Admissions criteria 2021/22

Admissions criteria for admission to school in September 2021.

Primary schools

Community and voluntary controlled schools have Kent County Council as their admissions authority. Details of their admissions process can be found in the documents below.

• Primary determined scheme for 2021/22 (PDF, 410.9 KB)
• Primary determined admissions arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools 2021/22 (PDF, 1.7 MB)

Voluntary-aided, foundation and academy schools are their own admissions authority, so have their own set of criteria. Primary schools with individual admissions criteria.

Secondary schools

Community and voluntary controlled schools have Kent County Council as their admissions authority. Details of their admissions process can be found in the documents below.

• Secondary determined scheme for 2021/22 (PDF, 548.0 KB)
• Secondary determined admissions arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools 2021/22 (PDF, 1.1 MB)

We have received agreement from the Office of the Schools Adjudicator to vary the timing of the Kent Test. For more information read our press release.

Voluntary-aided, foundation and academy schools are their own admissions authority, so have their own set of criteria. Secondary schools with individual admissions criteria.

How to object

The closing date to make an objection to any of these admissions arrangements was the 15 May 2020. For more information please visit the Office of the Schools Adjudicator website.

Annual Schools Adjudicator Report

You can read the Kent County Council report to schools adjudicator 2021 (PDF, 263.6 KB)