Your guide to applying for a Reception year

Primary for children born

between 1 September
2019 and 31 August 2020

school Year 3 (Junior school)

for children born
between 1 September

in Kent 2024
2016 and 31 August 2017

Apply online the simple fast and secure way

[Link]/primaryadmissions
Admission to Primary school in Kent 2024

Contacts

The telephone number for Kent County Council’s Contact Centre: 03000 412121,
and they can put you through to the Primary Admissions Team or the Transport Team.
You can e-mail the Admissions Team at: primaryadmissions@[Link]

Admission for Children with Education Health and Care Plans

(EHCPs)

The admissions arrangements for children with Education, Health and Care Plans are
the responsibility of Kent County Council. For advice on the arrangements to admit
your child into school, you should contact your local SEN Officer through your local
Additional Educational Needs and Resources offices which are listed below:

East Kent (Canterbury, Thanet, Swale)

East Kent SEN Team, Brook House, Reeves Way, John Wilson Business Park,
Chestfield, Whitstable, Kent CT5 3SS
Telephone: 03000 421160 Email: SENeast@[Link]

South Kent (Ashford, Dover, Shepway)

South Kent SEN Team, Kroner House, Eurogate Business Park,
Ashford, Kent TN24 8XU
Telephone: 03000 420889 Email: SENsouth@[Link]

North Kent (Dartford, Gravesham, Sevenoaks)

North Kent SEN Team, Joynes House, 1 – 4 New Road,
Gravesend, Kent DA11 0AT
Telephone: 03000 419345 Email: SENnorth@[Link]

West Kent (Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Malling)

West Kent SEN Team, Worrall House, 30 Kings Hill Avenue,
Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4AE
Telephone: 03000 420997 Email: SENwest@[Link]

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Apply Online
Go to Kent Online Admissions
[Link]/primaryadmissions
A simple, fast and secure way to apply for
a Primary school place in Kent. Opens on
Friday 3 November 2023 and closes at
midnight on Monday 15 January 2024.

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At [Link]/primaryadmissions
you will see the following:
Primary school places
You must apply for a Primary school place if
• your child is due to start Primary or Infant school (Reception year),
• your child is at Infant school (year 2) and is due to start Junior school (year 3)
• your child is at Primary school (year 2) and you want your child to move to Junior school at the start of year 3.
• your child is at Infant school (year 2) and you want to apply for a year 3 place at a Primary school (rather than a Junior
school) you must apply for an in year admission.

What to do
Choose a school Apply Accept or decline

It’s important to find out more about the A simple, fast, convenient process which On offer day (Tuesday 16 April 2024) an email
schools you are interested in before you opens Friday 3 November 2023 and closes at will be sent after 4pm informing you of your
decide to name them on the application midnight on Monday 15 January 2024. offer. ***
form.*
You can apply at any time of the day. You You must accept or decline the school
You can name up to three schools. These can will receive an email confirmation that your place you have been offered by Tuesday
be anywhere in England. application has been submitted correctly and 30 April 2024.
that the LA has received it.**
If it has not been possible to offer your child a
You can log back in at any time to view that place in your preferred school, you have the right
information entered is correct. to add their name to the waiting list and lodge
an appeal.

• Online support available – please email kentonlineadmissions@[Link] from the email address you used
on the application (office hours are 9am-5pm).

*  Only one application per pupil will be accepted. If you apply online, do not complete any other form of application.
Keep your log in details safe and use your registered email address for all communication with the team.
** The confirmation email may go to your junk/spam folder of your email – please check here before contacting our team for confirmation.
*** Some email providers can take an extended period of time to deliver the email. Kent County Council has no control over email delivery
once the message has left our servers. If you did not provide an email address then you will be sent a letter which is posted first class on
Tuesday 16 April 2024.

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Contents

Contents
1. Key dates........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
2. What is primary education?..................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3. When can my child start school? .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
4. Will starting school affect my child’s entitlement to free Early Years education?............................................................ 7
5. I want to educate my child at home..................................................................................................................................................... 7
6. Who is responsible for the admission arrangements of schools? ........................................................................................... 7
7. How many school places are available? ............................................................................................................................................. 8
8. What are my chances of getting a place at my first preference school? ............................................................................. 8
9. Primary Admissions outcomes last year ............................................................................................................................................ 9
10. How to apply for your child to start at an Infant or Primary school in Reception ......................................................... 9
11. I am applying for an Infant school. What happens when my child is due to transfer to Junior school? ............. 10
12. What if I miss the closing date for applications?....................................................................................................................... 11
13. Help for Children with Additional Special Educational Needs Education, Health and Care Plan .......................... 11
14. How will places be offered?............................................................................................................................................................... 12
15. What do these criteria mean? .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
16. What address should I use on my application? ......................................................................................................................... 16
18. I live outside Kent. Can my child be considered for a Kent school? .................................................................................. 18
19. When will I hear if my child has been offered a place? ......................................................................................................... 19
20. Can my child start full time? ............................................................................................................................................................. 19
21. Can I defer my child’s entry into school and if so, for how long? ...................................................................................... 19
22. Why wouldn’t my child get a place? .............................................................................................................................................. 20
23. When will I hear if my child has been offered a place from the waiting list? ............................................................... 20
24. Appeals ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
25. In Year Admissions ............................................................................................................................................................................... 22
26. Will I get help with transport to school? ...................................................................................................................................... 22
27. Other benefits ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 24
28. Can charges be made for school activities? ............................................................................................................................... 24
29. If your child has a disability .............................................................................................................................................................. 25
30. Additional information ........................................................................................................................................................................ 25
31. Your guide to Data Protection ......................................................................................................................................................... 26

Primary schools.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 29

Junior schools: How to apply for your child to start at a Junior school in Year 3 ...............................................................101
Junior schools: Linked and non-linked shcools ................................................................................................................................103
Junior schools listing .................................................................................................................................................................................104

Glossary ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................111

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1. Key dates
Friday Online application process opens. Go to [Link]/
3 November 2023 primaryadmissions to register and apply.

Information about primary schools will be available from our website.

School open days begin, and details can be found on each school’s
website.

Monday Online application process closes for the main round. Any amendments
15 January 2024 after this date must be emailed to kentonlineadmissions@[Link].

Tuesday National Offer Day. Offers of school places sent to parents via email
16 April 2024 after 4pm.
By Tuesday Parents should contact the school to accept/refuse the place that has
30 April 2024 been offered.

Parents should also fill out the waiting list form from the link in the offer
email to be added to the waiting list of schools named on the original
application.

By Tuesday Appeals need to be lodged by this date to be heard before September –

14 May 2024 appeals information can be found at [Link]/schoolappeals.

You can only appeal for schools that were named on the RCAF or JCAF.

Thursday Offer day for the second round of applications (known as reallocation).
23 May 2024
After this date waiting lists will be maintained by the schools and they
will send out offers for any places that may become available.

Parents that have received an offer of a school place from KCC can
approach schools directly for alternative places.

June to July 2024 Admissions appeals held.

September 2024 Children start school.

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2. What is primary education? 5. I want to educate my child at home

Primary Education covers the age range 4 to 11 and includes If you wish to educate your child at home and the child
the following types of school: has never attended school, you do not have to inform KCC,
• Primary schools admit children aged from 4 to 11 years. however it is good practice to do so.
The year groups are from Reception year to year 6.
If your child is attending school then you must put it in
• Infant schools admit children aged from 4 to 6 years. writing to the school that you wish to educate your child
The year groups are from Reception year to year 2. at home; the school have a statutory duty to inform KCC of
As Infant schools do not admit children for year 3 and your decision. Following receipt of your intention to home
above, parents of children in Infant schools will need educate, a Support & Advice Officer from the Access to
to apply for a year 3 place at either a Junior or Primary Education team will contact you to discuss the process and
school when their child reaches year 2 – See section 11 arrange a visit.
for more details.
• Junior schools admit children aged from 7 to 11 years. The team can be contacted on educationathome@kent.
The year groups are from year 3 to year 6. [Link], further information is available at [Link].
uk/homeeducation.


3. When can my child start school?
6. Who is responsible for the admission
An academic year runs from September in one calendar year arrangements of schools?
to August of the following calendar year. Children who are
born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020 will Every school in Kent has an admission authority which is
normally start school during the school year 2024 to 2025. responsible for its admission arrangements. The admissions
arrangements contain details about how the applications
Parents do not legally have to send their child to school until to the school will be prioritised or ranked.
the term in which their child reaches compulsory school age
– the term after their 5th birthday. However, to give as many KCC is responsible for the admission arrangements for all
children as possible at least eight terms in infant education, the Community and Voluntary Controlled schools in Kent.
all schools must provide for the admission of all children For Voluntary Aided, Foundation and Free schools, the
from September following their fourth birthday. For summer school’s governing body and for Academies, the Academy
born children see section 21, page 19. Trust is the admissions authority responsible for admission
arrangements.

4. Will starting school affect my child’s You can see what type of school each school is in the
entitlement to free Early Years education? ‘Primary schools in Kent’ section. Although some schools
set their own admissions arrangements, KCC coordinates
All 3 and 4 year olds in England are entitled to 15 hours
the admission process of all Primary schools in the County.
of free Early Years education each week for 38 weeks of
This means that instead of applying separately to different
the year and this can be used at registered Day Nurseries,
schools, Kent parents apply to KCC naming up to three
Nursery schools, Pre-schools and childminders. From
school preferences.
September 2017, many families have been able to claim
up to 30 hours per week.
If your child starts school on a part time basis and you would
like to know if they will be entitled to receive/continue to
receive any free entitlement for the remainder of the day,
you should contact the Kent Children‘s Information Services
on 03000 41 23 23 or email kentcfis@theeducationpeople.
org or visit the website [Link]/cfis for further
information.

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7. How many school places are available? • That KCC is the admissions authority.
Intake numbers are reviewed each year to ensure that there Please be aware, for Community and Voluntary Controlled
are sufficient places available across Kent for the number of schools, the distance of the last child offered (under the
children expected to apply for places. distance criterion) can change from year to year depending
All admission authorities have to plan for the number on the number of children that applied and where the
of children they admit to their schools very carefully. The children lived. Whilst you may live closer to the school than
Published Admissions Number (PAN) noted on each school the distance given for the last child, it does not necessarily
entry in the ‘Primary schools in Kent’ section will show you mean that your child would be offered a place this year.
the number of children that the school planned to admit
this year. However, since the 2021 Admissions Code was You will find the following information for Voluntary
introduced, schools have been able to decide to increase this Aided, Foundation, Free schools and Academies:
number before offers are made. This is known as offering • Published Admissions Number (PAN) or number of
in excess of PAN and schools can decide to do this as late as spaces available in reception for Primary and Infant
February each year. While schools can increase the number schools and year 3 for Junior schools. This will not
of places that they make available, they are not able to indicate if a school is planning to offer in excess of PAN;
reduce the number during this timescale. As KCC will be • Total number of applications that were received for
unaware of many schools’ intentions to offer in excess of each school last year (includes all 1st, 2nd and 3rd
PAN, it is not recorded in this book. Please contact schools preferences and applications from children with
you are interested in naming as preferences to see if they an EHCP);
are intending to increase their intake number this year, if
this will be important to your decision-making process. • Total number of offers made;
• Last distance that the lowest ranked child that was
Since September 2001, the law has said that an Infant offered lived from the school in miles;
class (Reception, year 1 and year 2) cannot have more
than 30 children with one qualified teacher in a classroom. • That the school is its own admissions authority.
The teacher must be a fully qualified teacher and not a As Voluntary Aided, Foundation, Free schools and
teaching assistant; schools therefore cannot admit above Academies can have more complex over-subscription
30 children per class. criteria, please contact them directly if you need help to
work out which criteria your child is likely to qualify for or

read their admissions criteria at Admissions criteria 2024/25
8. What are my chances of getting a - Kent County Council.
place at my first preference school?
For Voluntary Aided, Foundation, Free schools and
You will find the following information about last year’s
Academies you should take into account the criterion under
Offer Day at the end of each area section of ‘Primary schools
which your child will be placed under and speak to the
in Kent’ for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools:
school for further information regarding distances from
• Published Admissions Number (PAN) or number of
the school. The lowest ranked child that is offered may live
spaces available in reception for Primary and Infant
closer than a child that is ranked against a higher criterion,
schools and year 3 for Junior schools. This will not
so this distance information is for reference only. You can
indicate if a school is planning to offer in excess of PAN;
also ask the Headteacher at any school for information on
• Total number of applications that were received how many siblings they think they may have coming to the
for each school last year (includes all 1st, 2nd and school or any other information they feel would be useful.
3rd preferences and applications from children with
an EHCP); Whilst you may find this information helpful, the school may
not have a complete picture of who will apply and it does
• Total number of offers, how many combined offers not guarantee your child a place.
were made under the Looked After Children, sibling
and health and special access criteria and the number Some third-party websites offer parents an indication of
of offers that were made under the school’s distance their chances of securing a school place. KCC does not
criteria; validate the information on these websites and so parents
should exercise caution when making decisions based on
• Last distance that the lowest ranked child that was
the data that they provide.
offered lived from the school in miles;
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9. Primary Admissions outcomes last year KCC collects admissions applications and related data items
from parents in order to fulfil the legal obligations laid out
In September 2023 there were 17,390 reception aged
in the School Standards and Framework Act (1998) and the
children requesting places across Kent.
current School Admission Code (2021). In order for Local
Authorities (LA) to fulfil these duties, the Department for
For admission to Reception Year, 98.42% of Kent pupils got
Education (DfE) defines what data each LA must collect,
a place at one of the schools named as a preference with
how it must be referred to and what limitations (if any) are
90.09% getting an offer of a place at their first preference
placed on its collection. These requirements are available
school.
in the Common Basic Data Set, which can be found on
[Link].
For admission to Year 3 (Junior school), 99.95% of pupils
got a place at one of the schools named as a preference
Current DfE admissions guidance requires LAs to collect
with 99.85% of pupils getting an offer of a place at their
what it refers to as the child’s “gender” and allows for the
first preference school.
collection of either Male (M) or Female (F) exclusively.
KCC will be required to continue to request that admissions
applicants confirm the child’s gender and provide Male or
10. How to apply for your child to start at Female as the only available options until such a time as
an Infant or Primary school in Reception the DfE updates the Common Basic Data Set.
When you know which schools you are interested in, you
Where applications are made for transgender and non-
will need to make a Reception Common Application (RCAF)
binary gender pupils, parents are advised to discuss their
either using the online process available at [Link].
application with their preferred schools to agree the most
[Link]/ola or by contacting kentonlineadmissions@kent.
appropriate way to identify their child using the options
[Link] for an alternative method. You should complete the
that are currently available.
application by naming up to three schools; putting them in
order of preference with the one you would like most as first.
Even if you already have an older child at the school,
you MUST apply for a place for your younger child.
Only one application can be accepted per child and this
You will not automatically receive a place because
application can be made by either a parent or guardian
you already have a sibling there.
with parental responsibility for the child. If more than
one application is received for a child, parents/guardians
When schools rank the children, they will not know if you
will be contacted and asked to agree in writing which
have named their school 1st, 2nd or 3rd, they will simply
application should be used. Where both parents retain
rank the child against their over-subscription criteria.
parental responsibility for the child, it is not the role of
Naming only one preference does NOT guarantee your child
the Local Authority to decide which application to use.
a place at that school or give your child priority for a place
Where agreement cannot be reached, both applications
over another child, neither does naming a school more than
will be withdrawn, and the child will not be offered a place
once. If you name a school multiple times, the duplicates
on Tuesday 16 April 2024.
will be deleted from your form, and you will have lost the
opportunity of naming different preferences.
Where a Court proceeding is sought to decide which
parent’s application should be used, the Admissions Team
There is no requirement to name three preferences but
will require a full copy of any Court Order before any
failing to do so increases the likelihood of the local authority
application will be accepted. Parents should be mindful of
making an offer of a school some distance from your home,
key deadlines when taking this approach as no extensions
where local schools have been filled with children that used
will be granted for any delays that may arise.
their full range of preferences.
Applications for Children in Care should be made by the
Parents are advised to consider whether they intend
assigned Social Worker of the Local Authority that is the
to apply for transport assistance, when selecting their
Corporate Parent.
preferences, as they will be used when determining their
child’s eligibility. (See section 25 for more information).

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When applying online for school places, you will have You only need to fill in a SIF if you wish for your child to be
to register with the website and create a user account, considered against the over-subscription criteria the school
selecting your own password. The website will ask you to is collecting information about.
verify your account by clicking on the link provided in the
email sent to the email address used to set up the account. Schools that may require a SIF will be identified in the school
This email is not an application. details pages. You should return this form to the school and
not to KCC.
Once registered, you can then make an application for
school places either straight away or by logging back in
The SIF is not the official KCC application form and you must
at a later time, provided it is before the closing date.
still complete an RCAF naming the school otherwise your
An application is only valid if it has been submitted by the child will not be considered for a place at that school.
closing date (Monday 15 January 2024).
If you have applied for an Infant School, please be aware that
Once you have submitted your application (RCAF), you
you will need to apply for your child to transfer to a Junior
will be sent an email confirming that we have received it.
School (from Year 2 to Year 3). The application process will
Please check your spam/junk mail folders for this email
open in the November of your child’s Year 2 school year.
before contacting the Online Team for confirmation.
If the application has not been submitted by a parent/
guardian, KCC will be unable to process it. 11. I am applying for an Infant school.
KCC will not take any responsibility in checking the content What happens when my child is due to
of an application. transfer to Junior school?
It is the parents’/guardian’s responsibility to ensure that: Parents can only apply for Junior schools, as Primary schools
• they are selecting the correct school for each will fill their year 3 places with their year 2 pupils. If you do
preference; not apply through this process, then your child WILL NOT
have a place at the Junior school the following September
• the application states if the child will have a sibling in as there is no automatic transfer between schools.
the school or a linked school in September 2024 and
must provide the sibling’s full name and date of birth; If the Infant school your child attends is linked to a Junior
school and you do not wish your child to go there you can
• they send any supporting evidence to the relevant name other Junior schools when completing the Junior
school if they would like to be considered under health Common Application Form (JCAF). Information on linked
and special access reasons (if applicable); schools can be found on page 103.
• they complete and return any Supplementary
Information Form to the relevant school (see below). Parents can express a preference for up to three Junior schools.

Please contact the admissions team if your circumstances If you do not wish your child to go to a Junior school and
change significantly or you wish to change your application would rather apply for a Year 3 place at a Primary school,
after it has been submitted. you must contact the school and complete an In Year
Admissions Form or download one at [Link]/
The closing date for applications is Monday 15 January 2024. primaryadmissions.

If you require any help or assistance in applying

online, contact the Online Admissions Team via email
kentonlineadmissions@[Link] (emails will be replied
to during work hours of 9-5).

If any of the schools you have expressed a preference for

is an Academy, Voluntary Aided, Foundation or Free school
you may also be asked to complete another form called a
Supplementary Information Form (SIF). This form is used
by the schools to rank your child against their over-
subscription criteria.

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12. What if I miss the closing date for Parents who are applying to Kent for the first time should
applications? use a Post Reallocation Common Application Form (PRCAF).
These applicants should submit this form to KCC who will
KCC will be able to amend applications if asked to do support parents to ensure a school offer is made. Parents
so no later than Friday 9 February 2024 with regard to should go to [Link]/primaryadmissions closer to the
house moves or changes of schools relating to house time for more information.
moves provided you have an exchange of contracts with
completion date or a signed rental agreement for the new
property. It will not be possible to submit these changes
13. Help for Children with Additional/
online. Parents should email kentonlineadmissions@kent. Special Educational Needs/Education,
[Link] with the details of their required amendment, Health and Care Plan
ensuring that they use the email account they used to
Education and Children’s Social Services, together with
register. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to make any
Health Care Professionals work jointly to identify and
amendments beyond this date.
support children with additional and special educational
needs as early as possible. This means pupils may have been
Whilst the closing date for KCC to receive applications is
identified as having additional/special educational needs
Monday 15 January 2024, applications that are submitted
before they enter school.
no later than Friday 9 February 2024 for a good reason
will be treated as “on time” if it is reasonably practicable to
My child has Additional/Special Educational Needs.
accept them. These applications must be received no later
How do I apply for Primary school places?
than Friday 9 February 2024.
In most cases you should apply for a Primary school place
Applications received after Friday 9 February 2024 but using the process explained in this book. However if your
before Tuesday 30 April 2024 will not receive a school child has an Education Health & Care Plan (EHCP) or will
offer on Tuesday 16 April 2024. KCC will consider these have one by Monday 15 January 2024, then you should
reallocation applications with applicants that have joined be in contact with your local SEN Office (see page 2) as the
a school’s waiting list on the reallocation date of Tuesday process you will need to use for a Primary school place will
23 May 2024. If none of the schools you have expressed a be different.
preference for on a reallocation application can be offered
to you, KCC will offer you an alternative school. We will also If your child is going through statutory assessment you
advise you on your right to appeal against this decision and should not assume an EHCP will be issued at the end of
place you on the waiting list of any schools you named that that assessment period. You should therefore apply for a
were a higher preference than the school you were offered. school place at Primary school as described in this book.
After Thursday 23 May 2024 you can request to go on any If you fail to do so and your child does not receive an
school’s waiting list and if places become available, schools EHCP you may not get a place at a school of your
will offer directly to parents. KCC will not make any further preference as all the places may be filled.
offers.
Do all Primary schools provide support for children with
Applications made after Tuesday 23 May 2024 should be Additional/Special Educational Needs?
made directly to the school.
Yes, schools provide a broad and balanced curriculum
and supportive framework to enable most children with
Parents who have already received an offer of a school place
additional/special educational needs to be included
from KCC should apply using an In Year Application Form
in mainstream schools. You will find in every school’s
(IYAF) available at [Link]/primaryadmissions.
individual prospectus a statement on how they support
These applications will be treated in a similar way to In Year
pupils with additional and special educational needs.
Applications (details on page 22). This should result in an
offer without delay, where spaces are available.
What support will my child receive when starting school?
When you know where your child will be going to school
you should discuss your child’s needs with the Headteacher
or SENCO. This will help the school determine how they can
best support your child.

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My child does not have additional/special educational How to contact IASK

needs, but does need extra help when at school. Telephone Helpline: 03000 413000
How do I get this for my child? Email: iask@[Link]
Many children require additional help either in specific
The Helpline is open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
subject areas, or socially/emotionally at some point in their
(answerphone and email are available 24 hours).
school career, and these needs are identified through the
Or visit the IASK team at a local drop-in (ring the
monitoring of children’s progress at school. If you have
helpline or check online for dates and venues).
concerns about your child’s needs, please discuss these
Website: [Link]/iask
with the school. In the same way, the school will discuss
with you any concerns it has about your child’s progress.
The office site provides disabled access and facilities at:
Shepway Centre
Information, Advice and Support Kent (IASK)
Oxford Road
IASK offers confidential and impartial, information, advice
Maidstone
and support for parents/guardians* of children with
ME15 8AW
special educational needs or disability and the same
Office Tel: 03000 412412
service is offered to children** and young people***
who have special educational needs or disability.

Information, Advice and Support Kent has an experienced 14. How will places be offered?
team available to listen and discuss any issues parents KCC will make sure every child in Kent who has submitted
may have around their child’s education. Working at arm’s a KCC Primary Common Application Form (RCAF) gets
length to the authority IASK aims to empower parents/ ONE offer.
guardians, children and young people to fully participate
in discussions and make informed choices. The Primary Admission scheme is an Equal Preference
* provide face to face support at a time that is mutually Scheme, which means that all of the schools you express
convenient a preference for will consider your child for a place.
The schools will not take into account whether you have
** children 0-16 compulsory school age placed them as a 1st, 2nd or 3rd preference as KCC does
*** young people 16-25 not provide them with this information. Every child who
applies on time will be sent an offer of a school on
IASK can: Tuesday 16 April 2024.
• be available and accessible to answer questions via
a telephone helpline or in the local community; You can name up to three Infant or Primary schools on a
RCAF. You should put the school that you would like most
• provide face to face support at a time that is mutually first. You do not receive a higher priority for a place at a
convenient; school because you have named it as your first or only
• offer time to discuss issues in depth and explore options; preference or named it more than once.
• support at meetings with school and/or the Local In February, after data checks have been completed, KCC
Authority; will send a list to each school detailing children who have
• provide information about other agencies and processes; applied for a place at their school. The list will contain the
child’s name, date of birth, their address, a parent’s name,
• help parents to communicate their views or concerns; the straight-line distance (as provided by KCC’s measuring
• help prepare paperwork; software) between the home and the school and any
comments that the applicant has placed on the form as to
• help with queries about the education system; the reason why they wish to be considered for a place at
• provide information about social care and short breaks; that particular school.
• provide information about appeals to SEND Tribunal
and support to attend mediation;
• provide a range of information leaflets about education
processes (available in other languages on request).

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All schools have an over-subscription criteria which are The criteria for Community and Voluntary Controlled
a set of rules used when they receive more applications schools (with the exception of St Peters CE Primary School,
than places available. Schools then place applications into Tunbury Primary School and Whitfield Aspen Primary
criteria which then generates a priority order. Schools will School) are:
only take into account any reasons that parents may have • children in Local Authority care or previously in Local
provided if it relates to the schools’ criteria. Authority care;
• attendance at a linked school (only relevant to infant
For Community and Voluntary Controlled schools, the
and Junior schools where they are linked – See table
over-subscription criteria is detailed below.
on page 103 for details);
As Academies, Voluntary Aided, Foundation and Free • current family association (sibling);
schools are their own admissions authority, their
• health, social and special access reasons;
admissions criteria may be different from the Community
and Voluntary Controlled schools. You can find the schools’ • nearness of children’s homes to school.
criteria at [Link]/admissionscriteria in the
‘Admissions criteria 2024/25’ section or directly from the The criteria for St Peters CE Primary School are:
schools website. It is important to look carefully at these • children in Local Authority care or previously in
criteria as it will help you determine which criterion your Local Authority care;
application may be ranked under.
• current family association (sibling);
Please note: where a school fails to provide a description • health, social and special access reasons;
of their over-subscription criteria, KCC’s over-subscription
• children who live in the unparished area of
criteria will be used.
Tunbridge Wells (map available at [Link]/
primaryadmissions);
Once the schools have determined an order of priority for
the applications, KCC will use a computer program that will • nearness of children’s homes to school.
finalise offers.
The criteria for Tunbury Primary School are:
If only one of the three schools can offer your child a place, • children in Local Authority care or previously in
then KCC will offer you a place at that school. If more than Local Authority care;
one of your three preferred schools could offer your child
• current family association (sibling);
a place, KCC will offer a place at the school you named
highest on your application. The lower preference school(s) • children who live within a 0.5 mile radius of the school;
will then be offered to another child. If none of your
• children who live in the Parish of Aylesford or Boxley
preferred schools can offer you a place because there were
and who are also within a 1.5 mile radius of the school
other children who were given a higher priority for the
(map available at [Link]/primaryadmissions);
place(s) than your child when the over-subscription criteria
was applied, KCC will allocate an alternative school that • health, social and special access reasons;
has available places. Where the application is for Junior
• nearness of children’s homes to school.
transfer, this alternative place may be in a Junior school or
a Primary school.
The criteria for Whitfield Aspen Primary School are:
Whilst this school may not be one of your preferences, KCC • children in Local Authority care or previously in
has a legal obligation to offer every child a school place. Local Authority care;
KCC will try to make this the nearest school to your home
• current family association (sibling);
with available places. This school may be some distance
from your home as KCC can only offer a place at a school • health, social and special access reasons;
that has spaces remaining once all other applications have
• nearness of children’s homes to nearest of Mayfield
been considered. The allocation that is made will not take
Road or Archers Court Road site.
into account any of your child’s individual circumstances
or your preferences for a particular type of school e.g.
When ranking children, schools WILL NOT TAKE into
a church school, size of school, childcare facilities or
account:
travelling arrangements.
• how long your child’s name has been registered at a
school;
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• if your child attends a nursery class on the school site or to have been in state care outside of England and ceased
if the nursery is affiliated with the school (unless this is a to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
published aspect of a school’s admission arrangements);
A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of
• if the nursery takes children into the school or classrooms
England if they were in the care of or were accommodated
for any social activities or the child knows the teachers
by a public authority, a religious organisation, or any other
through visiting the school;
provider of care whose sole or main purpose is to benefit
• if your child attends a playgroup or preschool nearby or society.
on the school site;
If you apply under this criterion, you will need to provide
• any previous association you or your extended family
evidence to the Primary Admissions team to show that
may have had with the school either by attending it or
your child qualifies. When online, please send copies of
by participating with any of the school’s activities;
your evidence separately to primaryadmissions@kent.
• how long you may have lived in the area or a parent’s [Link] including your child’s name, date of birth and
intention of moving into the area in the future; home address. If you do not supply evidence, it will not be
possible to process your application under this criterion.
• a parent’s particular reason for expressing a preference
for the school, for example the presence of breakfast or
Attendance at a linked school
after school clubs, activity clubs for sports or music, if any
This is where there is a link (used for admissions purposes)
of the child’s friends will be going to the school, unless it
between a particular Infant school and a particular Junior
is a published aspect of that school’s over-subscription
school. Children who are attending the Infant school are
criteria;
given priority for admission to the relevant Junior school.
• any plans regarding childcare arrangements that you A list of linked Infant and Junior schools can be found on
may make for a particular school. page 103.

