Kent County Council Admissions
Link to KCC website for Admissions and other useful information

If you would like your child to attend our school and would like more information or arrange a tour, please contact the school office on 01303 251353.

We are a community primary school and follow the Kent County Council Local Authority's admission arrangements

Please see full details of these admission arrangements by following this link

Primary Admissions 2026 and In Year Admissions

In year admissions- Please contact the school if you would like any more information on your child joining us here at Capel-le-Ferne Primary.

Applications for children due to start primary in September 2026 open on 7th November 2025 and close on 15th January 2026, and with this in mind we will be organising a tour of the school.

In the meantime if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.

If you have a child due to start school September 2026, you can view the booklet and should apply online via https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/primary-school-places

You must submit one application per child, even if you already have a sibling at this school.

Parents/Carers need to apply before 15 January 2026.

If your child is due to start Primary school in September 2026, you can appeal if you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (Wednesday, 16 April 2025). You needed to submit your appeal before Monday 13^th May 2026 for it to be considered by Monday 20^th July 2026. 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