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The "Schools and Parish Boundaries Map" below provides details of all diocesan primary and secondary schools. Clicking on the map's blue, pink, yellow or grey buttons will reveal each diocesan school’s address, website, and the parish in which the school is situated. To access the map, click on the "View Map" button below:
Choosing a school is one of the most important decisions parents and carers will make on behalf of their child. The Diocese has 52 fantastic, state-funded Catholic primary schools in Sussex and Surrey, ensuring that children across the diocese are enabled to reach their full potential through an an excellent Catholic education (our state-funded schools are free and do not require fees).
Catholic schools are central to the Church’s mission in education, to place Christ and the teaching of the Catholic Church at the centre of people’s lives. The commitment of Catholic schools to the vision of every human person as a child of God, and sister and brother of Jesus, is central to the achievement of excellence.
The guidance booklets below list diocesan Catholic primary schools in Sussex and Surrey. They include each schools’ locations and contact details, and take parents and carers through the school application process, including the importance of listing Catholic schools as your first preferences. Click on the buttons below to find out more:
The Diocese has 11 state-funded Catholic secondary schools in Sussex and Surrey, offering students an excellent secondary education that will prepare them for life in Church and society (state-funded secondary schools are free and do not require fees). Catholic schools are central to the Church’s mission in education, to place Christ and the teaching of the Catholic Church at the centre of people’s lives. As Bishop Richard highlights, the school is, for many young Catholics, their most significant experience of the Church’s life.
Each diocesan school is a Catholic community in which Gospel values are taught and lived out by daily experience. The commitment of our Catholic schools to the vision of every human person as a child of God, and sister and brother of Jesus, is central to the achievement of excellence. Our state-funded secondary schools are free and do not require fees.
The two booklets below outline the many benefits of choosing a Catholic school for your child or young person. They list each schools’ location and provide contact details, also taking Catholic parents and carers through the school application process - including the importance of listing Catholic schools as your first preferences. Click on the buttons below to find out more:
The Diocesan Guidance on Admissions supports schools in providing clear, transparent and robust admission arrangements. The model policies and SIFs for schools to choose provide consistency in format and content across all schools which helps parents when applying for schools for their children.
The Diocesan Education Service Admissions Tutorial walks governing bodies/boards through the process of reviewing and determining their admission arrangements, something that they are required by law to do every year. New model policies and files will be updated after the information session for schools on 8 October 2025.
All schools are required to comply with the DfE's School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code, the purpose of which is to ensure that all school places for maintained schools and academies are allocated and offered in an open and fair way, and that the appeals process that is followed if parents do not get a place is fair and robust.