Current family association

A current family association means that the child who is
15. What do these criteria mean? applying for a place will have a brother or sister (sibling)
attending the same school when they start there, and
Children in Local Authority care or previously they live at the same address. KCC count linked Infant and
in Local Authority care Junior schools as one school. Brothers and sisters means
A child in Local Authority care or previously in Local children who live as brother and sister in the same house,
Authority care is a child who is either in the care of the including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings,
Local Authority or is being provided with accommodation stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers or sisters.
by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services
functions under Section22(1) of the Children Act 1989 or a The sibling claim will stand if the family have continued
child who ceased to be so because they became subject to live at the same house as when the older sibling was
to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special admitted into the school or, if:
guardianship order. • the family have moved, and they have moved to
within 2 miles of the school;
An adoption order is an order under Section 46 of the • if the family have moved nearer to the school from
Adoption and Children Act 2002. A child arrangement where they were living previously.
order is an order settling the arrangements to be made
to the person with whom the child is to live under Section If siblings from multiple births (e.g. twins, triplets etc)
8 of the Children Act 1989. Section 14A of the Children apply for a school and the school reaches its published
Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order admission number after admitting one or more, (but not
appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special all) of the children, KCC will offer a place at that school
guardian/guardians. to all of the multiple birth siblings. This is in line with
the School Admissions Code and if doing so will take
A previously looked after child means such children who the school above its published admission number and
were adopted but immediately after being looked after possibly result in breaching class size legislation, the
became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or children are to be treated as ‘excepted’ pupils.
special guardianship order including those who appear

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Whilst linked Infant and Junior schools are considered to circumstances support applying for more than one school,
be the same school for this criterion, if sibling priority has please discuss it with the Primary Admissions team, who
previously been lost (as above), it will not be reinstated can also provide any other advice required by parents
when a child transfers from an Infant school to the linked who wish to apply under this criterion.
Junior school.
Please note that social needs does not include your
Where a child is transferring from year 2 and would not intended or current childcare arrangements.
be attending the Infant school from the start of the
academic year, but applied for the linked Junior school, All claims will need to be supported by written evidence
the sibling link would not be broken for a child applying from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner.
for the Infant school. This should demonstrate a special connection between
these needs and the particular school that parents feel
If your child secures an offer of a place at the school on can accommodate these needs.
Tuesday 16 April 2024, sibling priority will apply to any
of their siblings that apply for a place through the In Year This must be sent directly to the school before Monday
process or who are on the school’s waiting list up to the 15 January 2024 for the school to consider the evidence.
start of the September 2024 term, even though the offered Without this evidence when schools are ranking children in
child will not have started school yet. accordance with their over-subscription criteria, they cannot
take your needs into account.
A sibling link is broken when:
• Unfortunately, if your older sibling is currently attending Nearness of children’s homes to the school
school in Year 6, you cannot claim a sibling link for your For many applications, this last criterion is the most
younger child, as the older sibling will be transferring to important one, as those children who are living nearer
secondary school in September 2024. to the school usually get a higher priority for places
than children who live further away. It is therefore very
• You have moved, further than 2 miles from the school, important that when you complete your RCAF/JCAF,
than the address that the sibling was admitted to the you give us your correct address for admissions
school with. purposes as in Section 16.

• Once a sibling link has been broken, sibling priority You can find more information about what address you
will be permanently lost for that child regardless of any should use in the next section.
further address moves a family may make in the future.
Maps and internet based measuring tools will give you
Health, social and special access reasons (medical) an indication of the distance from your address to a
Medical, health, social and special access reasons will be school, however, this is only an indication. The distance
applied in accordance with the school’s legal obligations, provided by KCC’s measuring software will be used for
in particular those under the Equality Act 2010. Priority all applications to ensure they are treated in a consistent
under health and special access reasons will be given manner. KCC’s measuring software is updated each year
to those children whose mental or physical impairment with the latest address point data provided by the National
or social need means they have a demonstrable and Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG). Where applications
significant need to attend a particular school. are made from new build properties that are not registered
to the NLPG, KCC may be required to temporarily use
Equally, this priority will apply to children whose parent’s/ planning co-ordinates.
guardian’s physical or mental health or social needs
means that they have a demonstrable and significant The address point reference we have for your property
need for their child to attend a particular school. is taken as one end of a straight line, with the address
point reference for the school as the other. The same
In most circumstances, an applicant should only apply address point on the school site is used for everybody.
for a single school under this criterion. Placing the When we apply the distance criterion for an oversubscribed
same evidence for more than one of your preferred Community or Voluntary Controlled schools, these straight
schools will only establish that more than one school line measurements are used to determine how close each
can accommodate your child’s needs. If you feel your child’s address is to the school.

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KCC does not specify where the point will be for each KCC reserves the right to check information that parents
property. This means that address points are not necessarily give on their child’s application form. When you receive
taken from each property’s front door, a central point or the offer of a school place from KCC, you will be asked
any other defined point. The address point is the location to provide the school with evidence that you and your
recorded in our software for your home and it may fall child live at the address used on the application.
anywhere within your property boundary. This evidence can be, for example, a utility bill, bank or
credit card statement, Council tax bill or any other formal
A block of flats has a single address point reference, so documents that would show you were living at your
applicants living in the same block will be regarded as address at the closing date for applications. The evidence
living the same distance away from a school. In the unlikely you supply should be dated within the application window
event that two or more children have equal eligibility for of Friday 3 November 2023 – Friday 9 February 2024.
the last available place at the school, the names will be You must also provide the school with evidence to show
issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which your child was also living at this address at the same time.
child should be given the place. This evidence could be, for example, a bank statement in
the name of the child, a hospital or doctor’s appointment
Where a new build housing development requires a letter or formal document. This is not an exhaustive list
new school or the significant enlargement of an existing and the school, or Local Authority reserves the right to
school the ‘nearness’ of schools criterion may allow for a request further documentation if it considers the evidence
catchment area (defined by a map) to be created for the provided insufficient to prove that you were living at the
relevant school. This must be included in the Statutory application address.
Public Notice, admissions determination and will be valid
for a period not exceeding three rounds of admissions. Parents should also be aware that schools may wish to
Parents should contact schools to enquire if a catchment collect their own information when you return your address
area has been defined. evidence and may request to see additional documentation
such as a child’s short form birth certificate. It is also likely
TThe distance in relation and Ramsgate Arts Primary that schools will ask you to complete their own induction
School (DfE 2064) are used differently in their documentation.
Admissions Criteria. Please contact the schools directly
to discuss how they use the distances provided. If you do not provide address evidence, or if you provide
insufficient evidence to confirm your address, the offer
may be withdrawn even after your child has started at the
16. What address should I use on school. The vacant place would then be offered to the
child who had been disadvantaged on Tuesday 16 April
my application?
2024 and was effectively displaced by your application at
A child’s home address is defined as a residential property that time.
that is the child’s main or only residence. It must be the
residence of both the parent/guardian and the child on Where your living arrangements are more complex, it is
Monday 15 January 2024, the deadline for submitting important that you use the main address your child lives
your application. If you apply before the closing date, you at when applying for a school place. If you use an address
must ensure you will still be living at that address on the that is later found to be incorrect for the admissions
closing date. process, your school offer may be withdrawn even if you
can evidence that you own or had access to that property.
The property should be either owned by the child’s
parent or guardian, or leased/rented under a formal It can take an extended period of time to complete
written lease/rental agreement of no less than 12 months’ investigations into misleading applications and parents
duration. If your circumstances mean that it is not may find that they have missed deadlines to join
possible to secure a 12 month lease/rental agreement school waiting lists or appeal once their offer has been
contact the Admissions team for further assistance: withdrawn. KCC does not provide a timescale by which
primaryadmissions@[Link]. these investigations will be completed and school places
can be withdrawn as late as the end of the first term, even
if the child has already started school. Parents will be
responsible for finding another school place in the event
that their school offer is withdrawn.

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Please find below some examples of situations that will Multiple property ownership
require you to determine which address to use. If your Depending on your circumstances, there is a possibility
specific situation is not listed below, or you are unsure on that you own or have access to a property closer to a
which address you should be using, you should contact school that you’re interested in, but live at a property that
the Primary Admissions team for further assistance by you own or have access to elsewhere. Please be aware
emailing primaryadmissions@[Link]. that you should not use the closer address unless you
and your child are actually living in it and it is your main
Shared residency residence as defined above.
KCC an only accept one address on the RCAF/JCAF and
if your child lives at two different addresses during the Temporary address
week because of joint residency or another formal living You should not use an address that has been rented,
arrangement, we will regard the child’s home address moved into or lived in on a short term basis in addition
as the one at which they sleep for the majority of school to your regular ‘home’ because of temporary personal
nights (Sunday to Thursday) in the first academic year. circumstances, such as, works being carried out to the
KCC will use community school term dates to calculate main family residence, or living temporarily with family
this split, excluding school holidays. In the unlikely event or friends at another home. If your circumstances have
that a child spends an equal number of days at both meant you have had no choice but to temporarily move
addresses, KCC will use the address that is closest to the to or remain living in another property, you should
school that is named as the child’s first preference. inform the Primary Admissions team, by emailing
primaryadmissions@[Link] when you apply. Your
In no other circumstance should an address be used email should advise them of the reasons why and provide
simply because it is closer to a school of your preference. evidence to support your circumstances. The team will
advise you which address you should use, but in most
You should not use any other address at which your child circumstances it will be the address that you will be living
may stay during the school week such as at a friend’s, in at the point your child starts school.
grandparent’s or child minder’s home.
Home move
Where parents are seeking agreement on their child’s Parents should be aware that moving during the
application through the courts, it would be helpful to application window will likely complicate your admissions
ensure any related court order makes clear which parent process and, in many circumstances, significantly
has the overall right to apply and where necessary, which reduces your chances of securing a place at a school of
preferences can be named. A court order cannot vary your preference. Parents are therefore advised to pay
KCC’s prescribed address requirements, nor can it compel special attention to key dates in the admissions process
a school to offer a place outside of the co-ordinated and wherever possible, organise your affairs to ensure
admissions process. This means a court decision is limited address changes are made within admission’s deadlines.
to what school preferences an application can include, It is understood that this is not always possible, however,
not which school will ultimately offer a child a place. KCC has no discretionary authority to vary the process for
parents who cannot complete address moves in time to
KCC admissions team are not able to resolve parental make use of them for admissions purposes.
disputes and we would expect both parties to come to
a sensible agreement. If no agreement is reached neither If you are thinking of moving but have not yet seen a
application for the child can be processed. property to rent or buy, then you should complete a RCAF
or JCAF using your current address. You should then
Address proof will be required for the address used on the decide if you wish to use some of your available school
application after offers are made. If the address proof for preferences to apply for schools in the area you wish to
both the applicant and the child is not sufficient then the move to. If you name schools that are in the area that
school offer may be withdrawn. you wish to move to, but you are not living there, there
is an increased likelihood that you would not receive an
If you are unsure which address to use if your child does offer at one of those schools as places could be offered to
stay at two addresses, please contact the Admissions team applicants that live nearer. You should therefore consider
for advice at primaryadmissions@[Link]. using some of your preferences to name schools near your
current address. You will have a higher chance of securing
a school near to your current address, which will offer
some security in case your move falls through.

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The closing date for applications is Monday 15 January residential area. If the Admission Authority consider this to
2024, however if you are moving during the admissions be the case it may consider the application at the time to
application window, we will be able to amend your have been misleading and may withdraw the school place
application to reflect your new address if this is received even after the child has started at school.
no later than Friday 9 February 2024. All parents must
therefore inform the Primary Admissions team if their Armed Forces/Crown Servants
home address changes between Monday 15 January If you are a member of His Majesty’s Armed Forces or a
2024 and Friday 9 February 2024. Crown Servant and are being posted back to the UK, you
may use a UK address that you own or name a HM Forces
We would advise you to initially apply from your current Station/Base as a home address even though you may not
address in case your move falls through. Once you have be resident at the time of application. KCC must also receive
the appropriate documentation confirming an exchange an official government letter (e.g. MOD, FCDO or GCHQ)
of contracts with a completion date or signed rental declaring a relocation date and confirming the intended
agreement/lease, send it to the Admissions team on address. The law allows for KCC to use this address as your
kentonlineadmissions@[Link] and we will amend family’s main residence even though you may not be
your application to reflect your new address. resident at the address or even in the country. However, it
does not guarantee you a place at your preferred schools.
In most circumstances, it would be expected that you For further information, please contact the Primary
would move in before the offer day on Tuesday 16 April Admissions team.
2024. If you are submitting a reallocation application, the
expectation is that you would move into the property
by reallocation day, Thursday 23 May 2024. If you have 17. I live in Kent. Can I apply for a
purchased a new build property, this deadline can be
school outside Kent?
extended until Friday 30 August 2024 as a reflection of
the fact that completion dates can change unexpectedly. If you would like your child to attend a school outside of
This provision will only apply where houses are being Kent e.g. in the Medway, East Sussex, Surrey, Bexley areas,
built as part of a large scale development, not a personal then you should complete the Kent RCAF/JCAF naming
project undertaken by an individual. the school with your other preferences. You can name a
mixture of Kent schools and schools outside the county
If you are not resident in the property by these dates, or just name schools outside the county. Your application
the offer of a school place may be withdrawn, so it is details and non-Kent preferences will be passed onto
imperative you inform the Admissions team if you think to the relevant local authority for processing. The offer
you are unlikely to be living in the address by that time. of a school place, whether it is a Kent school or a school
outside the county, will be sent to you by KCC as this is
If you are moving due to a house exchange or renting a your local authority.
property from a Housing Association or private landlord,
the letter that you receive confirming the date you can
move in and your agreement to rent that property will be 18. I live outside Kent. Can my child
considered as proof of moving. KCC cannot accept a letter be considered for a Kent school?
offering a property for you to view as proof of moving.
Your child will be considered for admission on the same
If you do not exchange contracts with a completion basis as those living in Kent provided you name the school
date or have a signed rental agreement/lease until after on your home authority’s application form. Your home
Friday 9 February 2024, KCC will not be able to make any authority will pass the information relating to the Kent
amendments to your application, but will use your new preferences to KCC for processing. It may or may not be
address for correspondence purposes. Please be aware of possible to offer you a place at your preferred Kent school,
this deadline as no exceptions will be allowed under any however your offer will be sent by your home authority.
circumstances.
What to do if you are not in England:
Any residential move which takes place between the While the DfE have indicated that local authorities have the
closing date for applications and the end of the first school option to accept applications from families who are not
term may be investigated to establish if a parent has currently in the England, it is still necessary for all applicants
misrepresented their living arrangements for the purpose to fulfil the address requirements outlined in section 16.
of securing a school place outside of the family’s intended

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This ensures that pupils currently resident in Kent and those 20. Can my child start full time?
intending to return are treated in a consistent manner.
While schools are free to propose phased induction
As some families own or are able to access more than one
timetables for new students, they cannot be enforced if a
property, KCC’s admissions process is clear on what can be
parent’s preference is for their child to start full-time at the
considered a child’s address from an admissions perspective.
start of the September term. Similarly, where parents wish
These requirements ensure that applications can only be
for their child to start on a part-time basis, schools are legally
made from a single address so that families are not able to
required to support these requests until a child reaches
undermine the key principle of the co-ordinated admissions
compulsory school age. A child reaches compulsory school
process, which is to ensure a child cannot be offered a place
age on the prescribed day following his or her fifth birthday
at more than one school to the detriment of other applicants.
(or on his or her fifth birthday if it falls on a prescribed day).
Where an address does not meet these requirements it
The prescribed days are 31 December, 31 March, and
cannot be considered for admissions purposes, which may
31 August.
limit KCC’s ability to process a related application.

It is understood it is not always possible to arrange home 21. Can I defer my child’s entry into
moves to align with the school admissions process,
school and if so, for how long?
however, it is similarly not possible to remove any negative
impact a family may face if they are not able to use a You have the right to delay your child’s start date (known
preferred address as a result. This effect is felt equally by as deferred entry), until later in the school year, but not
parents moving within the England or even within an LA’s beyond the beginning of the term after they turn five and
boundaries during the admissions timeframe, so parents not beyond the beginning of the final term of the school
moving back to England are not being treated any less year in April.
favourably than others in similar circumstances.
Your child may also start part-time until later in the school
The School Admissions Code provides additional provisions year, but not beyond the beginning of the term after they
for families of Crown Servants and Her Majesty’s Armed turn five.
Forces which are detailed on page 18.
If you plan to defer your child’s start date until later in
the school year, you must still apply at the usual time for
19. When will I hear if my child has Primary or Infant school places. You should also speak
to the schools you are applying for, to discuss how you
been offered a place? would like your child to be admitted.
KCC will inform parents about offers of school places on
Tuesday 16 April 2024. Parents that have provided an email Summer-born children
address will be sent an email offer after 4pm. All other Children born between 1 April and 31 August are
applicants will be sent a letter posted first class on this day. sometimes referred to as summer born children.
They have the same right to defer entry as any other child.
This means they must start school at the beginning of
Some email providers may delay delivering the messages
the April term if they wish to keep their offer. Summer
to account holders – parents should check their spam/
born children are not legally required to attend school
junk mail folders before contacting the Online Admissions
until the start of year 1. Where parents wish for their
Team. KCC has no control over email delivery times once
summer born child to defer entry until the start of year
they have left our servers. All online applicants can also
1, they must refuse their offered place, which may be
log back on to their online applications after 5pm and
offered to a different child, and then reapply through the
view their school offer.
In Year process during the last month of Reception year.
PLEASE ensure that you carefully read all of the email/letter
Parents of summer born children also have the right to
as this will provide you with additional information on what
request that their child be allowed to apply for admission
to do next. It will provide you with an opportunity to either
to Reception the following school year. To do this,
accept or refuse the place offered to you, how to request
they will need to gain agreement from the admissions
that your child’s name is placed on the waiting list for any
authority of each school they wish to apply for.
school you named on your RCAF/JCAF but were not offered,
and it will provide information on how to appeal against
To request admission to Reception year outside of the
the decision to refuse your child a place at the school.
normal age group, you should contact the Head teacher of

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each preferred school as early as possible during the normal accept an application out of year group, there are no
application period for that child’s date of birth. This will legal guarantees that a Secondary or Junior school of
allow the school and admissions authority enough time to your preference will agree to your request. Parents should
make a decision before the closing date. You are required to consider this potential possibility carefully before deciding
complete an application for the normal point of entry at the whether to request admission outside the normal point of
same time, in case your request is declined. entry at Reception year.

This application can be cancelled if the school’s admissions

authority agrees to accept your request for deferred entry 22. Why wouldn’t my child get a place?
into reception year the following year.
A school will rank all the children who have applied for a
You are not expected to provide evidence to support your place according to it’s over-subscription criteria. If there are
request to defer your application, but where provided, it more children than the number of school places available,
must be specific to the child in question. This might include then the children who are ranked highest are offered
medical or Educational Psychologist reports. There is no places until the school reaches its intake or published
legal requirement for this medical or educational evidence admissions number. Ranking children against the school’s
to be secured from an appropriate professional, but failure over-subscription criteria ensures that the places are
to provide it may impede a school’s ability to agree to defer offered in a fair way as every child is compared against the
admission. The Department for Education have confirmed same criteria. Inevitably, there will be some children who
that they don’t anticipate that, as a general rule, children will do not secure a place in oversubscribed schools.
need to delay their admission to school or be educated out
of their age group, purely as a consequence of the Covid-19 If you have applied for a school outside of your own local
outbreak. area, please be aware that the further you are living from
the school, the less likely you are to receive an offer of a
Where admission authorities agree to allow a child to place. It is recommended that you also name a school near
apply for a Reception place the following year, parents to your home just in case your highest preference schools
must complete a single application through our are unavailable.
alternative method submit it to the local authority in the
next application window. The written confirmation from
each named school will need to be emailed to the team. 23. When will I hear if my child has been
offered a place from the waiting list?
Deferred applications will be processed in the same way The offer email that will be sent to parents on Tuesday
as all applications in the following admissions round, and 16 April 2024 will also contain information on how to join
offers will be made in accordance with each school’s over the Waiting List and how to Acceptance or Refuse the place.
subscription criteria. If none of your preferred schools can The Online Waiting List form will ask to name the schools
offer you a place as they receive more applications than that you wish to join the waiting list for. Please note that at
places and other children have a higher priority, you will this stage, you can only join the waiting lists for schools that
not be guaranteed a Reception place in an alternative you named on your original application. This needs to be
school, although KCC will attempt to do so wherever submitted by Tuesday 30 April 2024.
possible.

The Department of Education have advised Local While KCC will allow you to join the waiting list for a school
Authorities that they no longer intend to change you named as a lower preference than the school you have
legislation to provide parents with the right to decide been offered, some other Local Authority’s admissions
which year their Summer born pupil starts school. processes do not allow this and instead limit waiting list
As such, the need to request as outlined above will requests to higher preference schools only. Please contact
remain a requirement and parents of pupils who are the Local Authority of the lower preference school whose
taught out of year group will have to complete a similar waiting list you wish to join, to check if they will allow
process when their child transfers to Secondary school, this. In all circumstances, KCC’s waiting list form should be
or to Junior school where they currently attend an Infant completed and returned to the KCC’s admissions team.
school. While guidance advises schools to consider a Do not make waiting list requests directly with an out of
child’s current year group when deciding whether to county school or directly to another Local Authority.

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You should inform the school whether you wish to accept teacher, so most appeals for admission to Reception at a
or refuse the offer by Tuesday 30 April 2024. KCC will Primary or Infant school will be ‘Infant Class Size Appeals’.
be informed by schools which parents are accepting
or refusing the places that have been offered to them. As grounds for upholding an appeal of this type are very
Any places that become available will then be offered limited, the success rate is low, so parents will want to
to late applicants and applicants on waiting lists on the weigh the effort involved against their chance of success
reallocation date of Thursday 23 May 2024. before embarking on an appeal.
By law, an Independent Appeal Panel hearing an Infant
Parents that have provided an email address will be sent
Class Size appeal must consider the following matters:
an email offer after 4pm. All other applicants will be sent
a letter posted first class on this day. a) whether the admission of an additional child/additional
children would breach the infant class limit; AND
After Thursday 23 May 2024 schools will take ownership
b) whether the admission arrangements (including the
of their waiting lists for the remainder of the reallocation
area’s co-ordinated admission arrangements) complied
period and will make offers to children should any places
with the mandatory requirements of the School
become available. They will inform KCC whenever an offer
Admissions Code and Part 3 of the School Standards
is made. Parents must not have more than one offer of a
and Framework Act 1998; AND
school place and must inform schools in writing that they
do not want a previous offer if accepting a new offer. c) whether the admission arrangements were correctly
and impartially applied in the case(s) in question; AND
d) whether the decision to refuse admission was one
24. Appeals which a reasonable admission authority would have
If it has not been possible to offer your child a place at made in the circumstances of the case.
your named preferred schools, you have the right to
appeal against this to an Independent Appeal Panel. Put more simply, as well as checking whether giving
KCC will receive appeals for Community and Voluntary another child a place will break the law, panels need to
Controlled schools. Foundation and Voluntary Aided look at whether the admission arrangements for that
schools, Academies and Free schools, hear their own school were legal, whether they were applied properly
appeals, so will need to be contacted directly. and whether in the circumstances it was reasonable not
to offer your child a place.

Appeals must be lodged by Tuesday 14 May 2024. A Panel may only uphold the appeal where:
More information on appeals can be found at
[Link]/primaryadmissions or by a) it finds that the admission of additional children would
contacting the Primary Admissions team after not breach the infant class size limit; OR
National Offer Day Tuesday 16 April 2024. b) it finds that the admission arrangements did not
comply with admissions law or had not been correctly
Appeals can be made online at [Link]/ and impartially applied and the child would have been
schoolappeals. offered a place if the arrangements had complied or
had been correctly and impartially applied; OR
Appeals for Academies, Free, Foundation or Voluntary
Aided schools should be lodged to: The Clerk of the c) where it decides that the decision to refuse admission
Governors c/o the school (school address information was not one which a reasonable admission authority
is provided in each school section). would have made in the circumstances of the case.

You should check with Academies, Free, Foundation and Because of this framework, parents’ personal reasons for
Voluntary Aided schools before appealing as they may wanting the school cannot be taken into account, so even
use their own forms. if you feel very strongly that your child should have a place,
you need to consider whether your appeal fits these grounds.
Primary Appeals can only be upheld in very limited
circumstances. The law requires that an infant (ie a child in If you think the law has not been followed you should
Reception Year, Year 1 or Year 2) should not be educated contact the admissions team before appealing, so that a
in a class which has more than 30 children per qualified thorough investigation can be carried out. If it is clear that
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the law or were not correctly and impartially applied, If a school you apply for cannot offer you a place, you will
the local authority, in conjunction with the admission be told how to appeal and how to put your child’s name
authority may offer places without an appeal hearing. on the school’s waiting list.

