Reception September 2026 Admissions

Applications for your child to start Primary School in September 2026 will open Friday 7 November 2025 and close on Thursday 15 January 2026.

All applications must be made online via the KCC Website.

If you have any questions regarding the application process please contact kentonlineadmissions@kent.gov.uk

Open Days

We will be holding a number of Open Days as listed below:

• Thursday 14th October - 9:15am
• Thursday 6th November - 1:30pm
• Tuesday 11th November - 9:15am
• Tuesday 11th November - 5:00pm
• Saturday 22nd November - 10:00am
• Tuesday 2nd December - 9:15am

To book a place please complete the following form.

In-Year Admissions

Applications for In-Year Admissions for Reception to Y6 should be made to the School Office.   

The following documentation will need to be included in your application:

• School Admission Form
• In-Year Admission Form
• Birth Certificate (Original will need to be viewed when handing in forms).
• Baptism/Christening Certificate (Original will need to be viewed when handing in forms).
• Proof of Address - dated within 3 months of the application date.

For further information please contact the School Office by phone on 01843 585555 or email at admin@stethelbertsschool.co.uk

Appeals

Parents whose applications for places are unsuccessful may appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel set up in accordance with section 94 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Appeals must be made in writing and must set out the reasons on which the appeal is made. Appeals should be made to the Admissions Appeal Clerk at the school address. Parents/Carers have the right to make oral representations to the Appeal Panel. Infant classes are restricted by the legislation to 30 children. Parents should be aware that an appeal against refusal of a place in an infant class may only succeed if it can be demonstrated that: - a. the admission of additional children would not breach the infant class size limit; or b. the admission arrangements did not comply with admissions law or had not been correctly and impartially applied and the child would have been offered a place if the arrangements had complied or had been correctly and impartially applied; or c. the panel decides that the decision to refuse admission was not one which a reasonable admission authority would have made in the circumstances of the case.

Admissions Policy