Year 7 2026-2027

If your child is due to start Secondary School in September 2026, you will need to submit your application both to Kent County Council online www.kent.gov.uk and to St Anselm’s Catholic School.

Please click here to complete our Supplementary Information Form for Year 7 Intake 2026-27, no later than 31st October 2025 in order that we may rank your application.

Please note, failure to submit a completed Supplementary Information form when applying for a Catholic school place may result in your application not being placed in the correct category and could result in you not receiving an offer of a place. If you are not offered a place and submit an appeal, a copy of this form will be submitted to the Appeal Panel.

Admissions Officer: Miss C Bullard, admissions@st-anselms.org.uk

Key Dates
Application for Secondary Transfer opens	Tuesday 1^st July 2025
Test date for pupils in Kent Primary Schools	Thursday 11^th September 2025
Test date fir pupils not in Kent Primary Schools	Weekend of 13^th /14^th September 2025
St Anselm’s Closing Date for Application forms	Friday 31^st October 2025
National Closing Date for Application forms	Friday 31^st October 2025
National Offer Day: e-mails sent from Kent Admissions after 4pm an letters sent 1^st class	Monday 2^nd March 2026
St Anselm's will send out welcome letters no earlier than	Wednesday 4^th March 2026
Deadline for school places should be accepted or declined no later than	Monday 16^th March 2026
Deadline for lodging appeals	Monday 30^th March 2026
Kent County Council to reallocated places that have become available from school’s waiting list. After this point, schools will take back ownership of their waiting lists.	Thursday 23^rd April 2026
Deadline for lodging appeals	TBC