Admissions
Secondary Admissions Contact Information
Office Manager (Maternity Cover): Mrs J Robinson
Telephone: 01474 533 082 (option 2)
Email: robinsonj@saintgeorgescofe.kent.sch.uk
Admissions Timetable Academic Year 2025-2026
Booking is now open for our open events!
Open Day (Headteacher Talks): 28th September 2024
School Tours: 30th September - 4th October 2024
| Key Action | Date |
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Admissions for Secondary Transfer Opens |
Monday 2 September 2024 |
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Open Day |
Saturday 28th September 2024 10:00 - 13:00 |
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National Closing Date for Application Forms |
Thursday 31 October 2024 |
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National Offer Day |
Monday 3 March 2025 (by 4pm) |
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Deadline for Late Applications (Also the date by which places should be accepted or declined by schools) |
Monday 17 March 2025 |
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Deadline for Lodging Appeals |
Monday 31 March 2025 |
To apply for a place at Saint George's Church of England Secondary Phase, please apply here.
When appealing in-year admissions, the deadline for hearing the appeal is within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Please refer to the Admissions Policy below for information regarding our oversubscription criteria.
Admissions Documentation (2025-2026)
Appeals
If you have not been offered a place following an in-year application, the law entitles you to appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. In accordance with the 2022 School Admission Appeals Code, the admission authorities and panels have elected for all admissions appeals to be held online.
If you wish to appeal, please complete your appeal online. Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is highly recommended that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals, which you should read before you complete the appeal form.
You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form, and you MUST state the grounds of your appeal at the time you lodge it. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you provide the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal to more than one school.
Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated the last THREE months. If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs using a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.
If you wish to contact the clerk – email: clerk@educationappeals.com
Information about Secondary Transfer appeals will be posted on this website before 28 February 2025.
The timetable for ‘in-year’ appeals is as follows: -
| The timetable for 'in year' appeals | |
|---|---|
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Last day for lodging appeal forms |
20 school days after the decision letter informing you that you had not been offered a place. |
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Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel |
At least 10 school days before the hearing. This MAY be emailed. All in-year appeals will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal form being lodged. |
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Closing date for any additional supporting evidence |
FIVE working days before your hearing. You are advised that additional paperwork received on the day of the appeal hearing will not be taken into account. Please email files to clerk@educationappeals.com Please note that slightly different rules will apply for any transfer appeals into Year 7. |
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Letter from the Clerk informing you of the decision of the independent appeal panel |
Due to the high number of appeals, an email with the panel's decision is sent a few working days after your hearing. This is followed up around 10 working days later with a letter outlining the panels’ reasons. |
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Last day for Lodging appeals |
Thursday, 31 August 2024, at 16:00, to guarantee that your appeal will be heard in early to mid-September. You MUST state the reasons for your appeal on the online form and supply any documentary evidence at this stage, including a copy of your result sheet. Please note the timetable is very short to enable those appellants who win appeals to start as early into the school year as possible. The form will only be available from results day. |
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Appeal dates |
The appeal will be during the month of September 2024. |
In-year Admissions
If you are considering transferring your child to our school, please get in touch with the school office for information on availability and waiting lists and to arrange a tour of the school.
You must complete an In-Year Application Form if you are applying for a place outside the September Admissions process. This form must be completed and returned directly to the Secondary Phase office, which can be downloaded below. Please note that if your child is offered a place at Saint George’s, you must provide your child’s birth certificate and proof of address (two for you and one for your child).
We do not recommend students transferring from other secondary schools after the beginning of Year 9 when GCSE courses commence.
Further Information
Secondary Admissions Contact Information
Office Manager (Maternity Cover): Mrs J Robinson
Telephone: 01474 533 082 (option 2)
Kent County Council Admissions Information and Contacts