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 oversubscription criteria can be found via the KCC admissions webpage
Are you looking for a school place?
We currently have spaces in Year 2, Year 3 and Year 6.
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 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 20-21 Admission Round
The Key Scheme dates are:
The Key Scheme dates are: Key Action | Scheme Date |
|---|---|
National closing date for application forms | Friday 15th Jan 2021 |
Summary of applicant numbers sent to all Kent primary, infant and junior schools | By Tuesday 9th February 2021 |
Full applicant details sent to all Kent primary, infant and junior schools for ranking against their over-subscription criteria | By Monday 15th February 2021 |
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 5th March 2021 |
Primary, infant and junior schools sent list of allocated pupils | Wednesday 31st March 2021 |
National Offer Day: e-mails sent after 4pm and letters sent 1st class post | Friday 16th April 2021 |
Schools send out welcome letters no earlier than | Tuesday 20th April 2021 |
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 Wednesday 5th May 2021 |
Deadline for lodging of appeals | Monday 17th May 2021 |
Kent County Council will send schools reallocation waiting lists for ranking against their over-subscription criteria | Monday 10th May 2021 |
Schools to send their ranked reallocation waiting list and acceptance and refusals to KCC | Monday 17th May 2021 |
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 9th Jun 2021 |
