Admissions to Apply for a Reception Place
To apply for a place at Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School, please apply here.
Admissions Timetable (2026-2027)
| Key Action | Date |
|---|---|
| Application for Primary Intake opens online | Friday 7 November 2025 |
| Open Days | |
| National closing date for applications Deadline date for the return of Supplementary Information Forms. | Thursday 15 January 2026 |
| National Offer Day: emails sent after 4pm. | Thursday 16 April 2026 (by 4pm) |
| Deadline date for late applications and waiting lists to be included in Kent County Council’s reallocation stage. Also, the date by which places should be accepted or declined to schools | Thursday 30 April 2026 |
| Deadline for lodging appeals | Tuesday 19 May 2026 |
The planned Admission Number is 30
Please refer to our Admissions Policy for our oversubscription criteria.
When appealing in-year admissions, the deadline for hearing the appeal is within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Admissions Documents (2025-2026)
Admissions Documents (2026-2027)
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.
If you wish to appeal, please use the links below to complete your appeal online.
Years Reception, Year 1 and year 2 Link
Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 Link
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. Booklet Link 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 but please complete a separate appeal form for each school you wish to appeal. No photographs of your child will be accepted.
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 2026.
The timetable for appeals is as follows: –
| 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 e mail 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 panel’s 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 Horton Kirby, 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 KCC’s booklet ‘Admission to Primary Schools in Kent’.
Contact Information
Sally Tall, Office Manager
Kent County Council Admissions Information and Contacts
Website
Tel: 03000 416 111
Email: primaryadmissions@kent.gov.uk