Admissions
For detailed information about how to apply for a place at a MARK Education Trust school, please visit the admissions page for the member academy school you are interested in applying to:
The arrangements for the admission of Year 6 children to secondary school are made by East Sussex County Council. You must apply online via their website.
A detailed description of the application process is contained in the booklet, “Applying for a school” published by East Sussex County Council which is available from early September each year.
If you live outside East Sussex, you must apply through the local authority in which you live. For example, if you live in Kent, you have to apply through Kent County Council school admissions.
The national offer day is in March for admissions the following September. If you did not get the school place you wanted for your child, you can appeal to an independent appeal panel.The deadline for submitting appeals is usually the end of March with appeals heard in May/June.
Before making an appeal you may wish to consider the other options open to you. These include requesting a change of allocated school, or adding your child to the school waiting list. For further information please see the relevant school website.
In Year admissions
For students currently in Years 7 to 11 that require a place during the school year, an in-year application must be made directly to the relevant MARK Education Trust member academy school.
Your enquiry will be considered by the admissions committee of the trust board and we will respond in writing letting you know the outcome within 15 school days from the date of submission. All enquiries will be considered in line with the School Admissions Code 2021 and with reference to the individual academy’s oversubscription criteria.
Sixth Form Admissions
The arrangements for admissions into Year 12 and 13 must be made direct to the member academy school.
Sixth Form admissions to Beacon Academy
If you require paper copies of any of the below documents, please contact us.