Admissions
We currently follow Kent County Council’s admission arrangements and criteria to admit children to the school. Further details can be found in our Admissions policy.
Joining us in Nursery
Please contact the school office if you are interested in a place in our nursery class. Children may join the nursery from the term after they are 3 years of age.
Joining us in Reception in September
There is one admission date in September for all children who reach the age of 5 during the course of the academic year. We currently admit 60 children but have been asked to take more than this in the last 2 academic years by KCC and some year groups have a higher admission number.
If there are more applications for places than spaces available children are admitted to the school taking account of the following, in priority order:
- Children in Local Authority Care or Previously in Local Authority Care
- Current Family Association (i.e. an older brother or sister in the school at the time of your child joining us)
- Childern of staff at the school
- Nearness of children’s homes to the school
For full information on how to apply for places please go to www.kent.gov.uk and look at the school places section. Edenbridge Primary School is a Local Authority Community School.
We hold some ‘Open Mornings’ during the year for prospective parents and families. You will get a chance to meet the Headteacher, find out about our school and will be shown around the school. Please contact the school office to find out about our next planned open events.
It is helpful in our forward planning if parents contact us in the year before your child is due to start school.
Joining us during a school year (In Year Admission)
If you move into the area and we have places we can offer your child a place to join on an agreed date. If the year group is full you can ask to be put on our waiting list. In the first instance, please contact the school office for more information and the opportunity to arrange a visit to our school.
Full details of in year admissions are included in the following document:
Kent County Council Admission Arrangements
Appeals Procedure
If your child is due to start Primary school in September 2024, you can appeal if you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (Tuesday, 16 April 2024).
You needed to submit your appeal before Tuesday 14 May 2024 for it to be considered by Tuesday 16th July 2024. 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
Please refer to the Appeals Policy for more information on how to make an appeal.
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