If you think the decision to refuse your child a place was not Parents of Kent pupils who have applied to schools but
reasonable, check first why the place could not be offered. have been unable to secure a place can contact KCC, who
will inform them of schools near to them which may have
To agree an appeal on these grounds a panel must be places. Parents should approach schools directly to allow
satisfied that the decision to refuse to admit the child was them to secure a place as quickly as possible. If parents
‘perverse in the light of the admission arrangements’ i.e. it need any support in securing an offer with these schools,
was ‘beyond the range of responses open to a reasonable please contact the Kent In Year Admissions Team.
decision maker’ or ‘a decision which is so outrageous in
its defiance or logic of accepted moral standards that no If no school in the local area has places available, the
sensible person who had applied his mind to the question local authority will support you in finding a school place.
could have arrived at it’. This is highly unlikely to be the case The application may be referred to a local panel under
if the admissions arrangements were lawful and correctly the Fair Access Protocol (FAP) to identify a suitable school.
and impartially applied. If the child is already attending a school in the local area,
no alternative place will be offered.
It is likely a panel would consider it entirely reasonable for
a child to be refused a place at their nearest school, if other If you want to apply in year for a place at a school located
children had greater eligibility for the places available, even if in another Local Authority’s area, please contact the In
this results in you being offered a school some distance from Year Admissions team for further information.
your home.
Parents will be able to obtain information about the
PLEASE BE AWARE that neither schools nor the Local process and copies of the IYAFs from [Link]/
Authority keep places available for children whose appeals schooladmissions or from any Kent school. Enquiries can
are upheld – they will be admitted above the school’s also be made by emailing kentinyearadmissions@kent.
published admissions number as an excepted pupil. [Link].

25. In Year Admissions 26. Will I get help with transport

Applications for a place in a different year group, or to to school?
start at a different time are called In Year Admissions. Most Primary school children live within walking distance
of their schools, however if the school is some distance
In Year applications for Kent school places should be from the home, parents can apply for transport assistance.
made direct to schools, using a separate copy of KCC’s The schools you select as preferences will have a huge
In Year Application Form (IYAF) for each child and each impact on your likelihood of securing transport assistance,
school applied for. so please consider if you will need help in getting your
child to school when selecting them. Parents should not
Kent schools will let you know whether they can offer wait, therefore, until the school place has been offered
a place and will inform KCC about the application and before considering how they will get their child to school.
whether an offer has been made.

Schools will be expected to tell parents within 10 school In order to qualify, parents would have had to apply
days of receiving the application whether they can offer to their nearest appropriate schools on their child’s
a place. admission application form to be considered for
assistance and meet the following criteria:
If a child has secured a place at a school through the • children under 8 years old who attend the nearest
coordinated admissions process, but has yet to start, they appropriate school for transport purposes to their
would still be considered as being on roll when a school home can get free travel between home and school if
assesses their sibling’s applications against the school’s the school is more than two miles from their home;
over-subscription criteria.
• children over 8 years old who attend the nearest
appropriate school for transport purposes to their
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home can get free travel between home and school if Parents can apply online at [Link]/
the school is more than three miles from their home schooltransport

Appropriate in this instance relates to: Vacant Seat Payment Scheme (VSPS)
Children who do not qualify for free transport because
Age appropriate – attendance at a Primary or Secondary
they live less than two/three miles from school or because
school;
they are not attending their nearest appropriate school
Ability appropriate – attendance at a mainstream or for transport purposes can apply for a vacant seat on a
special school. hired school vehicle. The 2023/2024 charge for this is
£450 per year (subject to change).
The nearest appropriate school for transport purposes is
the school that is closest to your home via the shortest We offer this scheme annually, so you must re-apply each
available route and that is suitable for the child’s age and year. There is no guarantee that the scheme will always
ability when the above criteria are applied. This differs be available and even if you are offered a seat when you
from the admissions process, which predominantly uses apply, it may not be possible to offer a seat to you in
the straight-line distance between a child’s home and subsequent years. Where seats are no longer available,
school. KCC will identify any school that is considered parents will be given notice until the end of that academic
suitable by the Department for Education to provide year, after which they will have to make their own
education for the child’s age and ability. This includes all arrangements.
Academies, Free schools and faith schools, even if a family
is not of the same faith. In some areas of the county, a Parents should also note that these seats cannot be
child’s nearest appropriate school may be located in allocated until all entitled pupils have been processed
another educational authority, outside of Kent. and are issued on a first come, first served basis. This
does mean it can take several weeks after the start of
When deciding which is the nearest appropriate school term before a pass is issued. During this time, parents are
for transport purposes, KCC does not take into account responsible for making their own travel arrangements.
parents preference for a particular type of school.
This means that children will not automatically receive School transport and the environment
transport assistance to any school that may offer them a Using some of the ideas explained below, parents and
place. Where parents name schools outside of their local their children can help to tackle congestion on the school
area, in most cases it will be their responsibility to ensure run and help to create a cleaner, greener, healthier school
their children can access their preferred school. and community.

Children aged over 8 years – low income families Walking to school

Children who are entitled to free school meals or whose KCC enjoys a unique partnership with Medway Council
parents receive the maximum level of Working Tax Credit and the Kent and Medway Charity Team in promoting
may be eligible for transport assistance. The criteria to and encouraging walking to school. The charity organises
qualify are that the child must attend their nearest school a range of activities to help the charitable sector with its
for transport purposes and live more than 2 miles from fundraising and supports initiatives to promote health and
the school. wellbeing, particularly amongst Primary school children.
The charity works in partnership with the KM Group,
Proof of receipt of the maximum Working Tax Credit is Kent’s biggest media organization.
asked for and this is usually the form TC602, which is sent
to you by HM Revenue & Customs. For a child who is Parents can find information about Walking Buses and
entitled to free school meals the proof will be a letter from walk to school incentive scheme on the charities website
KCC’s Awards Department. Transport assistance will be at [Link].
reviewed annually and parents will be asked for up to date
evidence of receipt of benefits. Cycling to school
KCC is actively improving cycle routes across the county.
Additional information can be found within the Home Further information on cycle routes can be found on
to School Transport booklet which can be obtained from [Link]/cycling.
Primary schools, from the Transport Eligibility Team at
Sessions House or downloaded from [Link]/
schooltransport.

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Kent travel plans • children from families who receive Child Tax Credit,
Kent schools have been very successful at producing provided they do not receive Working Tax Credit and
Travel Plans to encourage sustainable travel to schools. have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue
You may wish to contact the headteacher of your and Customs) which does not exceed £16,385 (subject
school to find out about their actions for encouraging to change);
sustainable travel. You can also view the plan and other
• the children of Asylum Seekers who are supported
Safer Travel to School information via the Kent School
under part IV of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Database.
and can provide appropriate documentation from the
National Asylum Support Services.
Car sharing and buddy schemes
Parents can reduce the cost and time involved in the
For further information or advice, ring the contact centre
school run by sharing cars with friends and neighbours.
03000 412121 and ask them to put you through to your
For more information about sharing cars in Kent please
local Awards Team.
visit [Link]/uk, or ask your chosen school if they
can match you with parents travelling from the same area.
28. Can charges be made for school
Responsible parking
activities?
Inconsiderate parking and manoeuvring in the vicinity of
school entrances can present a significant safety hazard. Charges cannot be made for the education provided
Parents should support their school, other road-users during school hours. You may, however, be charged for
and local residents by avoiding parking on ‘Keep Clear’ the cost of materials for subjects such as craft or cookery
markings and, where possible, park or drop off a safe if you want your child to bring the finished article home.
distance from the school and encourage children to walk You will also be charged if you take up the offer of
to the school gates. individual music tuition at your child’s school.

KCC work with schools, Kent Police and Local Civil Many schools arrange activities such as swimming, theatre
Enforcement teams to take action against inconsiderate visits or excursions which take pupils away from the
and dangerous parking. For further information and classroom during school hours. You will be told about
access to our online toolkit and resources, please go to these in advance and may be invited to make a voluntary
[Link] contribution towards their cost. Although your child will
not be left out because you do not make a contribution,
the success of these activities depends on the willingness
27. Other benefits of parents to cover the costs.

School meals Most activities which take place out of school hours are
The Children and Families Act 2014 places a legal duty on regarded as optional extras for which a charge may be
state-funded schools in England, including Academies made. Schools’ individual prospectuses give the times
and Free schools, to offer a free school lunch to all pupils when school begins and ends. For charging purposes,
in Reception, year 1 and year 2. the lunch break is considered to fall outside school hours.

A Primary school main meal will typically cost between Full details of KCC’s charging and remissions policies are
£2.20– £2.60 (subject to change). However, this depends available from schools. Copies may also be inspected
on the meal choices available. Free school meals are at public libraries. The charging and remission policies
available for: adopted by individual Governing Bodies should be
explained in the individual school prospectus.
• children from families who receive Universal Credit –
if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household
income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and
not including any benefits you get)
• children from families who can prove that they receive
Income Support, Income Based Job Seeker’s Allowance
or the guaranteed element of Pension Credit;

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29. If your child has a disability 30. Additional information

Some children may have a disability within the meaning Private fostering
of the Equality Act 2010. It is unlawful for a school in A privately fostered child is a child under 16 (or 18 if
relation to certain activities to treat a disabled child less disabled) who is cared for by an adult who is not a parent,
favourably than a non-disabled child, without justification. grandparent, aunt, uncle, step parent (including civil
The activities where a school must take care not to partnerships), sister or brother where the child is to be
discriminate unfairly concern admissions, exclusions, cared for in that person’s home for 28 days or more.
and the provision of education and related services.
A private foster carer is someone who cares for another
person’s child in their own home such as:
A school must make reasonable adjustments to ensure that
it does not treat a disabled child less favourably although • extended family members (great-aunts, great-uncles,
reasonable adjustments do not extend to physical cousins);
adaptations or the provision of equipment. A school is
• someone who is called ‘aunt’ or ‘uncle’ but is not related
able to justify its actions where it can demonstrate that the
to the child;
adjustments required are unreasonable.
• a friend of the family;
A disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment • someone who is not married to the child’s mother or
that has a substantial and long term adverse effect on the father but is a partner or ex-partner.
person’s ability to carry out day to day activities.
There are many reasons for a child being privately fostered.
It may be because:
There will be some children who have Statements of SEN
or Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP) who do not fit • a parent is ill;
this definition but, equally, there will be children who do
• a parent is in prison;
not have Statements of SEN or EHCP who are considered
to have a disability. • a parent is going abroad;
• the relationship between the parent and young person
If you think that your child has been discriminated
has broken down;
against on the grounds of a disability in relation to the
arrangements made for his or her admission, you may • family crisis or bereavement;
have a right of appeal. Advice is provided at [Link].
• parent might be studying or working long hours;
Other admissions information • a child has come from another country to study
We understand from latest medical advice that children English privately or at a language school.
with cystic fibrosis should avoid direct contact and not
The law requires anybody who is privately fostering a child,
share classrooms or communal areas, due to the increased
or who is intending to do so, to notify social services.
risk of cross infection from one child with cystic fibrosis
If you are already caring for a child under a private fostering
to another cystic fibrosis child. Consequently prospective
arrangement you must notify social services immediately.
parents of children with cystic fibrosis are advised to
discuss this with their preferred schools. Smaller schools
Social services have a legal duty to make sure that the
may find it difficult to provide the segregation that is
welfare of all privately fostered children is safeguarded
required and may therefore adopt a policy of having only
and promoted and that they are living in safe and suitable
one child with cystic fibrosis on roll, or in close years, in
surroundings.
order to ensure adequate separation is maintained. For
further advice, in the first instance please contact your
Social services give advice to parents, private foster carers
local Cystic Fibrosis Nurse Specialist or Team.
and any child who is being privately fostered. Please
contact Specialist Children’s Services on 03000 41 11 11
and ask to speak to someone about a private fostering
arrangement if you need to advise about a proposed
private fostering arrangement or need some advice or
guidance.

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Primary School Public Health and Immunisation What information do we hold and how do we obtain it?
Service Generally, we receive information about you from one
Local teams led by Public health school nurses work with or more of the following sources:
schools, parents and other services to improve the general • the Primary school your child attends;
health and wellbeing of all primary aged school children
• KCC Admission Application Forms you complete and
and their families. The teams provide advice, support and
send to us.
help with a variety of health issues including; daytime and
night time wetting and soiling, behaviour management,
We will hold your child’s name, date of birth, school and
healthy eating and lifestyle, emotional health and
address history and any information you provide us to
wellbeing, puberty and growing up, stopping smoking,
apply under a preferred school’s over-subscription criteria
drug and alcohol misuse, sleep and complex health needs.
(eg sibling name, church attendance, FSM status etc).
We will also hold the applying parent’s name and address.
We also undertake the National Child Measurement
This information will be added to your child’s central
Programme, vision and hearing checks. Parents with a
education electronic record, which will be kept until your
child/ren starting school or in reception class will also
child’s 25th birthday.
receive an online Health Assessment to complete, to make
sure that their child/ren receive any support they need as
For what purpose do we use your information?
soon as possible.
We use your information for one of a number of purposes,
which are outlined below:
We work with children, young people and families in Kent.
• the information will be used to allocate your child a place
You do not have to be in school to use this service.
at a school under the School’s Admissions Code 2021;
More information on our service can be found from • identifying information will be passed to schools
visiting our website [Link]. and possibly the Department of Education and other
Telephone number: 0800 123 5205 officers in the County Council for the purposes of
Email: nem-trkentchildrenandyoungpeoplehealth strategic planning and policy development.
services@[Link]
Caring for your information
Childhood Flu Programme: every child in Primary School We undertake that we will have in place a level of security
will be offered the nasal flu vaccination. This will take appropriate to the nature of the information and the harm
place between October and December. You will receive a that might result from a breach of security. This means we
letter to consent for your child to receive this vaccination. will look after your personal information properly.
We further undertake that we will:
Telephone number: 0300 123 5205 • not hold information about you that is excessive in
Email: [Link]-immunisationteam@[Link] relation to the purpose for which it is processed;
• keep any information about you accurate and where
necessary up-to-date. To help us to do this, please keep
us informed if any of your details change;
31. Your guide to Data Protection
• not keep information processed for any purpose or
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gives purposes longer than necessary;
rights to you, our customers, about how your personal
information is obtained and used by KCC. GDPR also • process your information in accordance with your rights
places obligations on KCC. under GDPR;
• not share your information with other people unless it
This guide informs you of your rights under GDPR and is required by law or with your consent.
details how we handle your personal information.
Parents can find KCC’s Admissions Privacy Notice at Your rights
[Link]/privacy The General Data Protection Regulations controls how
your personal information is used by organisations,
businesses or the government.

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Under this legislation you have the right to:

• access any personal data held about you;
• have inaccurate information about you corrected;
• to be forgotten (erasure);
• restrict processing;
• object to processing;
• stop automated decision making;
• data portability.
You can exercise any of these rights by:
• emailing dataprotection@[Link];
• writing to the Information Resilience and Transparency
Team, Kent County Council, Room 2.87, Sessions House,
County Hall, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ.
Before we can continue with your request, you'll need to
provide:
• proof of your identity;
• proof of your current address.
If you have asked for a copy of any personal information
we hold about you, you may have to pay a fee for
the administrative costs of providing you with this
information.

We will tell you if you need to pay us anything and we

reserve the right to waive any fees. We will respond to
you within one month of receiving your written request
although we can extend this to three months if your
request is complex.

The time period starts from when we receive sufficient

information plus proof that you are who you say you are to
progress your request, so please be as specific as possible
in your written request. We will contact you if we need
more information.

General information about GDPR and your rights can be

found on the information Commissioners website at the
following link [Link]

Or you can write to:

The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545700 (switchboard)
Email: mail@[Link]

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Kent County Council

Kent County Council (LA No: 886)
Fair Access – Co-ordinated Admissions Office
Tel: 03000 412121
Email: primaryadmissions@[Link]

Other Local Authorities

London Borough of Bexley (LA No: 303) Surrey County Council (LA No: 936)
Education Department Civic Offices County Hall
2 Watling Street Penrhyn Road
Bexleyheath Kingston-upon-Thames
Kent Surrey
DA6 7AT KT1 2DN
Tel: 020 8303 7777 Tel: 0300 200 1004
Email: schooladmissions@[Link] Email: [Link]@[Link]

Medway Council (LA No: 887) London Borough of Bromley (LA No: 305)
Children’s Services Education Department
Gun Wharf Stockwell Close
Dock Road The Civic Centre
Chatham Bromley
ME4 4TR BR1 3UH
Tel: 01634 331110 Tel: 020 8313 4044
Email: admissions@[Link] Email: [Link]@[Link]

East Sussex County Council (LA No: 845) West Sussex County Council (LA No: 938)
Education Department Pupil Admissions Team North
County Hall County Hall
St Anne’s Crescent Chart Way
Lewes Horsham
BN7 1SG RH12 1XH
Tel: 0300 3309472 Tel: 033 301 42903
Email: admissions@[Link] Email: [Link]@[Link]

Pupil Admissions Team South

Centenary House
Durrington Lane
Worthing
BN13 2QB
Tel: 033 301 42903
Email: [Link]@[Link]

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Primary schools

For ease schools have been listed by area,

each split by colour
Please note school information is correct at time of going to print.

Area index

Dartford and Gravesham see pages 30-38

Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells see pages 39-50

Tonbridge and Maidstone see pages 51-64

Canterbury and Swale see pages 65-76

Ashford and Folkestone & Hythe see pages 77-89

Dover and Thanet see pages 90-100

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Dartford and Gravesham

Primary schools
Bean Primary School DfE no 2120 Headteacher Mr Graham Reilly
School Lane, Bean PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Dartford Status Community Website [Link]
DA2 8AL Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 833225

Brent Primary School DfE no 2679 Headteacher Mrs Sarah Rye

London Road, Stone PAN 90 Email admissions@[Link]
Dartford Status Academy Website [Link]
DA2 6BA Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 223943
Cecil Road Primary School and DfE no 2095 Headteacher Mrs C Old
Nursery School PAN 54 Email headteacher@[Link]
Cecil Road Status Foundation Website [Link]
Gravesend Age 4-11 SIF Required No
DA11 7BT
01474 534544
Chantry Community Academy DfE no 2019 Headteacher Mrs Kathryn Duncan
Ordnance Road PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Gravesend Status Academy Website [Link]/chantry
DA12 2RL Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes – Children previously in care outside
01474 350011 of England
Cherry Orchard Primary Academy DfE no 2076 Headteacher Mrs Julie Forsythe
Castle Hill PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Ebbsfleet Valley Status Academy Website [Link]
DA10 1AD Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 242011
Cobham Primary School DfE no 2094 Headteacher Mrs Jacqui Saunders
The Street, Cobham PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Gravesend Status Community Website [Link]
DA12 3BN Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 814373
Copperfield Academy DfE no 2024 Headteacher Mr Ben Clark
Dover Road East PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Gravesend Status Academy Website [Link]
DA11 0RB Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 352488

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Primary schools
Craylands School DfE no 2689 Headteacher Mr Kris Hancock
Craylands Lane, Swanscombe PAN 60 Email admin@[Link]
Dartford Status Community Website [Link]
DA10 0LP Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 388230
Culverstone Green Primary School DfE no 2110 Headteacher Mr Adrian Watson
Wrotham Road, Meopham PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Gravesend Status Academy Website [Link]
DA13 0RF Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 822568
Dartford Bridge Community DfE no 2117 Headteacher Mrs Sarah Smith
Primary School PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Birdwood Avenue Status Academy Website [Link]
Dartford Age 4-11 SIF Required No
DA1 5GB
01322 424021
Dartford Primary Academy DfE no 2069 Headteacher Miss Rebecca Roberts
York Road PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Dartford Status Academy Website [Link]
DA1 1SQ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 223751
Ebbsfleet Green Primary School DfE no 2140 Headteacher Mrs Joanne Wilkinson-Tabi
Ackers Drive Weldon PAN 60 Email info@[Link]
Ebbsfleet Valley Status Free Website [Link]
DA10 AL Age 4-11 SIF Required No
02083 054940
Fleetdown Primary Academy DfE no 5229 Headteacher Mrs Alice Harrington
Lunedale Road PAN 90 Email fdoffice@[Link]
Dartford Status Academy Website [Link]
DA2 6JX Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 226891
Gateway Primary Academy DfE no 2685 Headteacher Mr Jamiel Cassem
Milestone Road PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Dartford Status Academy Website [Link]
DA2 6DW Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 220090
Greenlands Primary School DfE no 2062 Headteacher Mrs Alison Cook
Green Street, Green Road PAN 30 Email admin@[Link]
Dartford Status Academy Website [Link]
DA2 8DH Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 703178
Higham Primary School DfE no 2109 Headteacher Mrs Catherine Grattan
School Lane, Higham PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Rochester Status Community Website [Link]
ME3 7JL Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 822535

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Primary schools
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary DfE no 5213 Headteacher Mrs Vikki Wall
School (Dartford) PAN 60 Email postbox@[Link]
Chatsworth Road Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Dartford Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes – Faith & Children previously in care
DA1 5AF outside of England
01322 224474
Holy Trinity Church of England DfE no 5202 Headteacher Mrs Pamela Gough
Primary School (Gravesend) PAN 60 Email admin@[Link]
Trinity Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Gravesend Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
DA12 1LU
01474 534746
Istead Rise Primary School DfE no 2063 Headteacher Mr Steve Payne
Downs Road, Istead Rise PAN 30 Email irpoffice@[Link]
Gravesend Status Academy Website [Link]
DA13 9HG Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 833177
Joydens Wood Infant School DfE no 2500 Headteacher Miss Rachel Hately
Park Way PAN 90 Email info@[Link]
Bexley Status Academy Website [Link]
DA5 2JD Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01322 523188
King’s Farm Primary School DfE no 2674 Headteacher Mr Chris Jackson
Cedar Avenue PAN 52 Email office@[Link]
Gravesend Status Community Website [Link]
DA12 5JT Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 566979
Knockhall Primary School DfE no 2092 Headteacher Mrs Tiffany King
Eynsford Road PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Greenhithe Status Academy Website [Link]
DA9 9RF Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 382053
Langafel Church of England DfE no 3296 Headteacher Mrs Catherine Maynard
Primary School PAN 45 Email admissions@[Link]
Main Road, Longfield Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Dartford Age 4-11 SIF Required No
DA3 7PW
01474 703398
Lawn Primary School DfE no 2116 Headteacher Mrs Angela Wilson
High Street, Northfleet PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Gravesend Status Foundation Website [Link]
DA11 9HB Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 365303
Manor Community Primary School DfE no 3915 Headteacher Mrs N Hill & Mrs I Naidu
Keary Road PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Swanscombe Status Academy Website [Link]
DA10 0BU Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 383314

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Primary schools
Maypole Primary School DfE no 2066 Headteacher Miss Katie McCann
Franklin Road PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Dartford Status Academy Website [Link]
DA2 7UZ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 523830
Meopham Community Academy DfE no 2656 Headteacher Ms Michele Sowden-Mehta
Longfield Road, Meopham PAN 60 Email MCA-Office@[Link]
Gravesend Status Academy Website [Link]
DA13 0JW Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 812259
Oakfield Primary Academy DfE no 3914 Headteacher Mrs Rajinder Kaur-Gill
Oakfield Lane PAN 90 Email oakoffice@[Link]
Dartford Status Academy Website [Link]
DA1 2SW Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 220831
Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School DfE no 3733 Headteacher Miss Isabel Quinn
King Edward Avenue PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Dartford Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
DA1 2HX Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
01322 222759
Painters Ash Primary School DfE no 2525 Headteacher Miss Georgina Salter
Masefield Road, Northfleet PAN 60 Email admissions@[Link]
Gravesend Status Foundation Website [Link]​
DA11 8EL Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 568991
River Mill Primary School DfE no 2112 Headteacher Ms Suzanne Leader
Central Road PAN 60 Email admin@[Link]
Dartford Status Free School Website [Link]
DA1 5XR Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 466975
Riverview Infant School DfE no 2462 Headteacher Mrs Kerrie Ward
Cimba Wood, Riverview Park PAN 120 Email rvi-office@[Link]
Gravesend Status Academy Website [Link]
DA12 4SD Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01474 566484
Rosherville Church of England DfE no 2107 Headteacher Mrs Amy Chitty
Primary Academy PAN 20 Email headteacher@[Link]
London Road, Northfleet Status Academy Website [Link]
Gravesend Age 4-11 SIF Required No
DA11 9JQ
01474 365266
Sedley’s Church of England Voluntary DfE no 3020 Headteacher Ms Tina Handley
Controlled Primary School PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
Church Street, Southfleet Status Academy Website [Link]
Gravesend Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
DA13 9NR
01474 833221

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Dartford and Gravesham

Primary schools
Shears Green Infant School DfE no 2119 Headteacher Mrs Hayley Kotze
Packham Road, Northfleet PAN 120 Email reception@[Link]
Gravesend Status Academy Website [Link]
DA11 7JF Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01474 566700
Shorne Church of England DfE no 3019 Headteacher Miss Tara Hewett
Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Cob Drive, Shorne Status Academy Website [Link]
Gravesend Age 4-11 SIF Required No
DA12 3DU
01474 822312
Singlewell Primary School DfE no 2509 Headteacher Mrs Michelle Brown
Mackenzie Way PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Gravesend Status Community Website [Link]
DA12 5TY Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 569859
Springhead Park Primary School DfE no 2129 Headteacher Mr Wayne Clayton
Springhead Parkway PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Northfleet Status Free Website [Link]
DA11 8BY Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 555155
St Anselm’s Catholic Primary School DfE no 3728 Headteacher Mrs L White
Littlebrook Manorway PAN 30 Email secretary@[Link]
Dartford Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
DA1 5EA Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
01322 225173
St Botolph’s Church of England DfE no 5210 Headteacher Mrs Amy Chitty
Primary School PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Dover Road, Northfleet Status Academy Website [Link]
Gravesend Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
DA11 9PL
01474 365737
St George’s Church of DfE no 5404 Headteacher Mr Steve Carey
England School PAN 60 Email primary@[Link]
Westcott Avenue Status Academy Website [Link]
Gravesend Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
DA11 7HP
01474 533082
St John’s Catholic Primary School DfE no 3708 Headteacher Mrs Caroline Barron and Mrs Paula Cooneyhan
Rochester Road PAN 120 Email office@[Link]
Gravesend Status Academy Website [Link]
DA12 2SY Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
01474 534546

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Dartford and Gravesham

Primary schools
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School DfE no 5222 Headteacher Mr Andrew Baldock
(Northfleet) PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Springhead Road, Northfleet Status Academy Website [Link]
Gravesend Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
DA11 9QZ
01474 533515
Stone St Mary’s Church of England DfE no 3021 Headteacher Mrs Jane Rolfe
Primary School PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Hayes Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Greenhithe Age 4-11 SIF Required No
DA9 9EF
01322 382292
Sutton-at-Hone Church of England DfE no 5204 Headteacher Mrs Karen Trowell
Primary School PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Church Road, Sutton At Hone Status Academy Website [Link]
Dartford Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
DA4 9EX
01322 862147
Temple Hill Primary Academy DfE no 2657 Headteacher Mr Leon Dawson
St Edmunds Road PAN 120 Email [Link]@[Link]
Dartford Status Academy Website [Link]
DA1 5ND Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 224600
Tymberwood Academy DfE no 2029 Headteacher Mrs Sarah Kelley-Day
Cerne Road PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Gravesend Status Academy Website [Link]
DA12 4BN Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 361193
Vigo Village School DfE no 2519 Headteacher Mr Roger Barber
Erskine Road, Vigo Village PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Meopham Status Community Website [Link]
Gravesend Age 4-11 SIF Required No
DA13 0RL
01732 823144
Wentworth Primary School (Academy) DfE no 2684 Headteacher Mr Lewis Pollock
Wentworth Drive PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Dartford Status Academy Website [Link]
DA1 3NG Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 225694
West Hill Primary Academy DfE no 2676 Headteacher Ms Katy Ward
Dartford Road PAN 75 Email whoffice@[Link]
Dartford Status Academy Website [Link]
DA1 3DZ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 226019

