FOUNDATION SCHOOL GUIDE
Kent, Surrey and Sussex Foundation School hospitals
Kent, Surrey and Sussex Foundation School covers hospital locations across the south-east of England, including coastal centres and sites close to London. The geography stretches from Kent through Surrey to East and West Sussex.
UKFP 2026 PRIMARY-ALLOCATION RATIO
0.85 first-choice applicants per programme- Programmes
- 703
- First choices
- 600
- After pre-allocation
- 0.84
A ratio above 1.00 means there were more first-choice applicants than programmes. It is a historical demand measure, not an individual probability of allocation.
Compare all 18 Foundation Schools across 2024–2026Possible hospital locations
The table lists the hospital sites currently shown for Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Availability can change between recruitment years, so confirm rotations in the live Oriel programme information before ranking.
| # | Hospital site | Town or area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Sussex County Hospital | Brighton |
| 2 | Kent and Canterbury Hospital | Canterbury |
| 3 | Darent Valley Hospital | Dartford |
| 4 | Frimley Park Hospital | Frimley |
| 5 | Royal Surrey County Hospital | Guildford |
| 6 | Maidstone Hospital | Maidstone |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | Margate |
| 8 | Worthing Hospital | Worthing |
| 9 | Conquest Hospital | Hastings |
| 10 | East Surrey Hospital | Redhill |
| 11 | William Harvey Hospital | Ashford |
| 12 | Medway Maritime Hospital | Gillingham |
| 13 | Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Pembury |
| 14 | Eastbourne District General Hospital | Eastbourne |
| 15 | Princess Royal Hospital | Haywards Heath |
| 16 | St Richard’s Hospital | Chichester |
| 17 | St Peter’s Hospital | Chertsey |
SCHOOL-SPECIFIC ANALYSIS
What the mapped footprint shows
All 17 mapped sites use different town or locality labels, so the table reads as a dispersed set of 17 locations rather than one dominant mapped cluster.
Kent, Surrey and Sussex recorded primary first-preference ratios of 0.63 in 2024, 0.96 in 2025 and 0.85 in 2026. The 2026 figure was higher than the 2024 figure. Across the three published cycles, the range was 0.63 to 0.96, illustrating why one year should not be treated as a forecast.
Questions to check for this school
- Which current programmes include the mapped sites, and in which training year?
- Are programmes divided into local groups that reduce travel across the full school footprint?
- Which locations would require a move, a car or travel outside normal public-transport hours?
- Have programme numbers or local allocation arrangements changed since the historic ratio was published?
How to use this information
This is an independent orientation resource. A mapped hospital is a possible location associated with the Foundation School, not a promise that a placement will be offered in every recruitment round. Use the official Foundation School and Oriel listings for final decisions.