Admissions to Apply for a Reception Place for the Academic Year 2025-2026
Applications for September 2025 will open in November 2024
Admissions Timetable
| Key Action | Date |
|---|---|
| Application for Primary Intake opens online | Friday, 3rd November 2023 |
| National closing date for applications Deadline date for the return of Supplementary Information Forms. | Monday, 15th January 2024 |
| National Offer Day: emails sent after 4pm. | Tuesday, 16th April 2024 |
| 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 | By Tuesday, 30th April 2024 |
| Deadline for lodging appeals | Tuesday 14th May 2024 |
To apply for a place at Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School, please apply here.
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 (2024-2025)
Appeals
If your child is due to start Primary school in September 2024, you can appeal if you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (Tuesday, 16 April 2024).
You needed to submit your appeal before Tuesday 14 May 2024 for it to be considered by Tuesday 16th July 2024. Any appeals received after this time will be heard within 40 school days from the deadline, or where reasonably possible in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education.
For late applications, appeals should be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged where reasonably possible in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education
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’.
Admissions Documents (2025-2026)
Contact Information
Sally Tall, Office Manager
Kent County Council Admissions Information and Contacts
Website
Tel: 03000 416 111
Email: primaryadmissions@kent.gov.uk