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Dartford and Gravesham

Primary schools
Westcourt Primary School DfE no 2658 Headteacher Miss Mags Sexton
Silver Road PAN 30 Email admin@[Link]
Gravesend Status Academy Website [Link]
DA12 4JG Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 566411
Westgate Primary School DfE no 2077 Headteacher Ms Laura Crosley
Summerhill Road PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Dartford Status Academy Website [Link]
DA1 2LP Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 223382
Whitehill Primary School DfE no 3900 Headteacher Mrs Angela Carpenter
Sun Lane PAN 90 Email admin@[Link]
Gravesend Status Academy Website [Link]
DA12 5HN Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 352973
Wilmington Primary School DfE no 5219 Headteacher Mrs Charlotte Scott
Common Lane PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Dartford Status Academy Website [Link]
DA2 7DF Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 274080
Wrotham Road Primary School DfE no 2666 Headteacher Mrs Sarah Jack
Wrotham Road PAN 60 Email admin@[Link]
Gravesend Status Academy Website [Link]
DA11 0QF Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 534540

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Dartford and Gravesham

Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
2120 Bean Primary School 30 72 30 No 15 15 1.425 0
2679 Brent Primary School 90 365 90 Yes Not known Not known 0.887 0
2095 Cecil Road Primary and Nursery 54 175 53 Yes Not known Not known 0.643 0
School
2019 Chantry Community Academy 60 100 47 Yes Not known Not known 1.04 0
2076 Cherry Orchard Primary Academy 60 244 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.202 0
2094 Cobham Primary School 30 144 30 No 12 18 1.717 0
2024 Copperfield Academy 60 67 38 Yes Not known Not known 0.94 4
2689 Craylands School 60 143 60 No 37 23 0.63 0
2110 Culverstone Green Primary School 30 62 30 Yes Not known Not known 2.724 0
2117 Dartford Bridge Community 60 115 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.372 0
Primary School
2069 Dartford Primary Academy 90 159 75 Yes Not known Not known 2.62 3
2140 Ebbsfleet Green Primary School 60 151 59 Yes Not known Not known 0.357 0
5229 Fleetdown Primary Academy 90 164 79 Yes Not known Not known 3.692 0
2685 Gateway Primary Academy 30 148 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.702 0
2062 Greenlands Primary School 30 42 26 Yes Not known Not known 3.419 0
2109 Higham Primary School 30 77 30 No 21 9 2.771 0
5213 Holy Trinity Church of England 60 85 54 Yes Not known Not known 1.261 1
Primary School
5202 Holy Trinity Church of England 60 105 46 Yes Not known Not known 0.88 0
Primary School
2063 Istead Rise Primary School 30 83 30 Yes Not known Not known 1.042 0
2500 Joydens Wood Infant School 90 154 74 Yes Not known Not known 5.486 3
2674 King's Farm Primary School 52 94 51 No 29 22 1.182 0
2092 Knockhall Primary School 90 51 44 Yes Not known Not known 0.515 15
3296 Langafel Church of England 45 74 37 No 18 19 4.228 0
Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2116 Lawn Primary School 30 55 30 Yes Not known Not known 18.762 0
3915 Manor Community Primary School 90 173 90 Yes Not known Not known 27.457 2
2066 Maypole Primary School 60 155 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.927 0
2656 Meopham Community Academy 60 110 46 Yes Not known Not known 4.171 0
3914 Oakfield Primary Academy 90 162 90 Yes Not known Not known 2.655 0
3733 Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School 30 95 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.073 0
2525 Painters Ash Primary School 60 106 47 Yes Not known Not known 10.039 0
2112 River Mill Primary School 60 160 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.304 0
2462 Riverview Infant School 120 207 112 Yes Not known Not known 3.072 -1
2107 Rosherville Church of England 20 48 20 Yes Not known Not known 16.721 0
Academy
3020 Sedley's Church of England 15 15 8 Yes Not known Not known 1.711 1
Voluntary Aided Primary School
2119 Shears Green Infant School 120 198 89 Yes Not known Not known 1.64 1
3019 Shorne Church of England 30 96 30 Yes Not known Not known 1.765 0
Primary School

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Dartford and Gravesham

Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
2509 Singlewell Primary School 60 121 52 No 31 19 2.545 2
2129 Springhead Park Primary School 60 149 60 Yes Not known Not known 1.202 0
3728 St Anselms Roman Catholic 30 98 29 Yes Not known Not known 0.534 0
Primary School
5210 St Botolph’s Church of England 60 122 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.421 0
Primary School
5404 St George’s Church of England School 60 155 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.569 0
3708 St John’s Catholic Primary School 120 203 118 Yes Not known Not known 3.026 1
5222 St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School 30 119 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.54 0
3021 Stone St Mary’s CofE Primary School 90 157 90 Yes Not known Not known 1.584 0
5204 Sutton-At-Hone Church of England 60 96 53 Yes Not known Not known 3.881 0
Primary School
2657 Temple Hill Primary Academy 120 156 100 Yes Not known Not known 2.515 11
2029 Tymberwood Academy 60 105 43 Yes Not known Not known 1.874 0
2519 Vigo Village School 30 23 15 No 7 8 7.981 0
2684 Wentworth Primary School 90 132 72 Yes Not known Not known 0.736 1
2676 West Hill Primary Academy 75 195 73 Yes Not known Not known 1.647 1
2658 Westcourt Primary School 60 57 30 Yes Not known Not known 1.144 2
2077 Westgate Primary School 30 160 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.616 0
3900 Whitehill Primary School 90 107 46 Yes Not known Not known 0.837 1
5219 Wilmington Primary School 30 106 30 Yes Not known Not known 1.168 0
2666 Wrotham Road Primary School 60 115 56 Yes Not known Not known 5.278 0

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Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells

Sevenoaks and
Tunbridge Wells
Primary schools
Anthony Roper Primary School DfE no 2089 Headteacher Mr Nicholls
High Street, Eynsford PAN 45 Email office@[Link]
Dartford Status Foundation Website [Link]
DA4 0AA Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 863680
Benenden Church of England DfE no 3022 Headteacher Mrs Lindsay Roberts
Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Rolvenden Road Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Benenden, Cranbrook Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN17 4EH
01580 240565
Bidborough Church of England DfE no 3023 Headteacher Mrs Julie Burton
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Spring Lane, Bidborough Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Tunbridge Wells Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN3 0UE
01892 529333
Bishops Down Primary School DfE no 2490 Headteacher Mrs Clare Owen
Rydal Drive PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Tunbridge Wells Status Community Website [Link]
TN4 9SU Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01892 520114
Brenchley and Matfield Church DfE no 3306 Headteacher Miss J Mallon
of England Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Brenchley Road, Brenchley Status Academy Website [Link]
Tonbridge Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN12 7NY
01892 722929
Broadwater Down Primary School DfE no 2651 Headteacher Mrs Katie Harris
Broadwater Lane PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Tunbridge Wells Status Community Website [Link]
TN2 5RP Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01892 527588
Capel Primary School DfE no 2128 Headteacher Mrs Suzanne Farr
Five Oak Green Road, Five Oak Green PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Tonbridge Status Community Website [Link]
TN12 6RP Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01892 833919

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Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells

Primary schools
Chevening St Botolph’s Church DfE no 3307 Headteacher Miss Karen Minnis
of England Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Chevening Road, Chipstead Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Sevenoaks Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN13 2SA
01732 452895
Chiddingstone Church of England DfE no 3025 Headteacher TBC
Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Chiddingstone Status Academy Website [Link]
Edenbridge Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN8 7AH
01892 870339
Churchill Church of England DfE no 3055 Headteacher Ms Kathy Jax
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Rysted Lane Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Westerham Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN16 1EZ
01959 562197
Claremont Primary School DfE no 2465 Headteacher Mrs Candi Roberts
Banner Farm Road PAN 60 Email admin@[Link]
Tunbridge Wells Status Community Website [Link]
TN2 5EB Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01892 531395
Colliers Green Church of England DfE no 3308 Headteacher Dr J Hopkins
Primary School PAN 16 Email office@[Link]
Colliers Green Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Cranbrook Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN17 2LR
01580 211335
Cranbrook Church of England DfE no 3027 Headteacher Miss Francesca Shaw
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Carriers Road Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Cranbrook Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN17 3JZ
01580 713249
Crockenhill Primary School DfE no 2088 Headteacher Mrs Karen Dodd
The Green, Stones Cross Road PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Crockenhill Status Community Website [Link]
BR8 8LT Age 4-11 SIF Required No
03000 658300
Crockham Hill Church of DfE no 3054 Headteacher Mrs Lisa Higgs
England Primary School PAN 20 Email admin@[Link]
Crockham Hill Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Edenbridge Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN8 6RP
01732 866374

40
Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells

Primary schools
Downsview Community DfE no 3896 Headteacher Mr Richard Moore
Primary School PAN 30 Email admin@[Link]
Beech Avenue Status Community Website [Link]
Swanley Age 4-11 SIF Required No
BR8 8AU
01322 662594
Dunton Green Primary School DfE no 2130 Headteacher Mr Ben Hulme
London Road, Dunton Green PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Sevenoaks Status Community Website [Link]
TN13 2UP Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 462221
Edenbridge Primary School DfE no 2099 Headteacher Miss Mary Gates
High Street PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Edenbridge Status Academy Website [Link]
TN8 5AB Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 863787
Fawkham Church of England Primary DfE no 3015 Headteacher Miss Mandy Bridges
School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
Valley Road, Fawkham Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Longfield Age 4-11 SIF Required No
DA3 8NA
01474 702312
Fordcombe Church of England DfE no 3313 Headteacher Mr Chris Blackburn
Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
The Green, Fordcombe Status Academy Website [Link]
Tunbridge Wells Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN3 0RY
01892 740224
Four Elms Primary School DfE no 2134 Headteacher Miss Jessica Fermor
Bough Beech Road, Four Elms PAN 15 Email secretary@[Link]
Edenbridge Status Academy Website [Link]
TN8 6NE Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 700274
Frittenden Church of England DfE no 3198 Headteacher Ms Nichola Costello
Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
Frittenden Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Cranbrook Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN17 2DD
01580 852250
Goudhurst & Kilndown Church of DfE no 3029 Headteacher Mrs Lindsay Roberts
England Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Beaman Close, Goudhurst Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Cranbrook Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN17 1DZ
01580 211365

41
Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells

Primary schools
Halstead Community Primary School DfE no 2133 Headteacher Mr Leslie Hawkins
Otford Lane, Halstead PAN 25 Email headteacher@[Link]
Sevenoaks Status Academy Website [Link]
TN14 7EA Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01959 532224
Hartley Primary Academy DfE no 2511 Headteacher Miss Nicole Galinis
Round Ash Way, Hartley PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Longfield Status Academy Website [Link]
DA3 8BT Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 702742
Hawkhurst Church of England DfE no 3032 Headteacher Mrs Jodi Hacker
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Fowlers Park, Rye Road Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Hawkhurst, Cranbrook Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN18 4JJ
01580 753254
Hever Church of England Voluntary DfE no 3312 Headteacher Mrs Helene Bligh
Aided Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Hever Road, Hever Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Edenbridge Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes – Faith
TN8 7NH
01732 862304
Hextable Primary School DfE no 3907 Headteacher Mrs Suzie Hall
Rowhill Road PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Hextable, Swanley Status Community Website [Link]
BR8 7RL Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 663792
High Firs Primary School DfE no 2615 Headteacher Mr A Kilbride
Court Crescent PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Swanley Status Community Website [Link]
BR8 8NR Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 669721
Horizon Primary Academy DfE no 2001 Headteacher Mr David Moss
Hilda May Avenue PAN 30 Email admin@[Link]
Swanley Status Academy Website [Link]
BR8 7BT Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01322 665235
Horsmonden Primary Academy DfE no 2135 Headteacher Mrs Hayley Sharp
Back Lane, Horsmonden PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Tonbridge Status Academy Website [Link]
TN12 8NJ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01892 722529
Horton Kirby Church of England DfE no 5215 Headteacher Mr Glenn Pollard
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Horton Road, Horton Kirby Status Academy Website [Link]
Dartford Age 4-11 SIF Required No
DA4 9BN
01322 863278

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Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells

Primary schools
Ide Hill Church of England Primary DfE no 3318 Headteacher Mrs Louisa Hillman
School PAN 22 Email headteacher@[Link]
Sundridge Road, Ide Hill Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Sevenoaks Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN14 6JT
01732 750389
Kemsing Primary School DfE no 2136 Headteacher Mr T Hardwick
High Street, Kemsing PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Sevenoaks Status Community Website [Link]
TN15 6PU Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 761236
Lady Boswell’s Church of England DfE no 3317 Headteacher Mrs Sharon Saunders and Mrs Hannah Pullen
Voluntary Aided Primary School PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Plymouth Drive Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Sevenoaks Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN13 3RW
01732 452851
Lamberhurst St Mary’s Church of DfE no 3034 Headteacher Mrs Caroline Bromley
England Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Pearse Place Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Lamberhurst Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN3 8EJ
01892 890281
Langton Green Primary School DfE no 2482 Headteacher Mr Alexander Cornelius
Lampington Row, Langton Green PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Tunbridge Wells Status Community Website [Link]
TN3 0JG Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01892 862648
New Ash Green Primary School DfE no 2682 Headteacher Mrs Caroline A Cain
North Square, New Ash Green PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Longfield Status Community Website [Link]
DA3 8JT Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01474 873858
Otford Primary School DfE no 2138 Headteacher Mrs Helen Roberts
High Street, Otford PAN 60 Email secretary@[Link]
Sevenoaks Status Community Website [Link]
TN14 5PG Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01959 523145
Our Lady of Hartley Catholic DfE no 5217 Headteacher Miss Patrina Begley
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Stack Lane, Hartley Status Academy Website [Link]
Longfield Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
DA3 8BL
01474 706385

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Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells

Primary schools
Paddock Wood Primary Academy DfE no 2127 Headteacher Mrs Alice Early
Old Kent Road, Paddock Wood PAN 90 Email enquiries@[Link]
Tonbridge Status Academy Website [Link]
TN12 6JE Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01892 833654
Pembury School DfE no 2139 Headteacher Mrs Hannah Walters
Lower Green Road, Pembury PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Tunbridge Wells Status Community Website [Link]
TN2 4EB Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01892 822259
Penshurst Church of England DfE no 3314 Headteacher Mrs Sue Elliott
Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
High Street, Penshurst Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Tonbridge Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN11 8BX
01892 870446
Riverhead Infant School DfE no 2459 Headteacher Mr Andrew King
Worships Hill, Riverhead PAN 90 Email head@[Link]
Sevenoaks Status Community Website [Link]
TN13 2AS Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01732 452475
Rusthall St Paul’s CofE DfE no 3913 Headteacher Mrs Lyndsay Smurthwaite
Primary School PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
High Street, Rusthall Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Tunbridge Wells Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN4 8RZ
01892 520582
Sandhurst Primary School DfE no 2142 Headteacher Mrs Amanda Norman
Rye Road, Sandhurst PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Cranbrook Status Community Website [Link]
TN18 5JE Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01580 850288
Seal Church of England DfE no 3035 Headteacher Mrs Tamsin Jones
Primary School PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Zambra Way, Seal Status Academy Website [Link]
Sevenoaks Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN15 0DJ
01732 762388
Sevenoaks Primary School DfE no 2632 Headteacher Mrs Cassandra Malone
Bradbourne Park Road PAN 90 Email adminsps@[Link]
Sevenoaks Status Community Website [Link]
TN13 3LB Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 453952
Shoreham Village School DfE no 2148 Headteacher Mrs Gillian Lovatt-Young
Church Street, Shoreham PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
Sevenoaks Status Community Website [Link]
TN14 7SN Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01959 522228

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Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells

Primary schools
Sissinghurst Church of England DfE no 3309 Headteacher Mrs Joanna Lagton
Primary School PAN 25 Email office@[Link]
Common Road, Sissinghurst Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Cranbrook Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN17 2BH
01580 713895
Skinners’ Kent Primary School DfE no 2045 Headteacher Mrs Gemma Wyatt
The Avenue PAN 30 Email info@[Link]
Royal Tunbridge Wells Status Academy Website [Link]
TN2 3GS Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01892 553060
Southborough Church of England DfE no 3297 Headteacher Mrs Emma Savage
Primary School PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Broomhill Park Road, Southborough Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Tunbridge Wells Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN4 0JY
01892 529682
Speldhurst Church of England DfE no 3042 Headteacher Mrs Stephanie Hayward
Voluntary Aided Primary School PAN 30 Email shayward@[Link]
Langton Road, Speldhurst Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Tunbridge Wells Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN3 0NP
01892 863044
St Augustine’s Catholic Primary DfE no 3754 Headteacher Mr Jon Crozier
School (Tunbridge Wells) PAN 30 Email Office@[Link]
Wilman Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Tunbridge Wells Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN4 9AL
01892 529796
St Barnabas’ Church of England DfE no 3320 Headteacher Mrs Moira Duncombe
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Quarry Road Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Tunbridge Wells Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN1 2EY
01892 522958
St Bartholomew’s Catholic DfE no 5214 Headteacher Miss Giovanna Finaldi
Primary School PAN 45 Email headteacher@[Link]
Sycamore Drive Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Swanley Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
BR8 7AY
01322 663119
St James’ Church of England Voluntary DfE no 3322 Headteacher Mr John Tutt
Aided Primary School PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Sandrock Road Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Tunbridge Wells Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN2 3PR
01892 523006

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Primary schools
St John’s Church of England Primary DfE no 3037 Headteacher Mrs Therese Pullan
School (Sevenoaks) PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Bayham Road Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Sevenoaks Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN13 3XD
01732 453944
St John’s Church of England Primary DfE no 3050 Headteacher Mr Niall Dosad
School (Tunbridge Wells) PAN 90 Email admissions@[Link]
Cunningham Road Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Tunbridge Wells Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN4 9EW
01892 678980
St Katharine’s Knockholt Church DfE no 3303 Headteacher Miss Sarah Jane Tormey
of England Voluntary Aided PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Primary School
Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Main Road, Knockholt
Sevenoaks Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN14 7LS
01959 532237
St Lawrence Church of England DfE no 3201 Headteacher Mrs Alison Saunders
Primary School PAN 12 Email headteacher@[Link]
Church Road, Stone Street Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Sevenoaks Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN15 0LN
01732 761393
St Mark’s Church of England Primary DfE no 3052 Headteacher Mr Simon Bird
School (Tunbridge Wells) PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Ramslye Road Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Tunbridge Wells Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN4 8LN
01892 525402
St Mary’s Church of England DfE no 3373 Headteacher Mrs Amanda McGarrigle
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
St Marys Road Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Swanley Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
BR8 7BU
01322 665212
St Matthew’s High Brooms Church DfE no 3294 Headteacher Ms Sonia Phillips
of England Primary School PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Powder Mill Lane, High Brooms Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Tunbridge Wells Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN4 9DY
01892 528098
St Pauls’ Church of England DfE no 3010 Headteacher Mr Ben Hulme
Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
School Lane Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Swanley Age 4-11 SIF Required No
BR8 7PJ
01322 664324

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Primary schools
St Peter’s Church of England Primary DfE no 3053 Headteacher Mrs Joanna Langton
School (Tunbridge Wells) PAN 30 Email admin@[Link]
Hawkenbury Road Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Tunbridge Wells Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN2 5BW
01892 525727
St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School DfE no 3751 Headteacher Mrs Geraldine Leahy
(Sevenoaks) PAN 30 Email gleahy@[Link]
South Park Status Academy Website [Link]
Sevenoaks Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN13 1EH
01732 453921
Sundridge and Brasted Church of DfE no 3043 Headteacher Mr Tom Hardwick
England Primary School PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
Church Road, Sundridge Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Sevenoaks Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN14 6EA
01959 562694
Temple Grove Academy DfE no 2018 Headteacher Mrs Isabel Ramsay
Friars Way PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Tunbridge Wells Status Academy Website [Link]
TN2 3UA Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01892 520562
Weald Community Primary School DfE no 2147 Headteacher Mr David Pyle
Long Barn Road, Weald PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Sevenoaks Status Community Website [Link]
TN14 6PY Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 463307
Wells Free School DfE no 2025 Headteacher Mrs Kate Le Page
King Charles Square PAN 30 Email admissions@[Link]
Tunbridge Wells Status Free School Website [Link]
TN4 8FA Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01892 739075
St Edmund’s Church of England Primary DfE no 3298 Headteacher Mr Ben Hulme
School (formally West Kingsdown PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Church of England Primary School) Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Fawkham Road, West Kingsdown Age 4-11 SIF Required No
Sevenoaks
TN15 6JP
01474 853484

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Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells

Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
2089 Anthony Roper Primary School 45 72 31 Yes Not known Not known 2.874 0
3022 Benenden Church of England 30 79 30 No 17 13 3.076 0
Primary School
3023 Bidborough Church of England 30 88 29 No 12 17 1.398 0
Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2490 Bishops Down Primary School 30 66 24 No 14 9 1.181 1
3306 Brenchley and Matfield Church 30 83 31 Yes Not known Not known 1.239 0
of England Primary School
2651 Broadwater Down Primary School 30 39 23 No 8 10 1.327 5
2128 Capel Primary School 30 95 29 No 18 11 3.107 0
3307 Chevening, St Botolph's Church 30 84 30 Yes Not known Not known 2.024 0
of England Voluntary Aided
Primary School
3025 Chiddingstone Church of England 30 64 30 Yes Not known Not known 3.74 0
School
3055 Churchill Church of England 60 61 40 No 18 18 1.902 4
Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2465 Claremont Primary School 60 200 60 No 37 23 0.323 0
3308 Colliers Green Church of England 16 67 16 Yes Not known Not known 3.155 0
Primary School
3027 Cranbrook Church of England 30 57 30 No 16 14 4.142 0
Primary School
2088 Crockenhill Primary School 30 63 20 No 15 5 2.356 0
3054 Crockham Hill Church of England 20 90 20 No 15 5 2.063 0
Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3896 Downsview Community 30 36 16 No 10 5 0.854 1
Primary School
2130 Dunton Green Primary School 30 45 16 No 8 8 1.43 0
2099 Edenbridge Primary School 60 79 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.919 0
3015 Fawkham Church of England 15 56 10 No 5 5 1.889 0
Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3313 Fordcombe Church of England 15 25 5 Yes Not known Not known 3.972 0
Primary School
2134 Four Elms Primary School 15 51 15 Yes Not known Not known 2.196 1
3198 Frittenden Church of England 15 45 16 No 10 6 2.686 0
Primary School
3029 Goudhurst and Kilndown Church 30 105 30 No 15 15 1.934 0
of England Primary School
2133 Halstead Community Primary School 25 11 8 Yes Not known Not known 0.681 0
2511 Hartley Primary Academy 60 145 60 Yes Not known Not known 20.324 0
3032 Hawkhurst Church of England 30 40 30 No 18 12 2.522 0
Primary School
3312 Hever Church of England Voluntary 30 56 30 Yes Not known Not known 7.18 3
Aided Primary School
3907 Hextable Primary School 90 146 90 No 49 41 1.713 0
2615 High Firs Primary School 30 90 30 No 17 13 0.434 0

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Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
2001 Horizon Primary Academy 30 78 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.357 0
2135 Horsmonden Primary Academy 30 60 30 Yes Not known Not known 3.961 0
5215 Horton Kirby Church of England 30 64 30 Yes Not known Not known 4.141 0
Primary School
3318 Ide Hill Church of England 24 55 24 Yes Not known Not known 2.211 0
Primary School
2136 Kemsing Primary School 30 40 19 No 8 11 3.01 0
3317 Lady Boswell's Church of England 60 172 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.573 0
Voluntary Aided Primary School
3034 Lamberhurst St Mary’s CofE 30 57 30 No 16 14 6.314 0
Primary School
2482 Langton Green Primary School 60 135 60 No 42 18 2.346 0
2137 Leigh Primary School 23 43 16 No 5 10 3.469 1
2682 New Ash Green Primary School 60 90 42 No 25 17 1.753 0
2138 Otford Primary School 60 84 38 No 20 18 5.479 0
5217 Our Lady of Hartley Catholic 30 81 29 Yes Not known Not known 0.471 0
Primary School
2127 Paddock Wood Primary Academy 90 116 84 Yes Not known Not known 8.623 0
2139 Pembury School 60 87 54 No 30 22 3.107 2
3314 Penshurst Church of England 15 35 12 Yes Not known Not known 3.014 0
Voluntary Aided Primary School
2459 Riverhead Infants’ School 90 215 90 No 49 41 0.917 0
3913 Rusthall St Paul’s CofE VA 15 27 14 Yes Not known Not known 1.198 0
Primary School
2142 Sandhurst Primary School 30 54 29 No 14 14 5.03 1
3035 Seal Church of England Voluntary 60 117 59 Yes Not known Not known 21.996 0
Controlled Primary School
2632 Sevenoaks Primary School 90 198 85 No 52 31 25.007 2
2148 Shoreham Village School 15 31 9 No 4 5 2.554 0
3309 Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church 25 89 25 Yes Not known Not known 1.536 0
of England Primary School
2045 Skinners’ Kent Primary School 30 102 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.274 0
3297 Southborough CofE Primary School 90 177 90 No 53 37 1.399 0
3042 Speldhurst Church of England 30 132 30 Yes Not known Not known 1.611 0
Voluntary Aided Primary School
3754 St Augustine’s Catholic 30 79 24 Yes Not known Not known 1.127 1
Primary School
3320 St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School 30 77 30 Yes Not known Not known 29.797 1
5214 St Bartholomew’s Catholic 50 81 47 Yes Not known Not known 0.726 0
Primary School
3298 St Edmund’s Church of England 30 34 23 No 14 9 6.809 0
Primary School
3322 St James’ Church of England 90 223 90 Yes Not known Not known 0.733 0
Voluntary Aided Primary School
3037 St John’s Church of England 30 87 21 No 14 7 0.812 0
Primary School

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Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells

Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
3050 St John’s Church of England 90 222 90 No 44 46 0.438 0
Primary School
3303 St Katharine’s Knockholt Church 30 40 24 Yes Not known Not known 3.471 0
of England Voluntary Aided
Primary School
3201 St Lawrence Church of England 12 30 12 No 8 4 5.163 0
Primary School
3052 St Mark’s Church of England 60 80 49 No 25 24 4.551 0
Primary School
3373 St Mary’s Church of England 30 48 28 Yes Not known Not known 6.285 1
Voluntary Aided Primary School
3294 St Matthew’s High Brooms Church 60 107 46 No 15 30 1.983 1
of England Voluntary Controlled
Primary School
3010 St Pauls’ Church of England Voluntary 15 54 13 No 7 6 0.644 0
Controlled Primary School
3053 St Peter’s Church of England 30 119 30 No 20 10 0.231 0
Primary School
3751 St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School 30 65 30 Yes Not known Not known 1.042 0
3043 Sundridge and Brasted Church 15 18 8 No 3 4 5.718 1
of England Voluntary Controlled
Primary School
2018 Temple Grove Academy 30 37 24 Yes Not known Not known 7.853 4
2147 Weald Community Primary School 30 26 9 No 6 3 4.733 0
2025 Wells Free School 30 97 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.255 0

