Admissions
We are a Church of England primary school offering education to children aged between 4 and 11 years old. Our school is committed to serving the needs of the children in the local community. Each year, we have 15 spaces for children to join our school family.
Admissions to the school are dealt with by the Local authority, Kent County Council. Whenever the school is oversubscribed then the following Admissions Criteria will be employed.
- Looked after children
- Siblings
- Health
- Distance
Further information about over-subscription criteria can be found via the KCC admissions webpage
Are you looking for a school place?
We currently have spaces in Year 4 (September 2022)
We would be happy to show you around our school at a mutually agreed time. We welcome visits from prospective parents during the working day. Visiting us at this time allows you to meet both staff and children and see first hand what our school has to offer your child. Please feel free to contact the school office for the most up to date admission information.
Please contact Mrs Prebble, our Office Manager on 01233 850285 or email office@high-halden.kent.sch.uk to arrange a visit.
Virtual Tour
Please click here to view our virtual tour.
Prospectus
Please click here to view our current school prospectus.
Admissions Policy
This can be found here.
KCC Admissions and Appeals Arrangements
The Local Authority admission arrangements can be found here.
For further advice call Kent County Council admissions on 03000 41 21 21 or email primaryadmissions@kent.gov.uk.
Key Dates for 23-24 Admission Round
The Key Scheme dates are:
The Key Scheme dates are: Key Action | Scheme Date |
|---|---|
National closing date for application forms | Monday 16 January 2023 |
Summary of applicant numbers sent to all Kent primary, infant and junior schools | Tuesday 14 February 2023 |
Full applicant details sent to all Kent primary, infant and junior schools for ranking against their over-subscription criteria | By Thursday 16 February 2023 (In half term) |
Ranked lists returned to Kent County Council by all schools. Deadline for school to inform Kent County Council of wish to offer in excess of PAN | By Friday 3 March 2023 |
Primary, infant and junior schools sent list of allocated pupils | By Friday 31 April 2023 |
National Offer Day: e-mails sent after 4pm | Monday 17 April 2023 |
Schools send out welcome letters no earlier than | Wednesday 19 April 2023 |
Deadline for late applications and waiting list requests to be included in Kent County Council’s reallocation stage. Also date by which places should be accepted or declined to schools | By Monday 1 May 2023 |
| Kent County Council will send schools reallocation waiting lists for ranking against their over-subscription criteria | Thursday 4 May 2023 |
| Schools to send their ranked reallocation waiting list and acceptance and refusals to KCC | Thursday 11 May 2023 |
Deadline for lodging of appeals | Friday 12 May 2023 |
Kent County Council to reallocate places that have become available from the schools’ waiting lists. After this point, schools will take back ownership of their waiting lists. | Wednesday 7 June 2023 |
In-year admissions
If your child is at primary, junior or secondary school and you want to move them to a different school, you need to apply. This is called an in-year admission. Please feel free to give our school office a call to discuss any requirements you have.
Please ensure you have read KCC’s Admissions privacy notice before you apply for a school place.
Complete the In Year Admissions Form (PDF, 303.3 KB) and send it to us.
You need to fill in a separate form for each child and for each school you want to apply to.