Admissions
Applying for a Reception place for the Academic Year 2024-2025
All applications must be made online at: Kent Primary School Admissions.
In addition to the online application, to apply for a place here at Saint George’s Primary Phase, you must complete a Supplementary Information Form, which includes details of our admission arrangements and oversubscription criteria. This form must be completed and returned to the Primary Phase office or by email to primary@saintgeorgescofe.kent.sch.uk by Monday, 15th January 2024.
Open Days
Admissions Timetable
Key Action | Date |
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Admissions for Primary Transfer Opens |
Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
Open Days |
Wednesday 6 November 2024 (09:15 & 10:30) Wednesday 13 November 2024 (09:15 & 10:30) |
National Closing Date for Application Forms |
Wednesday 15 January 2025 |
National Offer Day |
Wednesday 16 April 2025 (by 16:00) |
Deadline for Late Applications (Also the date by which places should be accepted or declined by schools) |
Wednesday 30 April 2025 |
Deadline for Lodging Appeals |
Tuesday 20 May 2025 |
Please refer to the Admissions Policy below for information regarding our oversubscription criteria.
Admissions Documentation
Appeals
If your child is due to start school in September 2025, you can appeal if you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (Wednesday, 16 April 2025).
You need to submit your appeal before Tuesday, 20 May 2025, for it to be considered by Thursday, 22 May 2025. Any appeals received after this time will be heard within 40 school days from the deadline, or where reasonably possible, in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education.
For late applications, appeals should be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged where reasonably possible, in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education.
If you would like to lodge an appeal for a child starting Reception or for more information on the appeals process, please visit KCC – Appeal a School Offer.
In-year Admissions
If you are considering transferring your child to our school, please get in touch with Primary Admissions for information on availability and waiting lists using the contact details below.
To apply for a place outside the September Admissions process, you must complete an In-year Application Form and a Supplementary Information Form. Both forms are available to download below and will need to be completed and returned directly to the Primary Phase office.
Please note: If your child is offered a place at Saint George’s, you must provide your child’s birth certificate and proof of address (two for you and one for your child).
In-year Admissions Documentation
In-year Appeals
If you have not been offered a place following an in-year application, the law entitles you to appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. In accordance with the 2022 School Admission Appeals Code, the admission authority and appeal panels have elected for all admissions appeals to be held online.
If you wish to appeal, please use the links below to complete your appeal online:
Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is highly recommended that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals, which you should read before you complete the appeal form. If your appeal is for years Reception, year 1 or year 2, you should read the Key Stage 1 appeals section on page 18.
You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form, and you MUST state the grounds of your appeal at the time you lodge it. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you provide the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal to more than one school.
Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated the last THREE months. If you cannot access a scanner, please take two photographs using a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.
If you wish to contact the clerk – email: clerk@educationappeals.com
The timetable for 'in-year' appeals | |
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Last day for lodging appeal forms |
20 School days after the decision letter informing you that you had not been offered a place. |
An invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel |
At least 10 school days before the hearing. This MAY be emailed.
All-in-year appeals will be heard within 20 school days of lodging the appeal form. |
Closing date for any additional supporting evidence |
FIVE working days before your hearing. You are advised that additional paperwork received on the day of the appeal hearing will not be considered. Please email clerk@educationappeals.com
Please note that slightly different rules will apply for any summer transfer appeals into Reception. |
Letter from the Clerk informing you of the decision of the independent appeal panel |
Due to the high number of appeals, an email with the panel's decision is sent a few working days after your hearing. This is followed up around 10 working days later with a letter outlining the panel's reasons. |
Primary Admissions Contact Information
Saint George’s Church of England Primary Phase
Contact: Natasha Bianchet, Primary Phase Office Manager
Tel: 01474 533 082 (Option 1)
Kent County Council Admission Information and Contacts
www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/primary-school-places
Tel: 03000 416 111