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Tonbridge and Maidstone

Tonbridge and Maidstone

Primary schools
Allington Primary School DfE no 5209 Headteacher Mrs Carolyn Howson
Hildenborough Crescent PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Academy Website [Link]
ME16 0PG Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 757350
Archbishop Courtenay Church of DfE no 2027 Headteacher Mrs Sue Heather
England Primary School PAN 45 Email Office@[Link]
Eccleston Road, Tovil Status Academy Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
ME15 6QN
01622 754666
Barming Primary School DfE no 2080 Headteacher Mr Chris Laker
Belmont Close PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Academy Website [Link]
ME16 9DY Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 726472
Bearsted Primary Academy DfE no 2131 Headteacher Miss Jane Tipple
Popesfield Way, Weavering PAN 60 Email info@[Link]
Maidstone Status Free Website [Link]
ME14 5GA Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 250040
Bishop Chavasse School DfE no 2086 Headteacher Mrs Rebecca Hood
2a Baker Lane PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Tonbridge Status Free Website [Link]
TN11 0FB Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
01732 676040
Borough Green Primary School DfE no 5201 Headteacher Mrs Karen Sandberg
School Approach, Boughton Green PAN 45 Email [Link]@[Link]
Sevenoaks Status Foundation Website [Link]
TN15 8JZ Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes – Children Previously in State Care
01732 883459 Outside of England
Boughton Monchelsea DfE no 2161 Headteacher Mrs Mandy Gibbs
Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Church Hill, Boughton Monchelsea Status Community Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME17 4HP
01622 743596

51
Tonbridge and Maidstone

Primary schools
Bredhurst Church of England DfE no 3061 Headteacher Mrs Michelle Cox
Primary School PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
The Street, Bredhurst Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Gillingham Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME7 3JY
01634 231271
Brookfield Infant School DfE no 2514 Headteacher Miss Cathy Smith
Swallow Road, Larkfield PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Aylesford Status Community Website [Link]
ME20 6PY Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01732 840955
Brunswick House Primary School DfE no 2171 Headteacher Mrs Wendy Skinner
Leafy Lane PAN 60 Email admissions@[Link]
Maidstone Status Community Website [Link]
ME16 0QQ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 752102
Burham Church of England DfE no 3062 Headteacher Mrs Holly Goddon
Primary School PAN 28 Email office@[Link]
Bell Lane, Burham Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Rochester Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME1 3SY
01634 861691
Cage Green Primary School DfE no 2114 Headteacher Ms Joanna Styles
Cage Green Road PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Tonbridge Status Academy Website [Link]
TN10 4PT Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 354325
Coxheath Primary School DfE no 2677 Headteacher Mr Giacomo Mazza
Stockett Lane, Coxheath PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Academy Website [Link]
ME17 4PS Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 745553
Discovery School DfE no 2065 Headteacher Miss Tina Gobell
Discovery Drive, Kings Hill PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
West Malling Status Community Website [Link]
ME19 4GJ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 847000
Ditton Infant School DfE no 5212 Headteacher Mrs Claire Lewer
Pear Tree Avenue, Ditton PAN 60 Email secretary@[Link]
Aylesford Status Foundation Website [Link]
ME20 6EB Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01732 844107
East Farleigh Primary School DfE no 2163 Headteacher Mr Mark Rivers
Vicarage Lane, East Farleigh PAN 30 Email admin@[Link]
Maidstone Status Community Website [Link]
ME15 0LY Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 726364

52
Tonbridge and Maidstone

Primary schools
East Peckham Primary School DfE no 2164 Headteacher Mrs Kate Elliot
130 Pound Road, East Peckham PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Tonbridge Status Community Website [Link]
TN12 5LH Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 871268
Greenfields Community DfE no 3898 Headteacher Mr Dan Andrews
Primary School PAN 45 Email office@[Link]
Oxford Road, Shepway Status Community Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME15 8DF
01622 758538
Hadlow Primary School DfE no 2132 Headteacher Ms Nicole Chapman
School Lane, Hadlow PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Tonbridge Status Community Website [Link]
TN11 0EH Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 850349
Harrietsham Church of England DfE no 3067 Headteacher Mrs Alison Waller-Davies
Primary School PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
West Street, Harrietsham Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME17 1JZ
01622 859261
Headcorn Primary School DfE no 2165 Headteacher Miss Sarah Symonds
Kings Road, Headcorn PAN 60 Email admin@[Link]
Ashford Status Community Website [Link]
TN27 9QT Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 891289
Hildenborough Church of England DfE no 3033 Headteacher Miss Ruth Ardrey
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Riding Lane, Hildenborough Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Tonbridge Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN11 9HY
01732 833394
Hollingbourne Primary School DfE no 2166 Headteacher Mrs Helen Bradley-Wyatt
Eyhorne Street, Hollingbourne PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Community Website [Link]
ME17 1UA Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 880270
Holy Family Catholic Primary School DfE no 2041 Headteacher Mrs Megan Underhill
Bicknor Road PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Academy Website [Link]
ME15 9PS Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
01622 756778

53
Tonbridge and Maidstone

Primary schools
Hunton Church of England DfE no 3323 Headteacher Mrs Anita Makey
Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
Bishops Lane, Hunton Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
ME15 0SJ
01622 820360
Ightham Primary School DfE no 2167 Headteacher Mr David Sherhod
Oldbury Lane, Ightham PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Sevenoaks Status Community Website [Link]
TN15 9DD Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 882405
Jubilee Primary School DfE no 2043 Headteacher Dr Marilyn Nadesan
Gatland Lane PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Free School Website [Link]
ME16 8PF Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 808873
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery DfE no 2680 Headteacher Mrs Kate Harris
Crispin Way, Kings Hill PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
West Malling Status Community Website [Link]
ME19 4LS Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 842739
Kingswood Primary School DfE no 2578 Headteacher Mrs Lynsey Sanchez Daviu
Cayser Drive, Kingswood PAN 20 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Community Website [Link]
ME17 3QF Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 842674
Laddingford St Mary’s Church DfE no 3091 Headteacher Mrs Gemma Hitch
of England Primary School PAN 13 Email headteacher@[Link]
Darman Lane, Laddingford Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME18 6BL
01622 871270
Langley Park Primary Academy DfE no 2073 Headteacher Mrs Sally Brading
Edmett Way PAN 60 Email contactus@[Link]
Maidstone Status Academy Website [Link]
ME17 3FX Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 250880
Leeds and Broomfield Church DfE no 3069 Headteacher Ms Fiona Steer
of England Primary School PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
Lower Street, Leeds Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME17 1RL
01622 861398

54
Tonbridge and Maidstone

Primary schools
Leigh Primary School DfE no 2137 Headteacher Mrs Jenna Halfhide
The Green, Leigh PAN 23 Email headteacher@[Link]
Tonbridge Status Community Website [Link]
TN11 8QP Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 832660
Lenham Primary School DfE no 2168 Headteacher Mrs Andrea McCluskey
Ham Lane, Lenham PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Community Website [Link]
ME17 2LL Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 858260
Leybourne St Peter and St Paul DfE no 3324 Headteacher Mrs Tina Holditch
Church of England Primary Academy PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Rectory Lane North, Leybourne, Status Academy Website [Link]
West Malling
Maidstone Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
ME19 5HD
01732 842008
Long Mead Community DfE no 2662 Headteacher Miss Elizabeth Alexander
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Waveney Road Status Foundation Website [Link]
Tonbridge Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN10 3JU
01732 350601
Loose Primary School DfE no 2044 Headteacher Mr Trevor North
Loose Road, Loose PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Academy Website [Link]
ME15 9UW Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 743549
Lunsford Primary School DfE no 2562 Headteacher Mr Gary Anscombe
Swallow Road, Larkfield PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Aylesford Status Community Website [Link]
ME20 6PY Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 843352
Madginford Primary School DfE no 2520 Headteacher Mrs Amanda Woolcombe
Egremont Road, Bearsted PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Community Website [Link]
ME15 8LH Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 734539
Marden Primary Academy DfE no 2183 Headteacher Mr Niall Dosad
Goudhurst Road, Marden PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Tonbridge Status Academy Website [Link]
TN12 9JX Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 831393

55
Tonbridge and Maidstone

Primary schools
Mereworth Community DfE no 2185 Headteacher Miss Amanda Lavelle
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
39 The Street, Mereworth Status Community Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME18 5ND
01622 812569
Molehill Primary Academy DfE no 2007 Headteacher Mrs Laura Smith
Hereford Road PAN 45 Email contactus@[Link]
Maidstone Status Academy Website [Link]
ME15 7ND Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 751729
More Park Catholic Primary School DfE no 3745 Headteacher Mrs Deborah Seal
Lucks Hill PAN 30 Email [Link]@[Link]
West Malling Status Academy Website [Link]
ME19 6HN Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
01732 843047
Oaks Primary Academy DfE no 2003 Headteacher Mr Thomas Moore
Oaktree Avenue PAN 27 Email contactus@[Link]
Maidstone Status Academy Website [Link]
ME15 9AX Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 755960
Offham Primary School DfE no 2187 Headteacher Mrs Emily John
Church Road, Offham PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
West Malling Status Community Website [Link]
ME19 5NX Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 842355
Palace Wood Primary School DfE no 3906 Headteacher Mrs Clare Cairns
Ash Grove PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Community Website [Link]
ME16 0AB Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 750084
Park Way Primary School DfE no 2176 Headteacher Mrs Karen Dhanecha
Park Way PAN 45 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Community Website [Link]
ME15 7AH Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 753651
Platt Church of England DfE no 3325 Headteacher Ms Emma Smith
Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Platinum Way, St Mary’s Platt Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Sevenoaks Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN15 8FH
01732 882596
Platts Heath Primary School DfE no 2169 Headteacher Mr Darren Waters
Headcorn Road, Platts Heath PAN 13 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Community Website [Link]
ME17 2NH Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 850316

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Tonbridge and Maidstone

Primary schools
Plaxtol Primary School DfE no 2188 Headteacher Mrs Claire Rowley
School Lane, Plaxtol PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
Sevenoaks Status Community Website [Link]
TN15 0QD Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 810200
Royal Rise Primary School DfE no 2085 Headteacher Mrs Sarah Griggs
Royal Rise PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Tonbridge Status Academy Website [Link]
TN9 2DQ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 354143
Ryarsh Primary School DfE no 2189 Headteacher Mr Daniel Childs
Birling Road, Ryarsh PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
West Malling Status Community Website [Link]
ME19 5LS Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 870600
Sandling Primary School DfE no 2552 Headteacher Miss Claire Coombes
Ashburnham Road, Penenden Heath PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Community Website [Link]
ME14 2JG Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 763297
Senacre Wood Primary School DfE no 2586 Headteacher Mrs Emily Sweeney
Graveney Road PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Community Website [Link]
ME15 8QQ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
03000 658430
Shipbourne School DfE no 2190 Headteacher Mrs Terri Daters
Stumble Hill, Shipbourne PAN 9 Email office@[Link]
Tonbridge Status Community Website [Link]
TN11 9PB Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 810344
Slade Primary School DfE no 2155 Headteacher Mrs Karen Slade
The Slade PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Tonbridge Status Community Website [Link]
TN9 1HR Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 350354
Snodland Church of England DfE no 5200 Headteacher Mrs Holley Hunt
Primary School PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Roberts Road Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Snodland Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
ME6 5HL
01634 241251
South Borough Primary School DfE no 2180 Headteacher Mr Matthew Currie
Stagshaw Close, Postley Road PAN 60 Email sbps_office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Academy Website [Link]
ME15 6TL Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 752161

57
Tonbridge and Maidstone

Primary schools
St Francis’ Catholic Primary School DfE no 5207 Headteacher Mrs Elizabeth Blanden
Queens Road PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Maidstone Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
ME16 0LB Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
01622 771540
St George’s Church of England DfE no 3089 Headteacher Mrs Elizabeth Rye
Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Old London Road, Wrotham Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Sevenoaks Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN15 7DL
01732 882401
St James the Great Academy DfE no 2006 Headteacher Miss Tamasin Springett
Chapman Way, East Malling PAN 30 Email contactus@[Link]
Maidstone Status Academy Website [Link]
ME19 6SD Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 841912
St John’s Church of England Primary DfE no 3372 Headteacher Mr Dan Smith
School (Maidstone) PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Provender Way, Weavering Status Academy Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
ME14 5TZ
01622 735916
St Katherine’s School DfE no 2118 Headteacher Mrs Ruth Powell
St Katherines Lane PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Snodland Status Academy Website [Link]
ME6 5EJ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01634 240061
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic DfE no 3744 Headteacher Mrs Fiona Oubridge
Primary School PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Trench Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Tonbridge Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN11 9NG
01732 358000
St Margaret’s Collier Street DfE no 3090 Headteacher Mr Paul Ryan
Church of England School PAN 17 Email headteacher@[Link]
Collier Street, Marden Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Tonbridge Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN12 9RR
01892 730264
St Mark’s Church of England DfE no 3059 Headteacher Mr Jonathan Bassett
Primary School (Eccles) PAN 20 Email headteacher@[Link]
Eccles Row, Eccles Status Academy Website [Link]
Aylesford Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME20 7HS
01622 717337

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Primary schools
St Michael’s Church of England DfE no 3073 Headteacher Mrs Lisa Saunders
Infant School (Maidstone) PAN 40 Email headteacher@[Link]
Douglas Road Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 4-7 SIF Required No
ME16 8ER
01622 751398
St Paul’s Infant School DfE no 2474 Headteacher Miss Julie Oakley
Hillary Road, Penenden Heath PAN 90 Email headteacher@[Link]
Maidstone Status Community Website [Link]
ME14 2BS Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01622 753322
St Peter’s Church of England DfE no 3057 Headteacher Mr Jim Holditch
Primary School PAN 24 Email office@[Link]
Mount Pleasant Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Aylesford Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME20 7BE
01622 717335
Staplehurst School DfE no 2192 Headteacher Miss Lucy Davenport
Gybbon Rise, Staplehurst PAN 75 Email office@[Link]
Tonbridge Status Community Website [Link]
TN12 0LZ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01580 891765
Stocks Green Primary School DfE no 2539 Headteacher Mr Peter Hipkiss
Leigh Road, Hildenborough PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Tonbridge Status Community Website [Link]
TN11 9AE Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 832758
Sussex Road Community DfE no 2156 Headteacher Mrs Sarah Miles
Primary School PAN 60 Email schooloffice@[Link]
Sussex Road Status Community Website [Link]
Tonbridge Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN9 2TP
01732 352367
Sutton Valence Primary School DfE no 2193 Headteacher Mrs Rebecca Latham-Parsons
North Street, Sutton Valence PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Maidstone Status Community Website [Link]
ME17 3HT Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 842188
Thurnham Church of England DfE no 3081 Headteacher Mr T Pring
Infant School PAN 90 Email manager@[Link]
The Landway, Bearsted Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 4-7 SIF Required No
ME14 4BL
01622 737685

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Primary schools
Tiger Primary School DfE no 2008 Headteacher Mr Daniel Siggs
Boughton Lane PAN 60 Email officetps@[Link]
Maidstone Status Free School Website [Link]
ME15 9QF Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 745166
Tree Tops Primary Academy DfE no 2004 Headteacher Miss Denise White
Brishing Lane PAN 45 Email contactus@[Link]
Maidstone Status Academy Website [Link]
ME15 9EZ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 754888
Trottiscliffe Church of England DfE no 3082 Headteacher Miss Lucy Henderson
Primary School PAN 12 Email office@[Link]
Church Lane, Trottiscliffe Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
West Malling Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME19 5EB
01732 822803
Tunbury Primary School DfE no 2530 Headteacher Mrs Ruth Austin
Tunbury Avenue PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Chatham Status Community Website [Link]
ME5 9HY Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01634 863085
Ulcombe Church of England DfE no 3083 Headteacher Mrs Emma Masters
Primary School PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
The Street, Ulcombe Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME17 1DU
01622 842903
Valley Invicta Primary at Aylesford DfE no 2030 Headteacher Mr Billy Harrington
Teapot Lane PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Aylesford Status Academy Website [Link]
ME20 7JU Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 718192
Valley Invicta Primary School DfE no 2172 Headteacher Mrs Carole Bacon
at East Borough PAN 60 Email [Link]@[Link]
Vinters Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes – Children previously in care outside
ME14 5DX of England
01622 754633
Valley Invicta Primary School DfE no 2037 Headteacher Mrs Lisa Vickers
at Holborough Lakes PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Pollyfield Close Status Academy Website [Link]
Snodland Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME6 5GR
01634 242839

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Primary schools
Valley Invicta Primary School DfE no 2038 Headteacher Mrs Steph Guthrie
at Kings Hill PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Warwick Way, Kings Hill Status Academy Website [Link]
West Malling Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME19 4AL
01732 841695
Valley Invicta Primary School DfE no 2036 Headteacher Mrs Gemma Robinson
at Leybourne Chase PAN 30 Email enquiriesley@[Link]
Derby Drive, Leybourne Chase Status Academy Website [Link]
West Malling Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME19 5FF
01732 840908
Wateringbury Church of England DfE no 3084 Headteacher Miss Deborah Johnson
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Bow Road, Wateringbury Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME18 5EA
01622 812199
West Borough Primary School DfE no 2653 Headteacher Mrs Lisa Edinburgh
Greenway PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Maidstone Status Community Website [Link]
ME16 8TL Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01622 726391
West Malling Church of England DfE no 3086 Headteacher Mr David Rye
Primary School and The McGinty PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Speech and Language SRP Status Academy Website [Link]
Norman Road Age 4-11 SIF Required No
West Malling
ME19 6RL
01732 842061
Woodlands Primary School DfE no 2079 Headteacher Mrs Vicki Lonie
Hunt Road PAN 90 Email admissions@[Link]
Tonbridge Status Community Website [Link]
TN10 4BB Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01732 355577
Wouldham All Saints Church of DfE no 3088 Headteacher Mrs Victoria Baldwin
England Primary School PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Worrall Drive Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Wouldham, Rochester Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME1 3GE
01634 861434
Yalding St Peter and St Paul Church DfE no 3092 Headteacher Mrs Sarah Friend
of England Primary School PAN 24 Email headteacher@[Link]
Vicarage Road, Yalding Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME18 6DP
01622 814298

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Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
5209 Allington Primary School 60 194 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.754 0
2027 Archbishop Courtenay Primary School 45 85 45 Yes Not known Not known 0.506 0
2080 Barming Primary School 60 121 60 Yes Not known Not known 1.329 0
2131 Bearsted Primary Academy 60 154 58 Yes Not known Not known 8.018 1
2086 Bishop Chavasse Primary School 60 69 38 Yes Not known Not known 0.782 0
5201 Borough Green Primary School 45 70 41 Yes Not known Not known 12.376 1
2161 Boughton Monchelsea Primary 30 111 30 No 21 9 1.494 0
School
3061 Bredhurst Church of England 20 74 20 No 6 14 0.821 0
Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2514 Brookfield Infant School 60 150 60 No 28 32 0.462 0
2171 Brunswick House Primary School 60 170 60 No 47 13 1.394 0
3062 Burham Church of England 28 49 10 No 5 5 2.728 0
Primary School
2114 Cage Green Primary School 30 65 26 Yes Not known Not known 2.377 0
2677 Coxheath Primary School 60 137 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.344 0
2065 Discovery School 90 152 75 No 41 34 5.551 0
5212 Ditton Infant School 60 97 43 Yes Not known Not known 1.92 0
2163 East Farleigh Primary School 30 79 30 No 21 9 1.547 0
2164 East Peckham Primary School 30 61 30 No 17 13 0.62 0
3898 Greenfields Community 45 126 44 No 20 24 0.471 0
Primary School
2132 Hadlow Primary School 30 36 22 No 14 5 12.615 3
3067 Harrietsham Church of England 60 98 60 No 29 31 1.909 0
Primary School
2165 Headcorn Primary School 60 72 54 No 27 26 3.722 1
3033 Hildenborough Church of England 30 66 28 No 16 12 1.553 0
Primary School
2166 Hollingbourne Primary School 15 46 12 No 9 3 3.674 0
2041 Holy Family Catholic Primary School 30 45 30 Yes Not known Not known 2.873 6
3323 Hunton Church of England Primary 15 39 15 Yes Not known Not known 5.915 0
School
2167 Ightham Primary School 30 117 30 No 13 17 1.131 0
2043 Jubilee Primary School 60 133 60 Yes Not known Not known 1.502 0
2680 Kings Hill School 60 160 59 No 31 28 0.778 0
2578 Kingswood Primary School 20 41 17 No 5 12 1.796 0
3091 Laddingford St Mary’s Church of 13 22 5 No 5 0 4.305 0
England Voluntary Controlled
Primary School
2073 Langley Park Primary Academy 60 129 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.438 0
3069 Leeds and Broomfield Church 15 23 11 No 8 3 4.244 0
of England Primary School
2168 Lenham Primary School 30 81 30 No 15 15 0.394 0
3324 Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul 30 58 28 Yes Not known Not known 1.138 1
Church of England Primary Academy
2662 Long Mead Community Primary 30 22 12 Yes Not known Not known 10.448 0
School
2044 Loose Primary School 90 215 90 Yes Not known Not known 1.187 0

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Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
2562 Lunsford Primary School 30 118 30 No 17 13 0.692 0
2520 Madginford Primary School 90 169 81 No 46 34 4.053 1
2183 Marden Primary Academy 60 72 48 Yes Not known Not known 3.013 6
2185 Mereworth Community Primary 30 64 26 No 17 9 4.283 0
School
2007 Molehill Primary Academy 45 75 39 Yes Not known Not known 1.74 5
3745 More Park Catholic Primary School 30 34 21 Yes Not known Not known 0.845 1
2003 Oaks Primary Academy 30 122 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.425 0
2187 Offham Primary School 30 133 30 No 15 15 1.271 0
3906 Palace Wood Primary School 60 143 60 No 43 17 1.057 0
2176 Park Way Primary School 45 99 45 No 23 19 2.282 3
3325 Platt Church of England Voluntary 30 75 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.392 0
Aided Primary School
2169 Platts Heath Primary School 13 12 4 No 3 1 0.986 0
2188 Plaxtol Primary School 15 31 12 No 5 7 2.652 0
2085 Royal Rise Primary School 30 74 24 Yes Not known Not known 1.176 2
2189 Ryarsh Primary School 30 112 30 No 12 18 0.508 0
2552 Sandling Primary School 60 117 47 No 31 16 2.358 0
2586 Senacre Wood Primary School 30 120 30 No 17 13 0.345 0
2190 Shipbourne School 9 36 6 No 5 1 3.308 0
2155 Slade Primary School 60 208 60 No 33 27 0.519 0
5200 Snodland CofE Primary School 60 115 58 Yes Not known Not known 4.909 3
2180 South Borough Primary School 60 173 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.446 0
5207 St Francis’ Catholic Primary School 60 96 60 Yes Not known Not known 1.948 9
3089 St George’s Church of England 30 47 28 No 17 11 9.824 0
Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2006 St James the Great Academy 30 26 17 Yes Not known Not known 1.056 1
3372 St John’s Church of England 60 211 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.633 0
Primary School
2118 St Katherine’s School 90 109 62 Yes Not known Not known 1.977 1
3744 St Margaret Clitherow 60 102 48 Yes Not known Not known 4.254 0
Catholic Primary School
3090 St Margaret’s, Collier Street Church of 17 48 17 No 6 11 1.94 0
England Voluntary Controlled School
3059 St Mark’s Church of England Primary 20 26 15 Yes Not known Not known 2.355 0
School
3073 St Michael’s Church of England Infant 40 130 40 No 28 12 0.313 0
School
2474 St Paul’s Infant School 90 130 86 No 59 18 56.772 9
3057 St Peter’s Church of England 30 53 24 No 15 9 3.652 0
Primary School
2192 Staplehurst School 75 63 44 No 27 13 29.246 4
2539 Stocks Green Primary School 30 84 30 No 15 15 0.615 0
2156 Sussex Road Community 60 151 60 No 42 18 0.543 0
Primary School
2193 Sutton Valence Primary School 30 85 30 No 16 14 3.374 0
3081 Thurnham Church of England 90 174 90 No 41 49 1.549 0
Infant School

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Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
2008 Tiger Primary School 60 76 31 Yes Not known Not known 8.359 6
2004 Tree Tops Primary Academy 45 78 45 Yes Not known Not known 1.157 0
3082 Trottiscliffe Church of England 12 21 9 No 6 3 2.439 0
Primary School
2530 Tunbury Primary School 90 101 61 No 2 59 1.511 0
3083 Ulcombe Church of England 15 12 8 No 4 3 3.098 1
Primary School
2030 Valley Invicta (Aylesford) 60 110 59 Yes Not known Not known 3.62 2
Primary School
2172 Valley Invicta (East Borough) 60 208 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.44 0
Primary School
2037 Valley Invicta (Holborough Lakes) 30 111 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.174 0
Primary School
2038 Valley Invicta (Kings Hill) 30 130 28 Yes Not known Not known 0.752 0
Primary School
2036 Valley Invicta (Leybourne Chase) 30 68 30 Yes Not known Not known 2.116 0
Primary School
3084 Wateringbury Church of England 30 37 21 Yes Not known Not known 3.181 0
Primary School
2653 West Borough Primary School 60 177 60 No 37 23 0.408 0
3086 West Malling Church of England 30 53 27 Yes Not known Not known 4.598 0
Primary School
2079 Woodlands Primary School 90 144 72 No 43 29 2.054 0
3088 Wouldham, All Saints Church Of 60 110 60 No 46 14 1.135 0
England Primary School
3092 Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church 24 35 21 No 9 12 2.25 0
of England Voluntary Controlled
Primary School

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Canterbury and Swale

Primary schools
Bapchild and Tonge Church DfE no 3328 Headteacher Mr Christian Kelly
of England Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
School Lane, Bapchild Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Sittingbourne Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
ME9 9NL
01795 424143
Barham Church of England DfE no 3120 Headteacher Mrs Alison Higgins and Mrs Jo Duhig
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Valley Road, Barham Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Canterbury Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT4 6NX
01227 831312
Blean Primary School DfE no 2258 Headteacher Mr Ian Rowden
Whitstable Road, Blean PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Canterbury Status Community Website [Link]
CT2 9ED Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 471254
Bobbing Village School DfE no 2223 Headteacher Mrs Diane Browning
Sheppey Way, Bobbing PAN 30 Email [Link]@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Academy Website [Link]
ME9 8PL Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 423939
Borden Church of England DfE no 3329 Headteacher Miss Georgina lngram
Primary School PAN 20 Email headteacher@[Link]
School Lane, Borden Status Academy Website [Link]
Sittingbourne Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
ME9 8JS
01795 472593
Boughton-under-Blean and DfE no 3282 Headteacher Mr Simon Way
Dunkirk Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
School Lane, Boughton Under Blean Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Faversham Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME13 9AW
01227 751431
Bredgar Church of England DfE no 3330 Headteacher Miss Joanna Heath
Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
Bexon Lane, Bredgar Status Academy Website [Link]
Sittingbourne Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes - Faith
ME9 8HB
01622 884359

