Primary school places
When your child is three or four years old, you
will need to start thinking about which primary school you would like your child to go
to.
How old your child should be when they start
school
By law, children have to start school by the beginning of the
school term after their fifth birthday (this is when they reach
compulsory school age). However, you may want your
child to start earlier than that. All our schools will take
children from four years old.
A school year runs from September in one calendar year to August
in the next, so children who will reach compulsory school age
during the school year 2012/2013 are those born between 1 September
2007 and 31 August 2008.
Finding a primary school
The primary school admissions
booklet has been produced to help you apply for a place
for your child in a local primary school.
You can find out more about schools in your area by
telephoning the schools you are interested in (these can be found
on our
schools database). Many of our schools have brochures or
websites. You may also be able to arrange to visit the school for a
tour.
If you have a question about primary admissions that is not
answered on these pages or in our booklet, please contact
us.
Applying for a Year of Entry primary school
place
The application process for entry to schools in September 2012
is now closed.
If your child requires a primary / junior school place (Year R
and Year 3) for September 2012 and you have not completed an
application, or you wish to discuss making changes to a completed
application, please contact the Admissions and Transport department
on 01622 696565 before 27 January 2012.
If you are applying for a Reception or Year 3 place for
September 2012 after 27 January, but
before 31 July, you should print the
appropriate form off by clicking a link below and send it to:
Primary Admissions, Admissions and Transport Team, Room 2.24,
Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone ME14 1XQ.
Repton Manor Primary School and Tiger Primary
School
The application arrangements for the following schools are
slightly different.
Finding out which school you have been offered
Parents applying for primary school places in September 2012
will find out which school their child has been offered
on 30 March 2012.
If you completed your application online you can:
- view your offer using the online application
system (after 5pm).
- check your e-mails from 4pm. (Please note offer e-mails
will be sent at 4pm and may not be received until later).
All applicants will be sent a letter on 30 March
2012 confirming which school they have been offered.
Find out what to do if you are not
offered a place at the primary school you want
Applying for an In Year admission
If your child is already at school and you wish to apply for a
school place outside the year of entry (for example, a year 1 or 2
place) please refer to our In Year
admission page for information.
Registering your interest with primary schools
If your child isn't old enough to start school yet, you may
register an interest at any school you want by contacting the
school office. When your child is old enough, the school
will get in touch with you so that you can collect a
booklet and admissions form for that year.
Registering an interest at a school does not
give your child priority for a place just because their name
has been down longer than any other child.