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September 2024 Admissions

Year R applications are normally for children born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2030 for starting school in September 2024.

To apply for a place at a Primary School for your child for September 2024 you will need to complete a special form called a Common Application Form (RCAF form for short) which you will find at Kent Online Admissions

Applications for primary admissions for September 2024 open on Friday 3rd November 2023 and close at midnight on Monday 15th Jan 2024.

You will be notified by email on Tuesday 16th April 2024 after 4pm.

www.kent.gov.uk/ola

Please read through the Admission to Primary School Information Booklet carefully before filling in your RCAF.  This booklet is available on the Admissions website via

www.kent.gov.uk/primaryadmissions.

1.    You will need to be very clear about which school you want as your first preference.

2.    You should complete only one Common Application Form per child.

3.    You will need to fill in the forms online by Monday 15th January 2024.

4.    Applications received after this date will be considered as late. (Please read Admissions to Primary School Information Booklet for further advice).  

Online applications will receive an email after 4.00pm on Tuesday 16th April 2024.

You will receive an email offering you at place.  At this point, you will need to come into the School with proof of the address of the only or main residence of your child and your offer form completed and signed.  This will need to be in the form of the following documents:

A child tax and working tax credit letter (TC602), the child's medical card or a letter from a medical centre, hospital or GP to confirm the child's residence, a letter from the child's nursery or playgroup or a bank statement of a savings account in the child's name.

AND a utility bill.

OR a bank or credit card statement.

These documents should not be more than three months old and preferably should show that the child was resident at the address at the time of the closing date.  We will need to see all three of these documents for every child being admitted (even those who have siblings at the school already). If you are unable to provide the above documents, to prove your child's only or main residence, the local Authority has the right to take your child's place away.

If you have any queries about the Admissions process, please ring the School on 01580 762086.  You can also contact the Kent Admissions Team on 03000 41 21 21 or visit their website

www.kent.gov.uk/primaryadmissions