65
Canterbury and Swale

Primary schools
Briary Primary School DfE no 2569 Headteacher Mrs Nicky Murrell
Greenhill Road PAN 60 Email admissions@[Link]
Herne Bay Status Academy Website [Link]
CT6 7RS Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 373095
Bridge and Patrixbourne Church DfE no 3122 Headteacher Mr James Tibbles
of England Primary School PAN 60 Email [Link]@[Link]
Conyngham Lane, Bridge Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Canterbury Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT4 5JX
01227 830276
Bysing Wood Primary School DfE no 2534 Headteacher Mr Andrew Harrison
Lower Road PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Faversham Status Academy Website [Link]
ME13 7NU Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 534644
Canterbury Primary School DfE no 2654 Headteacher Mrs Beverley Farrell
City View PAN 60 Email bfarrell@[Link]
Canterbury Status Academy Website [Link]
CT2 8PT Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 462883
Canterbury Road Primary School DfE no 2254 Headteacher Mrs Zoe King
School Road PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Community Website [Link]
ME10 4SE Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 423818
Chartham Primary School DfE no 2259 Headteacher Mr Jamie Noble
Shalmsford Street, Chartham PAN 60 Email CPSOffice@[Link]
Canterbury Status Academy Website [Link]
CT4 7QN Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 738225
Chislet Church of England DfE no 3123 Headteacher Mr Tim Whitehouse
Primary School PAN 14 Email office@[Link]
Chislet Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]/welcome
Canterbury Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT3 4DU
01227 860295
Davington Primary School DfE no 2228 Headteacher Mr Chilton Saint
Priory Row PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Faversham Status Community Website [Link]
ME13 7EQ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 532401
Eastchurch Church of England DfE no 3106 Headteacher Mrs Naomi Ivory
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Warden Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Eastchurch Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME12 4EJ
01795 880279

66
Canterbury and Swale

Primary schools
Eastling Primary School DfE no 2226 Headteacher Mrs Melanie Dale
Kettle Hill Road, Eastling PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
Faversham Status Community Website [Link]
ME13 0BA Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 890252
Ethelbert Road Primary School DfE no 2227 Headteacher Mrs Michele Kirkbride
Ethelbert Road PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Faversham Status Community Website [Link]
ME13 8SQ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 533124
Graveney Primary School DfE no 2229 Headteacher Mrs Alison Blackwell
Seasalter Road, Graveney PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
Faversham Status Academy Website [Link]
ME13 9DU Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 532005
Grove Park Primary School DfE no 2595 Headteacher Mrs Lauren Flain
Hilton Drive PAN 60 Email grovepark@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Academy Website [Link]
ME10 1PT Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 477417
Halfway Houses Primary School DfE no 5220 Headteacher Ms Lindsay Fordyce
Danley Road PAN 90 Email hhheadofschool@[Link]
Sheerness Status Academy Website [Link]
ME12 3AP Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 662875
Hampton Primary School DfE no 2264 Headteacher Ms Yvonne Nunn
Fitzgerald Avenue PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Herne Bay Status Academy Website [Link]
CT6 8NB Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 372159
Hartlip Endowed Church of England DfE no 3332 Headteacher Mrs Tracey Jerome
Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
The Street, Hartlip Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Sittingbourne Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
ME9 7TL
01795 842473
Herne Bay Infant School DfE no 2263 Headteacher Ms Nicky Brown
Stanley Road PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Herne Bay Status Community Website [Link]
CT6 5SH Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01227 372245
Herne Church of England DfE no 3295 Headteacher Mrs Liz Thomas-Friend (Executive)
Infant & Nursery School PAN 90 Email office2@[Link]
Palmer Close, Herne Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Herne Bay Age 4-7 SIF Required No
CT6 7AH
01227 740793

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Canterbury and Swale

Primary schools
Hernhill Church of England DfE no 3109 Headteacher Mrs Sarah Alexander
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Fostall, Hernhill Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Faversham Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME13 9JG
01227 751322
Hoath Primary School DfE no 2265 Headteacher Mr Tim Whitehouse
School Lane, Hoath PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
Canterbury Status Community Website [Link]/hoath-primary-school
CT3 4LA Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 860249
Holywell Primary School DfE no 2629 Headteacher Mr Darran Callaghan
Forge Lane PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Upchurch, Sittingbourne Status Academy Website [Link]
ME9 7AE Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01634 388416
Iwade School DfE no 2230 Headteacher Mrs Katrine Stewart
School Lane, Iwade PAN 90 Email Iwade@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Academy Website [Link]
ME9 8RS Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 472578
Joy Lane Primary School DfE no 3910 Headteacher Ms Debra Hines
Joy Lane PAN 90 Email admissions@[Link]
Whitstable Status Foundation Website [Link]
CT5 4LT Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 261430
Kemsley Primary Academy DfE no 2021 Headteacher Miss Iris Homer
Coldharbour Lane, Kemsley PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Academy Website [Link]
ME10 2RP Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 428689
Lansdowne Primary School DfE no 2055 Headteacher Mrs Claire Jobe
Gladstone Drive PAN 60 Email lansdowne@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Academy Website [Link]
ME10 3BH Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 423752
Littlebourne Church of England DfE no 3126 Headteacher Mrs Samantha Killick
Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
Church Road, Littlebourne Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Canterbury Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT3 1XS
01227 721671
Lower Halstow Primary School DfE no 2231 Headteacher Mrs Tara Deevoy (Executive)
School Lane, Lower Halstow PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Community Website [Link]
ME9 7ES Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 842344

68
Canterbury and Swale

Primary schools
Luddenham School DfE no 2232 Headteacher Mrs Claire Vincett
Luddenham PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Faversham Status Academy Website [Link]
ME13 0TE Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 532061
Lynsted and Norton Primary School DfE no 2233 Headteacher Mrs Catherine Mclaughlin
Lynsted Lane, Lynsted PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Academy Website [Link]
ME9 0RL Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 521362
Milstead and Frinsted Church DfE no 3110 Headteacher Mrs Amanda Love
of England Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
School Lane, Milstead Status Academy Website [Link]
Sittingbourne Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME9 0SJ
01795 830241
Milton Court Primary Academy DfE no 2022 Headteacher Miss Sarah Gadsdon
Brewery Road, Milton Regis PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Academy Website [Link]
ME10 2EE Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 472972
Minster in Sheppey Primary School DfE no 2235 Headteacher Ms Michelle Jeffery and Ms Lynne Lewis
Brecon Chase, Minster On Sea PAN 90 Email misoffice@[Link]
Sheerness Status Academy Website [Link]
ME12 2HX Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 872138
Newington Church of England DfE no 3111 Headteacher Mrs Tara Deevoy (Executive)
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
School Lane, Newington Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Sittingbourne Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME9 7LB
01795 842300
Oaks Infant School DfE no 2513 Headteacher Mrs Jenny Wyn
Gore Court Road PAN 90 Email headteacher@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Academy Website [Link]
ME10 1GL Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01795 423619
Ospringe Church of England DfE no 3108 Headteacher Mrs Amanda Ralph
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Water Lane, Ospringe Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Faversham Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME13 8TX
01795 532004
Parkside Community Primary School DfE no 2607 Headteacher Mr James Williams
Tennyson Avenue PAN 30 Email officemanager@[Link]
Canterbury Status Foundation Website [Link]
CT1 1EP Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 464956

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Canterbury and Swale

Primary schools
Petham Primary School DfE no 2026 Headteacher Mr Scott Guy
Church Lane, Petham PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
Canterbury Status Academy Website [Link]
CT4 5RD Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 700260
Pilgrims’ Way Primary School DfE no 2098 Headteacher Miss Anne-Marie Middleton
Pilgrims Way PAN 45 Email office@[Link]
Canterbury Status Academy Website [Link]
CT1 1XU Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 760084
Queenborough School and Nursery DfE no 2237 Headteacher Mr Jason Howard
Edward Road, Queenborough PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Sheerness Status Academy Website [Link]
ME11 5DF Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 662574
Reculver Church of England DfE no 2048 Headteacher Mrs Stella Collins
Primary School PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Hillborough Status Academy Website [Link]
Herne Bay Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT6 6TA
01227 375907
Regis Manor Primary School DfE no 2249 Headteacher Mr Matthew Perry
Middletune Avenue PAN 90 Email rmpoffice@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Academy Website [Link]
ME10 2HW Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 472971
Richmond Academy DfE no 2090 Headteacher Ms Helen Evemy
Unity Street PAN 60 Email richmond@[Link]
Sheerness Status Academy Website [Link]
ME12 2ET Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 662891
Rodmersham School DfE no 2239 Headteacher Mrs Nicola McMullon
Rodmersham Green, Rodmersham PAN 10 Email headteacher@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Community Website [Link]
ME9 0PS Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 423776
Rose Street Primary School DfE no 2245 Headteacher Mrs S Mackay
Rose Street PAN 60 Email [Link]@[Link]
Sheerness Status Community Website [Link]
ME12 1AW Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 663012
Selling Church of England DfE no 3112 Headteacher TBC
Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
The Street, Selling Status Academy Website [Link]
Faversham Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes – 25% Faith
ME13 9RQ
01227 752202

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Primary schools
Sheldwich Primary School DfE no 2246 Headteacher Mrs Sarah Garrett
Lees Court Road PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Sheldwich, Faversham Status Academy Website [Link]
ME13 0LU Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 532779
South Avenue Primary School DfE no 2435 Headteacher Miss Tracy Cadwallader
South Avenue PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Academy Website [Link]
ME10 4SU Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 477750
St Alphege Church of England DfE no 3129 Headteacher Mrs Jacqui Spinks
Infant School PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Oxford Street Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Whitstable Age 4-7 SIF Required No
CT5 1DA
01227 272977
St Clement’s Church of England DfE no 2144 Headteacher Mrs Kelly Lockwood
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Leysdown Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Sheerness Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME12 4AB
01795 506910
St Edward’s Catholic Primary School DfE no 2054 Headteacher Mrs Lauren Flain
New Road PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Sheerness Status Academy Website [Link]
ME12 1BW Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
01795 662708
St George’s Church of England DfE no 5228 Headteacher Mr Howard Fisher
Primary School PAN 60 Email ahill@[Link]
Chequers Road, Minster On Sea Status Academy Website [Link]
Sheerness Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
ME12 3QU
01795 877667
St John’s Church of England Primary DfE no 2000 Headteacher Mrs Jo Williamson
School (Canterbury) PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
St Johns Place Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Canterbury Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT1 1BD
01227 462360
St Mary of Charity Church of England DfE no 2051 Headteacher Mrs Louise Rowley-Jones
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Orchard Place Status Academy Website [Link]
Faversham Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME13 8AP
01795 532496

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Primary schools
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School DfE no 3715 Headteacher Mrs Michele Blunt
(Whitstable) PAN 60 Email admissions@[Link]
Northwood Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Whitstable Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT5 2EY
01227 272692
St Mary’s Church of England DfE no 3138 Headteacher Mrs Delia Cooper
Primary School – Chilham PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
School Hill, Chilham Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Canterbury Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT4 8DE
01227 730442
St Peter’s Catholic Primary School DfE no 3714 Headteacher Ms Catherine Vedamuttu
West Ridge PAN 30 Email principal@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Academy Website [Link]
ME10 1UJ Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes – Faith
01795 423479
St Peter’s Methodist Primary School DfE no 3289 Headteacher Mrs Kristina Dyer
St Peter’s Grove PAN 30 Email Office@[Link]
Canterbury Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
CT1 2DH Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 464392
St Stephen’s Infant School DfE no 2611 Headteacher Mrs Alice Edgington
Hales Drive PAN 90 Email ssisoffice@[Link],uk
Canterbury Status Academy Website [Link]
CT2 7AB Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01227 769204
St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School DfE no 3749 Headteacher Miss Lisa D’Agostini
(Canterbury) PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
99 Military Road Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Canterbury Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT1 1NE
01227 462539
Sturry Church of England DfE no 3128 Headteacher Mrs Michelle Mannings
Primary School PAN 60 Email sturry@[Link]
Park View, Sturry Status Academy Website [Link]
Canterbury Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT2 0NR
01227 710477
Sunny Bank Primary School DfE no 2126 Headteacher Mr Jack Allen
Sunny Bank, Murston PAN 45 Email admissions@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Academy Website [Link]
ME10 3QN Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 473891
Swalecliffe Community Primary School DfE no 2643 Headteacher Mr Ben Cooper
Bridgefield Road, Tankerton PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Whitstable Status Foundation Website [Link]
CT5 2PH Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 272101

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Primary schools
Teynham Parochial Church of DfE no 3117 Headteacher Mrs Elizabeth Pearson
England Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Station Road, Teynham Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Sittingbourne Age 4-11 SIF Required No
ME9 9BQ
01795 521217
Thistle Hill Academy DfE no 2034 Headteacher Ms R Handebeaux
Aspen Drive, Minster On Sea PAN 60 Email thistlehill@[Link]
Sheerness Status Academy Website [Link]
ME12 3UD Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 899119
Tunstall Church of England DfE no 3337 Headteacher Mrs Rebecca Andrews
Primary School PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Tunstall Road Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Sittingbourne Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
ME10 1YG
01795 472895
Water Meadows Primary School DfE no 2013 Headteacher Mr Benjamin Martin
Shaftesbury Road, Hersden PAN 30 Email watermeadows@[Link]
Canterbury Status Academy Website [Link]
CT3 4HS Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 710414
West Minster Primary School DfE no 2434 Headteacher Miss Hazel Brewer
St Georges Avenue PAN 60 Email [Link]@[Link]
Sheerness Status Community Website [Link]
ME12 1ET Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 662178
Westlands Primary School DfE no 3912 Headteacher Mrs Victoria Pettett
Homewood Avenue PAN 60 Email wpsoffice@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Academy Website [Link]/
ME10 1XN Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01795 470862
Westmeads Community Infant School DfE no 2268 Headteacher Ms Kirsty White
Cromwell Road PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Whitstable Status Community Website [Link]
CT5 1NA Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01227 272995
Wickhambreaux Church of England DfE no 3130 Headteacher Ms Lisa Crosbie
Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
The Street, Wickhambreaux Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Canterbury Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT3 1RN
01227 721300
Wincheap Foundation Primary School DfE no 5221 Headteacher Mrs Nicola Dawson
Hollow Lane PAN 60 Email ndawson@[Link]
Canterbury Status Foundation Website [Link]
CT1 3SD Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 464134

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Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
3119 Adisham Church of England 15 39 15 Yes Not known Not known 0.901 0
Primary School
3328 Bapchild and Tonge Church of 30 79 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.807 0
England Primary School
3120 Barham Church of England 30 97 30 No 17 13 2.449 0
Primary School
2258 Blean Primary School 60 161 60 No 41 19 1.723 0
2223 Bobbing Village School 30 182 30 Yes Not known Not known 1.158 0
3329 Borden Church of England 20 37 14 Yes Not known Not known 8.015 1
Primary School
3282 Boughton-under-Blean and 30 54 24 No 15 9 5.496 0
Dunkirk Primary School
3330 Bredgar Church of England 15 28 9 Yes Not known Not known 3.504 0
Primary School
2569 Briary Primary School 60 95 48 Yes Not known Not known 3.228 7
3122 Bridge and Patrixbourne Church 60 125 57 No 34 23 7.177 0
of England Primary School
2534 Bysing Wood Primary School 60 47 51 Yes Not known Not known 1.355 26
2654 Canterbury Primary School 60 109 58 Yes Not known Not known 3.078 3
2254 Canterbury Road Primary School 30 129 30 No 17 13 0.229 0
2259 Chartham Primary School 60 84 57 Yes Not known Not known 2.808 0
3123 Chislet Church of England 15 48 15 No 8 7 3.482 0
Primary School
2228 Davington Primary School 60 161 60 No 36 24 0.488 0
3106 Eastchurch Church of England 60 37 30 Yes Not known Not known 2.15 0
Primary School
2226 Eastling Primary School 15 17 11 No 6 5 2.896 0
2227 Ethelbert Road Primary School 30 135 30 No 20 10 0.235 0
2229 Graveney Primary School 15 38 15 Yes Not known Not known 2.912 0
2595 Grove Park Primary School 60 126 50 Yes Not known Not known 5.823 0
5220 Halfway Houses Primary School 90 214 90 Yes Not known Not known 6.063 0
2264 Hampton Primary School 90 226 90 Yes Not known Not known 1.044 0
3332 Hartlip Endowed Church of 15 30 15 Yes Not known Not known 8.8 1
England Primary School
2263 Herne Bay Infant School 90 145 90 No 49 38 5.836 3
3295 Herne Church of England Infant School 90 255 89 No 46 43 0.832 0
3109 Hernhill Church of England Primary 30 65 30 No 15 15 2.379 0
School
2265 Hoath Primary School 15 78 15 No 8 7 1.874 0
2629 Holywell Primary School 30 60 30 Yes Not known Not known 1.148 0
2230 Iwade School 90 144 88 Yes Not known Not known 4.861 1
3910 Joy Lane Primary Foundation School 90 145 84 Yes Not known Not known 12.083 0
2021 Kemsley Primary Academy 30 64 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.592 0
2055 Lansdowne Primary School 60 110 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.494 0

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Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
3126 Littlebourne Church of England 15 49 15 No 10 5 2.427 0
Primary School
2231 Lower Halstow Primary School 30 75 25 No 14 11 8.213 0
2232 Luddenham School 30 84 29 Yes Not known Not known 1.175 0
2233 Lynsted and Norton Primary School 15 22 15 Yes Not known Not known 8.627 5
3110 Milstead and Frinsted Church of 15 15 5 Yes Not known Not known 1.278 1
England Primary School
2022 Milton Court Primary Academy 30 94 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.419 0
2235 Minster in Sheppey Primary School 90 211 90 Yes Not known Not known 0.776 0
3111 Newington Church of England 30 47 30 No 10 20 0.522 0
Primary School
2513 Oaks Infant School 90 203 90 Yes Not known Not known 1.344 0
3108 Ospringe Church of England 30 104 30 No 17 13 0.347 0
Primary School
2607 Parkside Community Primary School 30 42 30 Yes Not known Not known 4.041 0
2026 Petham Primary School 15 37 15 Yes Not known Not known 3.164 0
2098 Pilgrims’ Way Primary School 60 56 39 Yes Not known Not known 1.906 7
2237 Queenborough School and Nursery 60 145 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.589 0
2048 Reculver Church of England 60 181 60 Yes Not known Not known 1.721 0
Primary School
2249 Regis Manor Primary School 90 159 90 Yes Not known Not known 1.225 0
2090 Richmond Primary School 60 56 35 Yes Not known Not known 5.891 2
2239 Rodmersham School 20 71 20 No 6 14 1.78 0
2245 Rose Street Primary School 60 133 60 No 38 22 0.628 0
3112 Selling Church of England Primary 30 27 11 Yes Not known Not known 1.728 0
School
2246 Sheldwich Primary School 30 80 30 Yes Not known Not known 2.615 0
2435 South Avenue Primary School 60 118 56 Yes Not known Not known 1.962 1
3129 St Alphege Church of England 60 123 52 No 46 6 5.586 0
Infant School
2054 St Edward’s Catholic Primary School 30 67 25 Yes Not known Not known 1.985 1
5228 St George’s CofE Primary School 60 132 58 Yes Not known Not known 4.667 0
2000 St John’s Church of England 60 74 42 No 23 15 14.515 4
Primary School
2051 St Mary of Charity CofE Primary 30 84 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.365 0
School
3715 St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, 60 71 37 Yes Not known Not known 16.437 0
Whitstable
3714 St Peter’s Catholic Primary School 30 53 22 Yes Not known Not known 1.563 0
3289 St Peter’s Methodist Primary School 30 119 30 No 19 11 0.717 0
2611 St Stephen’s Infant School 90 197 90 Yes Not known Not known 6.75 0
3749 St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School 30 132 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.33 0
3128 Sturry Church of England 60 106 60 Yes Not known Not known 2.094 0
Primary School
2126 Sunny Bank Primary School 45 36 23 Yes Not known Not known 10.342 6

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Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
2643 Swalecliffe Community 90 145 70 Yes Not known Not known 7.632 0
Primary School
3117 Teynham Parochial Church of 30 50 30 No 11 19 0.148 0
England Primary School
2034 Thistle Hill Academy 60 67 40 Yes Not known Not known 4.616 3
3337 Tunstall Church of England 60 149 60 Yes Not known Not known 2.406 0
Primary School
2013 Water Meadows Primary School 30 43 27 Yes Not known Not known 5.613 2
2434 West Minster Primary School 90 122 51 No 22 26 1.541 3
3912 Westlands Primary School 60 126 60 Yes Not known Not known 1.444 0
2268 Westmeads Community 60 109 40 No 32 8 6.1 0
Infant School
3130 Wickhambreaux Church of England 15 36 13 No 3 10 5.447 0
Primary School
5221 Wincheap Foundation 60 144 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.409 0
Primary School

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Ashford and Folkestone

& Hythe
Primary schools
Aldington Primary School DfE no 2270 Headteacher Mr Ben Dawson
Roman Road, Aldington PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Ashford Status Foundation Website [Link]
TN25 7EE Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 720247
All Souls’ Church of England DfE no 5224 Headteacher Mrs Lisa Ransley
Primary School PAN 45 Email office@[Link]
Stanley Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Folkestone Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT19 4LG
01303 275967
Ashford Oaks Primary School DfE no 3909 Headteacher Mr Phil Chantler
Oak Tree Road PAN 60 Email [Link]@[Link]
Ashford Status Community Website [Link]
TN23 4QR Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 631259
Beaver Green Primary School DfE no 2060 Headteacher Ms Tina Oakley
Cuckoo Lane PAN 60 Email [Link]@[Link]
Ashford Status Academy Website [Link]
TN23 5DA Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 621989
Bethersden Primary School DfE no 2278 Headteacher Ms Rebecca Heaton
School Road, Bethersden PAN 20 Email office@[Link]
Ashford Status Community Website [Link]
TN26 3AH Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 820479
Bodsham Church of England Primary DfE no 3146 Headteacher Mr Paul Newton
School PAN 13 Email admin@[Link]
School Hill, Bodsham Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Ashford Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN25 5JQ
01233 750374
Brabourne Church of England DfE no 3136 Headteacher Mr Andrew Stapley
Primary School PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
School Lane Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Brabourne, Ashford Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN25 5LQ
01303 813276

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Primary schools
Brenzett Church of England DfE no 2081 Headteacher Miss Charlotte Barnden
Primary School PAN 20 Email office@[Link]
Brenzett Status Academy Website [Link]
Romney Marsh Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN29 9UA
01797 344335
Brook Community Primary School DfE no 2279 Headteacher Mrs Ellen Ranson-McCabe
Spelders Hill, Brook PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
Ashford Status Foundation Website [Link]
TN25 5PB Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 812614
Brookland Church of England DfE no 3137 Headteacher Mr Martin Hacker
Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
High Street, Brookland Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Romney Marsh Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN29 9QR
01797 344317
Castle Hill Community Primary DfE no 3904 Headteacher Mr Pete Talbot
School PAN 58 Email [Link]@[Link]
Sidney Street Status Community Website [Link]
Folkestone Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT19 6HG
01303 251583
Challock Primary School DfE no 2280 Headteacher Mrs Susan Sweet
Church Lane, Challock PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Ashford Status Foundation Website [Link]
TN25 4BU Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 740286
Charing Church of England DfE no 3343 Headteacher Mr Tom Bird
Primary School PAN 20 Email office@[Link]
School Road, Charing Status Academy Website [Link]
Ashford Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN27 0JN
01233 712277
Cheriton Primary School DfE no 2510 Headteacher Ms Angela Maxted
Church Road PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Folkestone Status Foundation Website [Link]
CT20 3EP Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
01303 276112
Chilmington Green Primary School DfE no 2093 Headteacher Mrs C Foreman
Mock Lane, Great Chart PAN 60 Email chilmingtongreen@[Link]
Ashford Status Free Website [Link]
TN23 3DS Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 228241

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Primary schools
Christ Church Church of England DfE no 3148 Headteacher Mr Robin Flack
Academy PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Brockman Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Folkestone Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT20 1DJ
01303 253645
Churchill School DfE no 2692 Headteacher Mrs Zoe Stone
Haven Drive, Hawkinge PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Folkestone Status Foundation Website [Link]
CT18 7RH Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01303 893892
Downs View Infant School DfE no 2574 Headteacher Mrs Tracy Kent/Mrs Sarah Collins
Ball Lane, Kennington PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Ashford Status Community Website [Link]
TN25 4PJ Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01233 632339
Dymchurch Primary School DfE no 2650 Headteacher Mr Iain Rudgyard
New Hall Close, Dymchurch PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Romney Marsh Status Academy Website [Link]
TN29 0LE Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01303 872377
East Stour Primary School DfE no 2272 Headteacher Mrs Emma Law
Earlsworth Road, Willesborough PAN 60 Email admin@[Link]
Ashford Status Academy Website [Link]
TN24 0DW Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 630820
Egerton Church of England DfE no 3199 Headteacher Mrs Julia Walker
Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Stisted Way, Egerton Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Ashford Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN27 9DR
01233 756274
Elham Church of England DfE no 3347 Headteacher Mr Dan File
Primary School PAN 20 Email secretary@[Link]
Vicarage Lane, Elham Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Canterbury Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT4 6TT
01303 840325
Finberry Primary School DfE no 2061 Headteacher Ms Stella Scharinger
Avocet Way PAN 60 Email finberry@[Link]
Sevington, Ashford Status Academy Website [Link]
TN25 7GS Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 622686

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Primary schools
Folkestone Primary DfE no 2143 Headteacher Miss Louise Feaver
Academy Lane PAN 60 Email fapadmin@[Link]
Folkestone Status Academy Website [Link]/primary
CT19 5FP Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
01303 842400
Folkestone, St Mary’s Church of DfE no 3349 Headteacher Mr Richard Russell
England Primary Academy PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Warren Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Folkestone Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT19 6QH
01303 251390
Furley Park Primary Academy DfE no 2686 Headteacher Ms Emma Collip
Reed Crescent, Kingsnorth PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Ashford Status Academy Website [Link]
TN23 3PA Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 501732
Goat Lees Primary School DfE no 3920 Headteacher Ms Teresa Adams
Hurst Road, Kennington PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Ashford Status Foundation Website [Link]
TN24 9RR Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 630201
Godinton Primary School DfE no 2625 Headteacher Miss Jill Talbot
Lockholt Close PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Ashford Status Academy Website [Link]
TN23 3JR Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 621616
Great Chart Primary School DfE no 2282 Headteacher Mrs Wendy Pang
Hoxton Close, Singleton PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Ashford Status Community Website [Link]
TN23 5LB Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 620040
Greatstone Primary School DfE no 5218 Headteacher Ms Jaclym Kay
Baldwin Road, Greatstone PAN 52 Email office@[Link]
New Romney Status Foundation Website [Link]
TN28 8SY Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes – Children previously in care outside
01797 363916 of England
Hamstreet Primary Academy DfE no 2286 Headteacher Mrs Jane Macey
Hamstreet PAN 45 Email enquiries@[Link]
Ashford Status Academy Website [Link]
TN26 2EA Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 732577
Harcourt Primary School DfE no 5225 Headteacher Mr Anthony Silk
Biggins Wood Road PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Folkestone Status Foundation Website [Link]
CT19 4NE Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01303 275294

