Admissions criteria 2025/26

Admissions criteria for admission to school in September 2025.

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 2025/26 (PDF, 306.7 KB)
• Primary determined admissions arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools 2025/26 (PDF, 3.2 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 2025/26 (PDF, 348.9 KB)
• Secondary determined admissions arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools 2025/26 (PDF, 921.2 KB)

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

An objection to any of these admissions arrangements must be sent to the Schools' Adjudicator by 14 May 2024. For more information visit the Office of the Schools' Adjudicator website.