Admissions to Apply for a Reception Place for the Academic Year 2025-2026
Our Prospectus
Admissions Timetable
| Key Action | Date |
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| Application for Primary Intake opens online | Monday 2 September 2024 (09:00) |
| National closing date for applications | Wednesday 15 January 2025 (17:00) |
| Deadline for 'late' school applications | Friday 24 January 2025 (17:00) |
| National Offer Day: emails sent after 4pm. | Wednesday 16 April 2025 |
| Places must be accepted/refused and requests to go on a waiting list and appeals must be submitted. | Wednesday 14 May 2025 |
| Re-allocation of available places begins | From w/c 9 June 2025 |
For information regarding our oversubscription criteria, please refer to the Admissions Policy.
All in year appeal will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal form being lodged.
Admissions Documents
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 Appeals, the admission authority and appeal panels have elected for all admissions appeals to be held 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. If your appeal is for years Reception, year 1 or year 2, you are strongly advised to read the section on Key Stage 1 appeals on page 18.
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 your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you give the grounds of your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school.
Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in 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 Primary Transfer appeals will be posted on this website before 28 February 2025.
If you wish to appeal, please use the links below to complete your appeal online.
| The timetable for ‘in-year’ appeals | |
|---|---|
| Last day for lodging appeal forms | 20 School days after the decision letter informing you that you had not been offered a place. |
| 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 appeal will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal form being lodged. |
| 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 to clerk@educationappeals.com Please note that slightly different rules will apply for any primary transfer appeals into Reception. |
| Letter from the Clerk informing you of the decision of the independent appeal panel | Due to the high number of appeals, an email is sent a few working days after your hearing with the decision of the panel. This is followed up around 10 working days later with a letter outlining the panels reasons. |
Appeals Documents
In-Year Admissions
If you are considering transferring your child to our school, please contact Primary Admissions for information on availability and waiting lists using the contact details below.
To apply for a place outside of the September Admissions process you will need to complete an In-Year Application Form. This form will need to be completed and returned directly to the office (which can be downloaded from the link below). Please note if your child is offered a place at Cliffe Woods, you will be required to provide your child’s birth certificate and proof of address (two for you and one for your child).
Late applications/Waiting lists/Multiple births: Procedures and arrangements for administering these issues will be in accordance with those detailed in the Medway Council’s Admission to Primary School web page at Apply for a primary school place
Medway Test
The Medway Test is a formal examination for admission to Medway Grammar schools, which includes:
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- Chatham Grammar
- Fort Pitt Grammar School
- Holcombe Grammar School
- Rainham Mark Grammar School
- Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School
- The Rochester Grammar School
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For more information please view the Medway Council Presentation below.
Contact Information
Mrs A Trill, Administration Manager
Medway Council Admissions Information and Contacts
Website
Email: admissions@medway.gov.uk