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Primary schools
Hawkinge Primary School DfE no 2298 Headteacher Miss Aly Ward
Canterbury Road, Hawkinge PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Folkestone Status Foundation Website [Link]
CT18 7BN Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01303 892224
High Halden Church of England DfE no 3139 Headteacher Mrs Kelly Burlton
Primary School PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
Church Hill, High Halden Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Ashford Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN26 3JB
01233 850285
Hythe Bay Church of England DfE no 3902 Headteacher Mrs Carolyn Chivers
Primary School PAN 45 Email headteacher@[Link]
Cinque Ports Avenue Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Hythe Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT21 6HS
01303 267802
John Mayne Church of England DfE no 3134 Headteacher Mrs Helen Tester
Primary School PAN 20 Email office@[Link]
High Street, Biddenden Status Academy Website [Link]
Ashford Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN27 8AL
01580 291424
John Wallis Church of England DfE no 6919 Headteacher Mr Damian McBeath
Academy PAN 60 Email admissions@[Link]
Millbank Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Ashford Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes – 10% Faith
TN23 3HG
01233 621133
John Wesley Church of England DfE no 3299 Headteacher Miss Rachael Harrington
and Methodist Primary School PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Wesley School Road, Cuckoo Lane Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Singleton, Ashford Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN23 5LW
01233 614660
Kingsnorth Church of England DfE no 3140 Headteacher Mr Iain Witts
Primary School PAN 60 Email admissions@[Link]
Church Hill, Kingsnorth Status Academy Website [Link]
Ashford Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN23 3EF
01233 622673
Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed DfE no 3284 Headteacher Ms Rachael Foster
Primary School PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Bridge Street, Wye Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Ashford Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN25 5EA
01233 812781

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Primary schools
Lydd Primary School DfE no 2059 Headteacher Mrs Nicki Man
20 Skinner Road, Lydd PAN 45 Email office@[Link]
Romney Marsh Status Academy Website [Link]
TN29 9HW Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01797 320362
Lyminge Church of England DfE no 3154 Headteacher Mr Matt Day
Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Church Road, Lyminge Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Folkestone Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT18 8JA
01303 862367
Lympne Church of England DfE no 3155 Headteacher Mrs Melanie Nash
Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Octavian Drive, Lympne Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Hythe Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT21 4JG
01303 268041
Martello Primary DfE no 2039 Headteacher Miss Natalie Barrow
Warren Way PAN 30 Email martellooffice@[Link]
Folkestone Status Academy Website [Link]
CT19 6DT Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01303 847540
Mersham Primary School DfE no 2285 Headteacher Mrs Cheryl Chalkley
Church Road, Mersham PAN 30 Email secretary@[Link]
Ashford Status Foundation Website [Link]
TN25 6NU Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 720449
Morehall Primary DfE no 2087 Headteacher Ms Am’e Moris
Chart Road, Cheriton PAN 30 Email morehalloffice@[Link]
Folkestone Status Academy Website [Link]
CT19 4PN Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01303 275128
Mundella Primary School DfE no 2296 Headteacher Mr Frazer Westmorland
Black Bull Road PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Folkestone Status Academy Website [Link]
CT19 5QX Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01303 252265
Palmarsh Primary School DfE no 2524 Headteacher Mr Jamie Leach
St Georges Place PAN 20 Email headteacher@[Link]
Hythe Status Community Website [Link]
CT21 6NE Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01303 260212
Phoenix Community Primary School DfE no 3893 Headteacher Mr Chris Johnson
Belmont Road, Kennington PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Ashford Status Foundation Website [Link]
TN24 9LS Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 622510

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Primary schools
Pluckley Church of England DfE no 3142 Headteacher Mrs Lorraine Smith
Primary Academy PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
The Street, Pluckley Status Academy Website [Link]
Ashford Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN27 0QS
01233 840422
Repton Manor Primary School DfE no 2002 Headteacher Mr Matt Rawling
Repton Avenue PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Ashford Status Foundation Website [Link]
TN23 3RX Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 666307
Rolvenden Primary School DfE no 2287 Headteacher Mr Ben Vincer
Hastings Road, Rolvenden PAN 14 Email bvincer@[Link]
Cranbrook Status Academy Website [Link]
TN17 4LS Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01580 241444
Saltwood Church of England DfE no 3350 Headteacher Mr Paul Newton
Primary School PAN 30 Email enquiries@[Link]
Grange Road, Saltwood Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Hythe Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT21 4QS
01303 266058
Sandgate Primary School DfE no 2545 Headteacher Mr Matthew Green
Coolinge Lane PAN 60 Email enquiries@[Link]
Folkestone Status Community Website [Link]
CT20 3QU Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01303 257280
Seabrook Church of England Primary DfE no 3153 Headteacher Mrs Elizabeth Carter
School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
Seabrook Road Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Hythe Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT21 5RL
01303 238429
Sellindge Primary School DfE no 2300 Headteacher Miss Jo Wren
Main Road, Sellindge PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Ashford Status Community Website [Link]
TN25 6JY Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01303 812073
Selsted Church of England DfE no 3160 Headteacher Mrs Angela Woodgate
Primary School PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
Wootton Lane, Selsted Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Dover Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT15 7HH
01303 844286

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Primary schools
Smarden Primary Academy DfE no 2288 Headteacher Mrs Claudia Miller
Pluckley Road, Smarden PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
Ashford Status Academy Website [Link]
TN27 8ND Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 770316
Smeeth Community Primary School DfE no 2289 Headteacher Ms Jennifer Payne
Caroland Close, Smeeth PAN 20 Email headteacher@[Link]
Ashford Status Foundation Website [Link]
TN25 6RX Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01303 813128
St Augustine’s Catholic Primary DfE no 3718 Headteacher Mrs Nicola Clarke
School (Hythe) PAN 30 Email schoolsecretary@[Link]
St. John’s Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Hythe Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT21 4BE
01303 266578
St Eanswythe’s Church of England DfE no 3348 Headteacher Mrs Claire Jacobs
Primary Academy PAN 30 Email sglover@[Link]
Church Street Status Academy Website [Link]
Folkestone Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT20 1SE
01303 255516
St Martin’s Church of England DfE no 3149 Headteacher Mrs Elizabeth Carter
Primary School (Folkestone) PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Horn Street Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Folkestone Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT20 3JJ
01303 238888
Ashford, St Mary’s Church of England DfE no 3340 Headteacher Mr Nicola Hirst
Primary School PAN 60 Email admin1@[Link]
Western Avenue Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Ashford Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN23 1ND
01233 625531
St Michael’s Church of England DfE no 3143 Headteacher Mrs Sara Williamson
Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Ashford Road, St Michaels Status Academy Website [Link]
Tenterden Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN30 6PU
01580 763210
St Nicholas Church of England DfE no 2078 Headteacher Mr Christopher Dale
Primary Academy PAN 60 Email enquiries@[Link]
Fairfield Road Status Academy Website [Link]
New Romney Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN28 8BP
01797 361906

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Primary schools
St Peter’s Church of England DfE no 3150 Headteacher Mrs Toni Browne
Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
The Durlocks Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Folkestone Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT19 6AL
01303 255400
St Simon of England Roman Catholic DfE no 3743 Headteacher Mr Peter McCabe
Primary School PAN 30 Email [Link]@[Link]
Noakes Meadow Status Academy Website [Link]
Ashford Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN23 4RB
01233 623199
St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School DfE no 3716 Headteacher Mrs Hayley Bennett
Quantock Drive PAN 30 Email [Link]@[Link]
Ashford Status Academy Website [Link]
TN24 8QN Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
01233 622797
Stella Maris Catholic Primary DfE no 5216 Headteacher Mr Andrew Langley
Academy PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Parkfield Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Folkestone Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes – Faith
CT19 5BY
01303 252127
Stelling Minnis Church of England DfE no 3158 Headteacher Mrs Julie Simmons
Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
Bossingham Road, Stelling Minnis Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Canterbury Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT4 6DU
01227 709218
Stowting Church of England DfE no 3159 Headteacher Mrs Sarah Uden
Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
Stowting Hill, Stowting Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Ashford Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN25 6BE
01303 862375
Tenterden Infant School DfE no 2290 Headteacher Mrs T McIntosh
Recreation Ground Road PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Tenterden Status Academy Website [Link]
TN30 6RA Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01580 762086
Victoria Road Primary School DfE no 2275 Headteacher Mrs Kelly Collens
Victoria Road PAN 30 Email school@[Link]
Ashford Status Community Website [Link]
TN23 7HQ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01233 620044

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Primary schools
Willesborough Infant School DfE no 2276 Headteacher Mrs Fran Rusbridge
Church Road, Willesborough PAN 120 Email office@[Link]
Ashford Status Foundation Website [Link]
TN24 0JZ Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01233 624165
Wittersham Church of England DfE no 3346 Headteacher Mr George Hawkins
Primary School PAN 20 Email office@[Link]
The Street, Wittersham Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Tenterden Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
TN30 7EA
01797 270329
Woodchurch Church of England DfE no 3145 Headteacher Mrs Kelly Burlton
Primary School PAN 26 Email headteacher@[Link]
Bethersden Road, Woodchurch Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Ashford Age 4-11 SIF Required No
TN26 3QJ
01233 860232

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Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
2270 Aldington Primary School 30 50 26 Yes Not known Not known 4.896 0
5224 All Soul’s Church of England 45 70 28 Yes Not known Not known 1.99 1
Primary School
3909 Ashford Oaks Community 60 97 47 No 26 21 1.915 0
Primary School
3340 Ashford St Mary's Church of 60 148 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.872 0
England Primary School
2060 Beaver Green Primary School 60 100 43 Yes Not known Not known 2.469 0
2278 Bethersden Primary School 20 36 16 No 12 4 7.241 0
3146 Bodsham Church of England 13 20 9 No 3 6 7.464 0
Primary School
3136 Brabourne Church of England 15 41 15 No 10 5 5.705 0
Primary School
2081 Brenzett Church of England 20 29 10 Yes Not known Not known 4.477 0
Primary School
2279 Brook Community Primary School 15 19 8 Yes Not known Not known 2.811 0
3137 Brookland Church of England 15 30 15 No 12 3 5.709 0
Primary School
3904 Castle Hill Community 58 94 51 No 27 24 0.871 0
Primary School
2280 Challock Primary School 30 76 30 Yes Not known Not known 4.067 0
3343 Charing Church of England 25 49 23 Yes Not known Not known 4.665 0
Primary School
2510 Cheriton Primary School 60 90 47 Yes Not known Not known 4.092 1
3138 Chilham, St Mary's Church of 15 40 13 No 6 7 4.25 0
England Primary School
2093 Chilmington Green Primary School 60 94 41 Yes Not known Not known 13.58 0
3148 Christ Church Cep Academy, 60 118 54 Yes Not known Not known 1.412 0
Folkestone
2692 Churchill School 60 77 42 Yes Not known Not known 3.102 0
2574 Downs View Infant School 90 112 59 No 35 24 4.205 0
2650 Dymchurch Primary School 30 37 16 Yes Not known Not known 6.661 0
2272 East Stour Primary School 60 78 32 Yes Not known Not known 0.652 1
3199 Egerton Church of England 30 43 21 No 11 10 5.722 0
Primary School
3347 Elham Church of England 20 43 12 Yes Not known Not known 7.043 0
Primary School
2061 Finberry Primary School 60 118 60 Yes Not known Not known 1.906 0
2143 Folkestone Primary 60 88 48 Yes Not known Not known 10.492 2
3349 Folkestone St Mary’s Church of 60 107 47 Yes Not known Not known 5.335 0
England Primary Academy
2686 Furley Park Primary Academy 90 101 37 Yes Not known Not known 6.218 0
3920 Goat Lees Primary School 30 77 24 Yes Not known Not known 2.859 0
2625 Godinton Primary School 60 134 58 Yes Not known Not known 2.623 0
2282 Great Chart Primary School 60 233 60 No 39 21 0.504 0

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Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
5218 Greatstone Primary School 52 51 26 Yes Not known Not known 2.563 0
2286 Hamstreet Primary Academy 45 57 32 Yes Not known Not known 4.833 0
5225 Harcourt Primary School 30 59 30 Yes Not known Not known 1.794 0
2298 Hawkinge Primary School 60 105 55 Yes Not known Not known 2.598 0
3139 High Halden Church of England 15 49 15 No 7 8 2.89 0
Primary School
3902 Hythe Bay CofE Primary School 45 57 42 No 16 23 11.778 3
3134 John Mayne Church of England 20 19 14 Yes Not known Not known 1.114 4
Primary School
6919 John Wallis Church of England 60 82 44 Yes Not known Not known 1.156 0
Academy
3299 John Wesley Church of England 60 133 56 Yes Not known Not known 5.569 0
Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary
School
3140 Kingsnorth Church of England 60 140 56 Yes Not known Not known 3.496 0
Primary School
3284 Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed 60 96 49 No 27 22 6.027 0
Primary School
2059 Lydd Primary School 45 36 31 Yes Not known Not known 3.563 0
3154 Lyminge Church of England 30 35 18 No 9 9 9.492 0
Primary School
3155 Lympne Church of England 30 79 30 No 17 13 2.227 0
Primary School
2039 Martello Primary 30 38 17 Yes Not known Not known 2.163 1
2285 Mersham Primary School 30 57 10 Yes Not known Not known 2.974 0
2087 Morehall Primary School 30 87 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.485 0
2296 Mundella Primary School 30 43 19 Yes Not known Not known 0.714 0
2524 Palmarsh Primary School 20 81 20 No 5 15 0.159 0
3893 Phoenix Community Primary School 30 48 22 Yes Not known Not known 0.714 0
3142 Pluckley Church of England 15 35 11 Yes Not known Not known 10.028 0
Primary School
2002 Repton Manor Primary School 60 150 59 Yes Not known Not known 4.433 0
2287 Rolvenden Primary School 14 33 11 Yes Not known Not known 4.738 0
3350 Saltwood CofE Primary School 30 71 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.852 0
2545 Sandgate Primary School 60 168 60 No 36 24 0.763 0
3153 Seabrook Church of England 15 58 15 No 7 8 0.368 0
Primary School
2300 Sellindge Primary School 30 54 26 No 20 6 40.256 0
3160 Selsted Church of England 15 47 14 No 9 5 5.56 0
Primary School
2288 Smarden Primary School 27 63 27 Yes Not known Not known 3.008 0
2289 Smeeth Community Primary School 20 26 12 Yes Not known Not known 6.695 0
3718 St Augustine’s Catholic 30 65 29 Yes Not known Not known 3.379 1
Primary School
3348 St Eanswythe’s Church of England 30 88 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.857 0
Primary School

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Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
3149 St Martin’s Church of England 30 100 30 No 17 13 0.592 0
Primary School
3143 St Michael’s Church of England 30 56 29 Yes Not known Not known 3.804 0
Primary School
2078 St Nicholas Church of England 60 82 58 Yes Not known Not known 9.701 0
Primary Academy
3150 St Peter’s Church of England 15 42 15 No 9 6 0.855 0
Primary School
3743 St Simon of England Roman Catholic 30 49 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.608 1
Primary School
3716 St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School 30 68 25 Yes Not known Not known 1.414 0
5216 Stella Maris Catholic Primary School 30 91 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.307 0
3158 Stelling Minnis Church of England 15 17 6 No 5 1 5.723 0
Primary School
3159 Stowting Church of England 15 45 15 No 7 8 2.373 0
Primary School
2290 Tenterden Infant School 60 78 43 Yes Not known Not known 8.789 0
2275 Victoria Road Primary School 30 100 29 No 21 8 1.198 0
2276 Willesborough Infant School 120 178 112 Yes Not known Not known 9.574 1
3346 Wittersham Church of England 20 22 14 Yes Not known Not known 8.27 0
Primary School
3145 Woodchurch Church of England 26 50 25 No 13 12 6.322 0
Primary School

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Primary schools
Adisham Church of England DfE no 3119 Headteacher Miss Sophie Metcalf
Primary School PAN 15 Email adisham@[Link]
The Street, Adisham Status Academy Website [Link]
Canterbury Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT3 3JW
01304 840246
Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church DfE no 3351 Headteacher Mrs Fiona Crascall
of England Primary School PAN 30 Email kbailey@[Link]
School Road, Ash Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Canterbury Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT3 2JD
01304 812539
Aycliffe Community Primary School DfE no 2454 Headteacher Mrs Jacky Cox
St Davids Avenue PAN 20 Email office@[Link]
Dover Status Community Website [Link]
CT17 9HJ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01304 202651
Aylesham Primary School DfE no 2648 Headteacher Mr Darran Callaghan
Attlee Avenue, Aylesham PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Canterbury Status Community Website [Link]
CT3 3BS Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01304 840392
Birchington Church of England DfE no 3178 Headteacher Ms Kath Barham
Primary School PAN 60 Email [Link]@[Link]
Park Lane Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Birchington Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT7 0AS
01843 841046
Bromstone Primary School DfE no 2603 Headteacher Mr James Williams
Rumfields Road PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Broadstairs Status Foundation Website [Link]
CT10 2PW Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01843 867010
Callis Grange Nursery and Infant DfE no 2329 Headteacher Mrs Palmer-Simpson
School PAN 90 Email headteacher@[Link]
Beacon Road Status Community Website [Link]
Broadstairs Age 4-7 SIF Required No
CT10 3DG
01843 862531

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Primary schools
Capel-le-Ferne Primary School DfE no 2559 Headteacher Mr Anthony Richards
Capel Street, Capel-le-Ferne PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Folkestone Status Community Website [Link]
CT18 7HB Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01303 251353
Charlton Church of England DfE no 2058 Headteacher Miss Sally-Anne Hanson
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Barton Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Dover Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT16 2LX
01304 201275
Chilton Primary School DfE no 2596 Headteacher Mr Alex McAuley
Chilton Lane PAN 60 Email [Link]@[Link]
Ramsgate Status Academy Website [Link]
CT11 0LQ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01843 597695
Cliftonville Primary School DfE no 2028 Headteacher Ms Claire Whichcord
Northumberland Avenue PAN 120 Email office@[Link]
Margate Status Academy Website [Link]
CT9 3LY Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01843 227575
Dame Janet Primary Academy DfE no 2015 Headteacher Mr Sam Atkinson
Newington Road PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Ramsgate Status Academy Website [Link]
CT12 6QY Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01843 591807
Deal Parochial Church of England DfE no 3353 Headteacher Miss Justine Brown
Primary School PAN 30 Email secretary@[Link]
Gladstone Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Deal Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT14 7ER
01304 374464
Downs Church of England DfE no 3163 Headteacher Ms Natalie Luxford
Primary School PAN 60 Email secretary@[Link]
Owen Square, Walmer Status Academy Website [Link]
Deal Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT14 7TL
01304 372486
Drapers Mills Primary Academy DfE no 2017 Headteacher Mrs Kathleen Davis
St Peters Footpath PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Margate Status Academy Website [Link]
CT9 2SP Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01843 223989

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Primary schools
Eastry Church of England DfE no 3167 Headteacher Mrs Sarah Moss
Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Cooks Lea, Eastry Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Sandwich Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT13 0LR
01304 611360
Ellington Infant School DfE no 2340 Headteacher Mr Adnan Ahmet
High Street, St Lawrence PAN 60 Email admin@[Link]
Ramsgate Status Community Website [Link]
CT11 0QH Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01843 591638
Eythorne Elvington Community DfE no 2320 Headteacher Mr Neil Garvey
Primary School PAN 20 Email office@[Link]
Adelaide Road, Eythorne Status Community Website [Link]
Dover Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT15 4AN
01304 830376
Garlinge Primary School DfE no 3917 Headteacher Mr James Williams
and Nursery PAN 120 Email Admissions@[Link]
Westfield Road Status Foundation Website [Link]
Margate Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT9 5PA
01843 221877
Goodnestone Church of England DfE no 3168 Headteacher Mrs Vicky Solly
Primary School PAN 10 Email manager@[Link]
The Street, Goodnestone Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Canterbury Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT3 1PQ
01304 840329
Green Park Community DfE no 3916 Headteacher Mr Richard Hawkins
Primary School PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
The Linces Status Community Website [Link]
Dover Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT16 2BN
01304 822663
Guston Church of England DfE no 3169 Headteacher Mrs Deby Day
Primary School PAN 22 Email headteacher@[Link]
Burgoyne Heights, Guston Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Dover Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT15 5LR
01304 206847
Holy Trinity Church of England DfE no 3364 Headteacher Mrs Erin Price
Primary School (Ramsgate) PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Dumpton Park Drive Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Broadstairs Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT10 1RR
01843 860744

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Primary schools
Holy Trinity and St John’s Church of DfE no 3179 Headteacher Mr Rob Garratt
England Primary School (Margate) PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
St Johns Road Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Margate Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT9 1LU
01843 223237
Hornbeam Primary School DfE no 3911 Headteacher Mrs Rose Cope
Mongeham Road, Great Mongeham PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Deal Status Academy Website [Link]
CT14 9PQ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01304 374033
Kingsdown and Ringwould Church DfE no 3173 Headteacher Mrs J Hygate
of England Primary School PAN 30 Email Schooloffice@[Link]
Glen Road, Kingsdown Status Academy Website [Link]
Deal Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT14 8DD
01304 373734
Langdon Primary School DfE no 2318 Headteacher Mrs Lynn Paylor-Sutton
The Street, East Langdon PAN 15 Email admin@[Link]
Dover Status Community Website [Link]
CT15 5JQ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01304 852600
Lydden Primary School DfE no 2321 Headteacher Mrs Carla Lintott
Stonehall Road, Lydden PAN 12 Email headteacher@[Link]
Dover Status Community Website [Link]
CT15 7LA Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01304 822887
Minster Church of England DfE no 3182 Headteacher Mr Paul McCarthy
Primary School PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Molineux Road, Minster Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Ramsgate Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT12 4PS
01843 821384
Monkton Church of England DfE no 3183 Headteacher Mr Paul McCarthy (Acting Executive)
Primary School PAN 15 Email office@[Link]
The Street, Monkton Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Ramsgate Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT12 4JQ
01843 821394
Newington Community Primary DfE no 3918 Headteacher Mrs Hannah Tudor
School and Nursery PAN 90 Email headteacher@[Link]
Princess Margaret Avenue Status Community Website [Link]
Ramsgate Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT12 6HX
01843 593412

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Primary schools
Newlands Primary School DfE no 2010 Headteacher Mr David Bailey
Dumpton Lane PAN 45 Email [Link]@[Link]
Ramsgate Status Academy Website [Link]
CT11 7AJ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01843 593086
Nonington Church of England DfE no 3171 Headteacher Mrs Vicky Solly
Primary School PAN 12 Email headteacher@[Link]
Church Street, Nonington Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Dover Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT15 4LB
01304 840348
Northbourne Church of England DfE no 3172 Headteacher Mr Matt Reynolds
Primary School PAN 20 Email secretary@[Link]
Coldharbour Lane Status Academy Website [Link]
Northbourne, Deal Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT14 0LP
01304 611376
Northdown Primary School DfE no 2009 Headteacher Mr Matthew Harris
Tenterden Way, Northdown PAN 60 Email Office@[Link]
Margate Status Academy Website [Link]
CT9 3RE Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01843 226077
Palm Bay Primary School DfE no 2672 Headteacher Miss Lizzie Williams
Palm Bay Avenue, Cliftonville PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Margate Status Academy Website [Link]
CT9 3PP Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01843 290050
Preston Primary School DfE no 2322 Headteacher Mrs Helen Clements
Mill Lane, Preston PAN 20 Email office@[Link]
Canterbury Status Community Website [Link]
CT3 1HB Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 722235
Priory Fields School DfE no 2309 Headteacher Miss Kelly Brown
Astor Avenue PAN 60 Email sbm@[Link]
Dover Status Academy Website [Link]
CT17 0FS Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01304 211543
Priory Infant School DfE no 2345 Headteacher Ms Tracey Sandy
Cannon Road PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Ramsgate Status Community Website [Link]
CT11 9XT Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01843 593105

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Primary schools
Ramsgate Arts Primary School DfE no 2064 Headteacher Mr Nick Budge
140-144 Newington Road PAN 60 Email enquiries@[Link]
Ramsgate Status Free School Website [Link]
CT12 6PP Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01843 582847
River Primary School DfE no 2312 Headteacher Mrs Victoria Alliston
Lewisham Road PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Dover Status Community Website [Link]
CT17 0PP Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01304 822516
Salmestone Primary School DfE no 2011 Headteacher Mr Thomas Platten
College Road PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Margate Status Academy Website [Link]
CT9 4DB Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01843 220949
Sandown School DfE no 2659 Headteacher Ms Kate Luxford
Golf Road PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Deal Status Academy Website [Link]
CT14 6PY Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01304 374951
Sandwich Infant School DfE no 2626 Headteacher Miss Leanne Bennett
School Road PAN 56 Email headteacher@[Link]
Sandwich Status Academy Website [Link]
CT13 9HT Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01304 612228
Shatterlocks Infant School DfE no 2316 Headteacher Miss Melanie O’Dell
Heathfield Avenue PAN 60 Email contact@[Link]
Dover Status Academy Website [Link]
CT16 2PB Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01304 204264
Shepherdswell Church of England DfE no 3175 Headteacher Mr Mark Lamb
Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Coldred Road, Shepherdswell Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Dover Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT15 7LH
01304 830312
Sholden Church of England DfE no 3358 Headteacher Mrs Dawn Theaker
Primary School PAN 15 Email headteacher@[Link]
London Road, Sholden Status Academy Website [Link]
Deal Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT14 0AB
01304 374852
St Crispin’s Community DfE no 2337 Headteacher Mrs Louise Davidson
Infant School PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
St Crispins Road Status Community Website [Link]
Westgate on Sea Age 4-7 SIF Required No
CT8 8EB
01843 832040

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Primary schools
St Ethelbert’s Catholic DfE no 3722 Headteacher Mr Simon Marshall
Primary School PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
Dane Park Road Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Ramsgate Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT11 7LS
01843 585555
St George’s Church of England DfE no 5447 Headteacher Mr Adam Mirams
Foundation School (Broadstairs) PAN 60 Email admin@[Link]
Hope Way Status Foundation Website [Link]
Broadstairs Age 4-19 SIF Required Yes - Faith
CT10 2FR
01843 861696
St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School DfE no 3889 Headteacher Mrs Clare Sellwood
(Margate) PAN 45 Email office@[Link]
Nash Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Margate Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT9 4BU
01843 221896
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School DfE no 3890 Headteacher Mr Brett Kirk
(Broadstairs) PAN 30 Email academyprincipal@[Link]
St Peters Park Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Broadstairs Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT10 2BA
01843 861738
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School DfE no 3719 Headteacher Mrs Hester Seager-Fleming
(Aylesham) PAN 30 Email principal@[Link]
Ackholt Road, Aylesham Status Academy Website [Link]
Canterbury Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT3 3AS
01304 840370
St Margaret’s-at-Cliffe Primary School DfE no 2532 Headteacher Ms Helen Comfort (Executive)
Sea Street, St Margarets At Cliffe PAN 30 Email secretary@[Link]
Dover Status Community Website [Link]
CT15 6SS Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01304 852639
St Martin’s School (Dover) DfE no 2313 Headteacher Mrs Helen Thompson
Markland Road PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Dover Status Academy Website [Link]
CT17 9LY Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01304 206620
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School DfE no 3720 Headteacher Ms Maria Pullen
(Deal) PAN 30 Email headteacher@[Link]
St Richards Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Deal Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT14 9LF
01304 375046

