetable 2026-27

The Local Authority will let parents know when a place has been offered for the Foundation Stage  on 16th April 2026.  For a period of 20 days following that date, parents are given the opportunity to accept the place offered.  At the end of that period, places not accepted will be open to those on the waiting list.  Applications for a place on the waiting list should be received by 15th May 2026.  Parents who are still without a place at St Lawrence may notify the school and the Local Authority of their wish to appeal.  The School will then arrange for an appeal to take place within 40 school days.  In addition, the Governing Body will consider the application to see if it meets accepted admission status.

For other year groups, applications in-year are considered by the Governing Body.  If a place cannot be offered, the pupil can be placed on the school’s waiting list.  However, the parent has the right of appeal and should lodge an appeal via Appeals at West Sussex Admissions.  An appeal will be heard within 6 weeks of the paperwork being lodged.