Admissions for children born between 1.9.20 and 31.8.21

If you applied online KCC will email you on 16 April 2025 after 4pm to tell you which school you have been offered. They cannot guarantee the exact time you will receive your email, this will depend on your email service provider. You can also log in from 5pm on 16 April 2025 to view your offer.

After you get your school offer

You will then need to inform the school in writing by 30th April 2025 as to whether you will accept the place or not. 

If your child has been successful in getting a place at Great Chart Primary School for September 2025 please take note of our special dates:

Tuesday 30th April - Acceptance Deadline and Nursery/ Pre School Information

Please email the school office office@great-chart.kent.sch.uk to accept or decline your child’s place by 30th April. When accepting your child's place please include the name of your child’s nursery or pre school and their contact details. 

Please could you let us know which nursery or pre school your child attends so that we are able to arrange information sharing meetings with them. We may not visit nurseries in person but we will  hopefully discuss children with their key workers or nursery leaders. 

Friday 23rd May - DEADLINE for Documents to be returned to school 

Please email/send in all requested documentation along with the original of your child’s full birth certificate. 

We will need to check the following documentation for proof of your child’s main address (confirming that you AND your child were resident at the address given on your application by the final date of 15th January 2025).

First piece of evidence includes a copy of:

• Council Tax statement for 2024 to 2025 or 2025 to 2026, or
• a signed tenancy agreement or exchange of contracts with confirmed completion date.

Second piece of evidence should include a copy of at least one of the following:

• Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit, Job Seeker Allowance, Disability Benefit letter or statement
• a driving licence
• a schedule of motor insurance
• a utility bill, such as gas, water, electric or broadband
• a payslip.

Third piece of evidence includes proof your child lives with you, which can be a copy of a:

• doctor or hospital letter in their name
• savings account or bank account in their name
• Child Benefit statement.

Please note: This is not a full list of evidence. We or the Local Authority may ask for more evidence. We will do this if the current evidence does not prove you lived at the address on the application.

Your offer may be withdrawn if you fail to provide:

• sufficient address evidence or
• evidence that does not support your address at the final closing date for applications.

If you are concerned you have used an incorrect address on your application, or your circumstances have changed unexpectedly please contact the Primary Admissions team for guidance at primaryadmissions@kent.gov.uk

Read our admissions guides for the information we need (page 16):

Admissions Guide

Not offered the schools you applied for:

If your child is due to start Primary school in September 2025, you can appeal if you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (Wednesday, 16 April 2025). You needed to submit your appeal (to KCC - details in your offer letter) before Tuesday, 20^th May 2025 for it to be considered by Friday, 18^th July 2025. 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

Admission Pack

You will need to complete an online admissions pack, we will send you an e-mail with a link and guidance on how to do this at a later date. This will need to be completed in FULL before your child starts at Great Chart Primary in September.

Wednesday 11th June at 6pm - Information Session for Parents only (no children to this event)

An information session for parents has been arranged for Wednesday 11th June to start at 6pm. Even if you have older children who are already attending this school I do urge you to come to this meeting since admission arrangements do vary each year. We will be able to explain to you the arrangements in place for when your child starts school and give you other information about school.  

Please note this session is for parents only and children are not allowed to attend. We will not be checking documentation and birth certificates at this meeting.

June/July 2024 - Transition Sessions 

We would like to invite your child to some induction sessions so that they can meet the staff and become familiar with their new classroom. There will be 3 induction sessions per class. 

Parents will be informed about class allocations at the beginning of term 6 in a separate letter/email. 

September 2025 arrangements

We will hold consultations from Tuesday 2nd to Friday 5th September (for you and your child) and then the children will be part time initially leading to full time DATS TBC.