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Primary schools
St Mary’s Church of England DfE no 3356 Headteacher Ms Helen Comfort (Executive)
Primary School (Dover) PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Laureston Place Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Dover Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT16 1QX
01304 206887
St Mildred’s Primary Infant School DfE no 2328 Headteacher Mr James Williams
St Mildreds Avenue PAN 90 Email Office@[Link]
Broadstairs Status Foundation Website [Link]
CT10 2BX Age 4-7 SIF Required No
01843 862035
St Nicholas At Wade Church of DfE no 3186 Headteacher Ms Taralee Kennedy
England Primary School PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Down Barton Road, St Nicholas At Wade Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Birchington Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT7 0PY
01843 847253
St Richard’s Catholic Primary School DfE no 3740 Headteacher Mr Colin Taylor
Castle Avenue PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Dover Status Academy Website [Link]
CT16 1EZ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01304 801118
Temple Ewell Church of England DfE no 2023 Headteacher Mrs Angela Matthews
Primary School PAN 20 Email headteacher@[Link]
3-4 Brookside, Temple Ewell Status Academy Website [Link]
Dover Age 4-11 SIF Required Yes
CT16 3DT
01304 822665
Vale View Community School DfE no 2531 Headteacher Ms Lisa Sprigmore
Vale View Road PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Dover Status Academy Website [Link]
CT17 9NP Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01304 202821
Warden House Primary School DfE no 2307 Headteacher Mr Rob Hackett
Birdwood Avenue PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Deal Status Academy Website [Link]
CT14 9SF Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01304 375040
White Cliffs Primary College DfE no 2315 Headteacher Mrs Helen Castle
for the Arts PAN 30 Email paprincipal@[Link]
St Radigunds Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Dover Age 4-11 SIF Required No
CT17 0LB
01304 206174

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Primary schools
Whitfield Aspen School DfE no 2471 Headteacher Mr Jason Cook
Mayfield Road, Whitfield PAN 78 Email [Link]@[Link]
Dover Status Community Website [Link]
CT16 3LJ Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01304 821526
Wingham Primary School DfE no 2326 Headteacher Mrs E Douglas
School Lane, Wingham PAN 30 Email office@[Link]
Canterbury Status Community Website [Link]
CT3 1BD Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01227 720277
Worth Primary School DfE no 2327 Headteacher Mrs Katy Chance
The Street, Worth PAN 10 Email secretary@[Link]
Deal Status Academy Website [Link]
CT14 0DF Age 4-11 SIF Required No
01304 612148

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Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions Offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
3351 Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church 30 33 24 Yes Not known Not known 6.584 0
of England Primary School
2454 Aycliffe Community Primary School 20 20 16 No 10 6 1.879 0
2648 Aylesham Primary School 60 68 45 No 21 22 3.407 2
3178 Birchington Church of England 60 117 54 No 29 25 4.497 0
Primary School
2603 Bromstone Primary School 60 169 59 Yes Not known Not known 1.185 0
2329 Callis Grange Nursery and Infant 90 192 76 No 44 32 4.138 0
School
2559 Capel-le-Ferne Primary School 30 36 25 No 14 11 4.045 0
2058 Charlton Church of England 30 76 21 Yes Not known Not known 7.915 0
Primary School
2596 Chilton Primary School 60 188 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.722 0
2028 Cliftonville Primary School 120 219 106 Yes Not known Not known 4.437 1
2015 Dame Janet Primary Academy 60 71 43 Yes Not known Not known 1.402 3
3353 Deal Parochial Church of England 30 54 20 Yes Not known Not known 0.848 0
Primary School
3163 Downs Church of England 60 53 28 Yes Not known Not known 6.197 0
Primary School
2017 Drapers Mills Primary Academy 60 52 19 Yes Not known Not known 0.727 1
3167 Eastry Church of England 30 42 22 No 16 6 4.714 0
Primary School
2340 Ellington Infant School 60 135 54 No 51 1 1.574 2
2320 Eythorne Elvington Community 20 18 13 No 7 4 0.554 2
Primary School
3917 Garlinge Primary School and Nursery 120 205 119 Yes Not known Not known 3.836 2
3168 Goodnestone Church of England 10 26 10 No 9 1 2.863 0
Primary School
3916 Green Park Community 60 94 43 No 21 22 1.624 0
Primary School
3169 Guston Church of England 22 25 18 No 13 5 2.031 0
Primary School
3179 Holy Trinity and St John’s Church 60 159 60 No 47 13 0.369 0
of England Primary School
3364 Holy Trinity Church of England 30 93 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.704 0
Primary School
3911 Hornbeam Primary School 30 96 30 Yes Not known Not known 0.383 0
3173 Kingsdown and Ringwould Church 30 58 30 Yes Not known Not known 2.044 0
of England Primary School
2318 Langdon Primary School 15 26 10 No 8 2 4.104 0
2321 Lydden Primary School 12 44 12 No 7 5 3.33 0
3182 Minster Church of England 60 100 34 No 18 16 25.317 0
Primary School
3183 Monkton Church of England 15 45 14 No 6 8 3.541 0
Primary School
3918 Newington Community 90 152 90 No 54 34 1.607 2
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DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions Offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
2010 Newlands Primary School 45 62 33 Yes Not known Not known 13.278 1
3171 Nonington Church of England 12 11 2 No 2 0 3.725 0
Primary School
3172 Northbourne Church of England 20 56 19 Yes Not known Not known 2.431 0
Primary School
2009 Northdown Primary School 60 63 31 Yes Not known Not known 1.097 0
2672 Palm Bay Primary School 60 203 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.844 0
2322 Preston Primary School 20 39 19 No 11 8 5.899 0
2309 Priory Fields School 60 71 33 Yes Not known Not known 0.719 0
2345 Priory Infant School 60 85 37 No 25 5 0.592 7
2064 Ramsgate Arts Primary School 60 223 60 Yes Not known Not known 0.28 0
2312 River Primary School 60 167 60 No 38 22 1.986 0
2011 Salmestone Primary School 30 65 19 Yes Not known Not known 3.006 0
2659 Sandown School 60 65 46 Yes Not known Not known 1.439 1
2626 Sandwich Infant School 56 55 33 Yes Not known Not known 8.53 1
2316 Shatterlocks Infant School 60 100 43 Yes Not known Not known 1.329 0
3175 Shepherdswell Church of England 30 53 30 No 11 19 1.704 0
Primary School
3358 Sholden Church of England 15 57 13 Yes Not known Not known 1.54 0
Primary School
2337 St Crispin’s Community Infant School 90 142 76 No 41 34 2.829 1
3722 St Ethelbert's Catholic 30 54 30 Yes Not known Not known 1.002 0
Primary School
5447 St George’s Church of England 60 157 60 Yes Not known Not known 1.881 0
Foundation School
3889 St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School 45 82 25 Yes Not known Not known 1.219 0
3890 St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School 30 36 13 Yes Not known Not known 1.872 0
3719 St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, 30 31 16 Yes Not known Not known 0.549 0
Aylesham
2532 St Margaret’s-at-Cliffe Primary School 30 30 17 No 8 9 4.031 0
2313 St Martin’s School 30 49 22 Yes Not known Not known 0.632 2
3720 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, 30 45 24 Yes Not known Not known 0.558 0
Deal
3356 St Mary’s Church of England 30 39 20 Yes Not known Not known 1.038 0
Primary School
2328 St Mildred’s Primary Infant School 90 202 89 Yes Not known Not known 1.125 0
3186 St Nicholas At Wade Church of 30 72 30 No 22 8 3.838 0
England Primary School
3740 St Richard’s Catholic Primary School 30 57 28 Yes Not known Not known 8.405 0
2023 Temple Ewell Church of England 20 64 20 Yes Not known Not known 1.584 0
Primary School
2531 Vale View Community School 30 46 24 Yes Not known Not known 5.11 1
2307 Warden House Primary School 60 101 50 Yes Not known Not known 1.358 1
2315 White Cliffs Primary School 30 46 21 Yes Not known Not known 1.147 0
2471 Whitfield Aspen School 78 130 78 No 48 30 2.197 0
2326 Wingham Primary School 30 85 30 No 16 14 3.017 0
2327 Worth Primary School 10 40 9 Yes Not known Not known 2.932 0

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Junior schools

How to apply for your child to start neither does naming a school more than once. If you name
at a Junior school in Year 3 a school multiple times, the duplicates will be deleted from
your form and you will have lost the opportunity of naming
When you know which schools you are interested in, different preferences.
you will need to make a Junior Common Application
(JCAF), you need to apply either using the online process There is no requirement to name three preferences but
available at [Link]/ola or by contacting failing to do so increases the likelihood of the local authority
kentonlineadmissions@[Link] for an alternative making an offer of a school some distance from your home,
method. You should complete the application by naming where local schools have been filled with children that used
up to three Junior schools; putting them in order of their full range of preferences.
preference with the one you would like most as first.
DO NOT name any Primary schools on your JCAF as the
Only one application can be accepted per child and this form is only used to apply for a Junior school. If you name
application can be made by either a parent or guardian a Primary school, this will be deleted from your form and
with parental responsibility for the child. If more than one you will have lost the opportunity of naming a preference.
application is received for a child, parents/guardians will Please note that if your child already attends a Primary school
be contacted and asked to agree in writing which and you wish to move your child to a Junior school, your
application should be used. Where both parents retain application will be dealt with as with any other applicant,
parental responsibility for the child, it is not the role of but we will not offer an alternative Junior school place if we
the Local Authority to decide which application to use. cannot meet your preferences.
Where agreement cannot be reached, both applications
will be withdrawn and the child will not be offered a place If you do not wish your child to go to a Junior school and
on Tuesday 16 April 2024. would rather apply for a Year 3 place at a Primary school,
you must download an In Year Admissions Form at
Where a Court proceeding is sought to decide which [Link]
parent’s application should be used, the Admissions Team schools/school-places/move-to-a-different-school or
will require a full copy of any Court Order before any contact your preferred school to request one. Children
application will be accepted. Parents should be mindful of who attend Primary school do so from the age of 4, so
key deadlines when taking this approach as no extensions any admission into Year 3 would be considered as outside
will be granted for any delays that may arise. the normal point of entry to the school. This reduces your
chances of gaining a place at a Primary school, as the
Applications for Children in Care should be made by the majority, if not all of the Year 3 places will be taken by the
assigned Social Worker of the Local Authority that is the Year 2 classes progressing through the school.
Corporate Parent.
A list of Kent Junior schools can be found on page 103.
Even if you already have an older child at the Junior
school or another child at the linked Infant school, you
MUST apply for a place for your younger child. You will
not automatically receive a place because you already
have a sibling there.

When schools rank the children, they will not know if you
have named their school 1st, 2nd or 3rd, they will simply rank
the child against their over-subscription criteria. Naming only
one preference does NOT guarantee your child a place at that
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When applying online for school places, you will have If you require any help or assistance in applying
to register with the website and create a user account, online, contact the Online Admissions Team via email
selecting your own password. The website will ask you to kentonlineadmissions@[Link] (emails will be replied
verify your account by clicking on the link provided in the to during work hours of 9am-5pm).
email sent to the email address used to set up the account.
This email is not an application. If any of the schools you have expressed a preference for is
an Academy, Voluntary Aided, Foundation or Free school
Once registered, you can then make an application for you may also be asked to complete another form called a
school places either straight away or by logging back in Supplementary Information Form (SIF). This form is used by
at a later time, provided it is before the closing date. the schools to rank your child against their over-subscription
criteria. You only need to fill in a SIF if you wish for your child
An application is only valid if it has been submitted by the to be considered against the over-subscription criteria the
closing date (Monday 15 January 2024). school is collecting information about.

Once you have submitted your application, you will be sent Schools that may require a SIF will be identified in the school
an email confirming that we have received it. Please check details pages. You should return this form to the school and
your spam/junk mail folders for this email before contacting not to KCC.
the online team for confirmation.
The SIF can be obtained from the school and its website
If the application has not been submitted by a parent/ or by going to the ‘Admission criteria 2024/25’ section at
guardian, KCC will be unable to process it. [Link]/admissionscriteria if the school has
provided us with a copy.
KCC will not take any responsibility in checking the content
of an application. The SIF is not the official KCC application form and you must
still complete a JCAF naming the school otherwise your
It is the parents’/guardian’s responsibility to ensure that: child will not be considered for a place at that school.
• they are selecting the correct Junior school for each
preference;
• t he application states if the child will have a sibling in
the school or the linked school in September 2023 and
must provide the sibling’s full name and date of birth;
• they send any evidence to the relevant school if they
want priority under health and special access reasons
(if applicable);
• t hey complete and return any Supplementary
Information Form to the relevant school (see below).
Please contact the Admissions team if your circumstances
change significantly or you wish to change your application
after it has been submitted.

The closing date for applications is Monday 15 January 2024.

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Junior schools in Kent

Children attending linked Infant schools are given priority
when applying for the linked Junior school

Linked schools
DFE no. Infant school Linked with DFE no. Junior school

2514 Brookfield Infant School 5223 Brookfield Junior School

2329 Callis Grange Nursery and Infant School 3360 St Peter-in-Thanet CE Junior School
5212 Ditton Infant School 5208 Ditton Church of England Junior School
2574 Downs View Infant School 2052 Kennington Church of England Junior School
2340 Ellington Infant School 3371 St Laurence-in-Thanet Church of England Junior Academy

2263 Herne Bay Infant School 5206 Herne Bay Junior School
3295 Herne CE Infant & Nursery School 3338 Herne CE (Aided) Junior School
2500 Joydens Wood Infant School 2438 Joydens Wood Junior School
2513 Oaks Community Infant School 2463 Minterne Community Junior School
2345 Priory Infant School 3371 St Laurence-in-Thanet Church of England Junior Academy

2459 Riverhead Infant School 2141 Amherst School (Academy) Trust

2462 Riverview Infant School 2444 Riverview Junior School
2626 Sandwich Infant School 2627 Sandwich Junior School
2119 Shears Green Infant School 2431 Shears Green Junior School
2337 St Crispin’s Community Infant School 3181 St Saviour’s Church of England Junior School
3073 St Michael’s Church of England Infant School 3072 St Michael’s Church of England Junior School
2328 St Mildred’s Infant School 2523 Upton Junior School
2474 St Paul’s Infant School 2175 North Borough Junior School
2611 St Stephen’s Infant School 2608 St. Stephen’s Junior School
2290 Tenterden Infant School 3144 Tenterden Church of England Junior School
3081 Thurnham CofE Infant School 5203 Roseacre School
2276 Willesborough Infant School 5226 Willesborough Junior School

Non-linked schools
DFE no. Junior school

2310 Barton Junior School

2020 Christ Church CE Junior School
3339 Whitstable & Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School
2269 Whitstable Junior School

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Dartford and Gravesham

Junior schools (Year 3 – Year 6)

Joydens Wood Junior School DfE no 2438 Headteacher Mr Paul Redford
Birchwood Drive PAN 70 Email office@[Link]
Dartford Status Academy Website [Link]
DA2 7NE Age 7-11 SIF Required No
01322 522151
Riverview Junior School DfE no 2096 Headteacher Mr Aaron Jones
Cimba Wood PAN 120 Email [Link]@[Link]
Gravesend Status Academy Website [Link]
DA12 4SD Age 7-11 SIF Required No
01474 352620
Shears Green Junior School DfE no 2431 Headteacher Mr Matt Paterson
White Avenue, Northfleet PAN 120 Email office@[Link]
Gravesend Status Foundation Website [Link]
DA11 7JB Age 7-11 SIF Required No
01474 567359

Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
2438 Joydens Wood Junior School 90 87 85 Yes Not known Not known 3.995 0
2096 Riverview Junior School 126 129 122 Yes Not known Not known 1.934 0
2431 Shears Green Junior School 124 123 115 Yes Not known Not known 1.432 0

Junior schools listing

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Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells

Junior schools (Year 3 – Year 6)

Amherst School DfE no 2141 Headteacher Mr Andrew Reid
Witches Lane PAN 96 Email office@[Link]
Sevenoaks Status Academy Website [Link]
TN13 2AX Age 7-11 SIF Required No
01732 452577

Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
2141 Amherst School 96 102 96 Yes Not known Not known 2.184 0

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Tonbridge and Maidstone

Junior schools (Year 3 – Year 6)

Brookfield Junior School DfE no 5223 Headteacher Mr Nathaniel South
Swallow Road, Larkfield PAN 64 Email office@[Link]
Aylesford Status Community Website [Link]
ME20 6PY Age 7-11 SIF Required No
01732 843667
Ditton Church of England DfE no 5208 Headteacher Ms Sue Tunnicliffe
Junior School PAN 64 Email schooloffice@[Link]
New Road, Ditton Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Aylesford Age 7-11 SIF Required No
ME20 6AE
01732 843446
North Borough Junior School DfE no 2175 Headteacher Mrs Jenny Chiverton
Peel Street PAN 90 Email headteacher@[Link]
Maidstone Status Community Website [Link]
ME14 2BP Age 7-11 SIF Required No
01622 754708
Roseacre Junior School DfE no 5203 Headteacher Mr Duncan Garrett
The Landway, Bearsted PAN 102 Email office@[Link]
Maidstone Status Foundation Website [Link]
ME14 4BL Age 7-11 SIF Required No
01622 737843
St Michael’s Church of England DfE no 3072 Headteacher Mrs Lisa Saunders
Junior School PAN 45 Email office@[Link]
Douglas Road Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Maidstone Age 7-11 SIF Required No
ME16 8ER
01622 751502

Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Sibling Distance Last Local
apps admissions distance Authority
authority offered allocation
(miles)
5223 Brookfield Junior School 64 80 62 No 3 59 0.717 0
5208 Ditton Church of England 64 64 58 Yes Not known Not known 2.024 0
Junior School
2175 North Borough Junior School 90 93 89 No 3 86 0.529 0
5203 Roseacre Junior School 102 121 102 Yes Not known Not known 1.529 0
3072 St Michael’s Church of England 45 55 41 No 3 38 1.322 0
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Canterbury and Swale

Junior schools (Year 3 – Year 6)

Herne Bay Junior School DfE no 5206 Headteacher Mrs Melody Kingman
Kings Road PAN 125 Email office@[Link]
Herne Bay Status Foundation Website [Link]
CT6 5DA Age 7-11 SIF Required No
01227 374608
Herne Church of England DfE no 3338 Headteacher Mr Malcolm Saunders
Junior School PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
School Lane Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Herne Bay Age 7-11 SIF Required Yes
CT6 7AL
01227 374069
Minterne Community Junior School DfE no 2463 Headteacher Mrs Catherine Hurst
Minterne Avenue PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Sittingbourne Status Academy Website [Link]
ME10 1SB Age 7-11 SIF Required No
01795 472323
St Stephen’s Junior School DfE no 2608 Headteacher Mrs Sarah Heaney & Mrs Laura Cutts
Hales Drive PAN 100 Email admin@[Link]
Canterbury Status Academy Website [Link]
CT2 7AD Age 7-11 SIF Required No
01227 464119
Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed DfE no 3339 Headteacher Miss Ellen Taylor
Church of England Junior School PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
High Street Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Whitstable Age 7-11 SIF Required Yes
CT5 1AY
01227 273630
Whitstable Junior School DfE no 2269 Headteacher Mrs Annie Knoupe
Oxford Street PAN 60 Email manager@[Link]
Whitstable Status Foundation Website [Link]
CT5 1DB Age 7-11 SIF Required No
01227 272385

Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
5206 Herne Bay Junior School 125 91 84 Yes Not known Not known 1.035 1
3338 Herne Church of England Junior School 90 114 88 Yes Not known Not known 3.216 0
2463 Minterne Junior School 90 89 86 Yes Not known Not known 0.484 0
2608 St Stephen’s Junior School 100 96 95 Yes Not known Not known 2.022 0
3339 Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed 60 96 50 Yes Not known Not known 1.971 0
Church of England Junior School
2269 Whitstable Junior School 60 106 57 Yes Not known Not known 3.926 0

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Ashford and Folkestone & Hythe

Junior schools (Year 3 – Year 6)

Kennington Church of England DfE no 2052 Headteacher Mrs Karen Godsell
Academy PAN 90 Email office@[Link]
Upper Vicarage Road, Kennington Status Academy Website [Link]
Ashford Age 7-11 SIF Required No
TN24 9AG
01233 623744
Tenterden Church of England DfE no 3144 Headteacher Mrs T McIntosh
Junior School PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
Recreation Ground Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Tenterden Age 7-11 SIF Required No
TN30 6RA
01580 763717
Willesborough Junior School DfE no 5226 Headteacher Mr Tom Head – Interim Executive Headteacher
Highfield Road, Willesborough PAN 120 Email office@[Link]
Ashford Status Foundation Website [Link]
TN24 0JU Age 7-11 SIF Required No
01233 620405

Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
2052 Kennington Church of 90 95 89 Yes Not known Not known 1.671 0
England Academy
3144 Tenterden Church of England 60 53 49 Yes Not known Not known 9.375 0
Junior School
5226 Willesborough Junior School 120 126 118 Yes Not known Not known 1.053 0

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Dover and Thanet

Junior schools (Year 3 – Year 6)

Barton Junior School DfE no 2310 Headteacher Miss Melanie O’Dell
Barton Road PAN 60 Email rdavis@[Link]
Dover Status Academy Website [Link]
CT16 2ND Age 7-11 SIF Required No
01304 201643
Christ Church Church of England DfE no 2020 Headteacher Mr Neil Tucker
Junior School PAN 60 Email office@[Link]
London Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Ramsgate Age 7-11 SIF Required No
CT11 0ZZ
01843 593350
Sandwich Junior School DfE no 2627 Headteacher Mr Martin Dyson
St Barts Road PAN 60 Email headteacher@[Link]
Sandwich Status Community Website [Link]
CT13 0AS Age 7-11 SIF Required No
01304 612227
St Laurence-in-Thanet Church of DfE no 2014 Headteacher Ms Sarah Graham
England Junior Academy PAN 64 Email headteacher@[Link]
Newington Road Status Academy Website [Link]
Ramsgate Age 7-11 SIF Required Yes
CT11 0QX
01843 592257
St Peter-in-Thanet Church of England DfE no 3360 Headteacher Mr Tim Whitehouse
Junior School PAN 96 Email office@[Link]
Grange Road Status Voluntary Aided Website [Link]
Broadstairs Age 7-11 SIF Required Yes – Children previously in care
CT10 3EP outside of England
01843 861430
St Saviour’s Church of England DfE no 3181 Headteacher Mr Nick Bonell
Junior School PAN 96 Email office@[Link]
Elm Grove Status Voluntary Cntrl. Website [Link]
Westgate-on-Sea Age 7-11 SIF Required No
CT8 8LD
01843 831707
Upton Junior School DfE no 2523 Headteacher Miss Darci Arthur
Edge End Road PAN 128 Email office@[Link]
Broadstairs Status Academy Website [Link]
CT10 2AH Age 7-11 SIF Required No
01843 861393

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Admissions 2023 Offer Day Outcome Offers

DFE No. School name Intake Total Offers Own Distance Higher Last Local
apps admissions offers criteria distance Authority
authority offers offered allocations
(miles)
2310 Barton Junior School 60 56 53 Yes Not known Not known 2.047 0
2020 Christ Church Church of England 60 80 52 Yes Not known Not known 2.626 0
Junior School
2627 Sandwich Junior School 60 54 53 No 1 52 3.76 0
2014 St Laurence In Thanet Church of 64 75 33 Yes Not known Not known 2.922 0
England Junior Academy
3360 St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School 96 141 82 Yes Not known Not known 3.983 0
3181 St Saviour’s Church of England 96 88 85 No 0 85 3.256 0
Junior School
2523 Upton Junior School 128 186 121 Yes Not known Not known 3.13 0

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Glossary
(Explanation of terms used)

Term Definition
Academy An academy is a school which receives their funding direct from central government.
The academy trust is responsible for setting the admission criteria and making
admissions decisions.
Admission authority The body that decides upon and applies the admission arrangements for a school. In
relation to a Community or Voluntary Controlled school means the LA and, in relation
to a Foundation or Voluntary Aided school and Academy, means the governing body
of that school.
Admission arrangements The arrangements for a particular school or schools which govern the procedures and
decision making for the purposes of admitting pupils to the school. Sometimes also
referred to as an Admissions Policy.
Admission criteria The set of rules which a school uses to place children into priority order, or rank, if it
receives more requests for places than it has spaces available.
Appeal Panel This is the independent panel which hears appeals relating to school admissions.
Coordinated Scheme The process used by a Local Authority to ensure the distribution of offers of places for
schools in their area during the normal admission round.
Community School These schools are run and funded fully by the Local Authority, who determine their
admission arrangements and make admissions decisions.
DfE Number The unique identification number assigned to an individual school by the Department
for Education. This number helps to avoid confusion between schools with a similar
name.
EHCP Education, Health & Care Plans (formally Statement of Special Educational Need) is a
formally recognised assessment of a child’s educational needs and can name a school
as suitable to provide education for that child.
Foundation school Foundation schools are funded by central government via the Local Authority but the
governing body is responsible for the admission arrangements.
Free School A type of academy which is an all-ability, state-funded school set up in response to what
local people say they want and need in order to improve education for their children.
Free schools are run by their own governing body.
LA A Local Authority.
Local Authority Kent County Council (KCC).
Local Authority area The area in respect of which Kent County Council is the Local Authority.
Infant School Educates children from Year R to Year 2 (4 years old – 7 years old).
IYAF In Year Admission Form – this is the form used by parents to apply for a school place
outside of a school’s normal point of entry.

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Term Definition
JCAF Junior Common Application Form, completed online.
Junior School Educates children from Year 3 to Year 6 (7 years old – 11 years old).
Last distance offered The distance that the lowest ranked child offered a place at the school lived from the
school in miles.
Local Authority allocation If none of the parent’s preferred schools can offer a school place the LA will allocate a
child a school place. This will usually be at the nearest school to the home address which
still has remaining places available after all other applications have been considered.
Local Authority (LA) The unique identification number assigned to each individual local authority.
Number Kent County Council is 886.
National Offer Day The date you will find out the result of your application if you applied online or your
(Tuesday 16 April 2024) offer letter will be sent if you applied using a paper application form.
Normal admission round The period in which parents may apply for a school place for the first point of entry to
a school in the following academic year.
Oversubscribed A school is oversubscribed when it has more applications than it has places available.
Preferences Parents are able to name up to three schools they would like their child to attend.
However there is no guarantee that a place will be available if any, or all, of the preferred
schools are oversubscribed.
Published Admission This is the number of places available in each year group at a school and is based on the
Number (PAN) available usable space in the school.
RCAF Reception Common Application Form, completed online.
SIF Supplementary Information Form – This is a form used by some schools which may be
used by them to collect additional information at the time of application in order for
them to apply their over subscription criteria. They are most commonly used by Faith
Schools to collect details in relation to a level of commitment to Faith which can be a
factor in the priority given.
Summer born A child born between 1st April and 31st August.
Reallocation The period in which parents, who were not offered a place in the normal admission
round at their preferred school may join the waiting list for entry to a school, and those
who have missed the original deadline for applications may be considered for places.
Reallocation Day The date a letter will be sent to advise parents if they have been successful in securing
a place at a school from the waiting list or as a result of a reallocation application.
Voluntary Aided school These schools are church schools, and governors must have regard to the relevant
diocesan board when setting admissions arrangements.
Voluntary Controlled Voluntary Controlled schools are run by the Local Authority which sets their admissions
school criteria and makes admissions decisions.

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