Admissions

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School Opening Evenings for September 2025 Reception

Wednesday 9th October 2024 5pm-6:30pm

Wednesday 13th November 2024 3:45pm-5pm

 

Book your place using the link below.

Open Evening Booking

Key Dates

If your child was born between 1st September 2020 and 31st August 2021, and you wish to apply for a place here at Meopham Community Academy, please see below the following key dates:

Appeals

If your child is due to start primary school in September 2025, you can appeal if you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (Wednesday 16th April 2025).  You need to submit your appeal before Tuesday 20th May 2025. You will be given at least 10 school days notice of an appeal hearing.

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.

Decisions of appeals will be given within 5 school days of the hearing.

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.

Once a sibling link has been broken, sibling priority will be permanently lost for that child regardless of any further address moves a family may make in the future.

Key Dates

Tuesday 5th November 2024

Online application process opens. All parents should go to www.kent.gov.uk/primaryadmissions to register and apply.

If you are unable to register online please contact kentonlineadmissions@kent.gov.uk who will be able to assist you with an alternative method of applying.

Wednesday 15th January 2025

Online application process closes for the main round.

Any amendments after this date must be emailed to kentonlineadmissions@kent.gov.uk

Wednesday 16th April 2025

National Offer Day.

Offers of school places sent to parents via email after 4pm.

By Wednesday 30th April 2025

Deadline for parents to contact school to accept/refuse the place that has 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 20th May 2025

Appeals need to be lodged by this date to be heard before September.

Appeals information can be found at www.kent.gov.uk/schoolappeals .

You can only appeal for schools that were named on your RCAF.

June to July 2025

Admissions appeals held.

September 2024

Pupils start school.

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