Year 7 2026-2027

The Admissions Process

Please read the Admissions Policy and Procedure which can be found on the school’s website https://www.stanselmscanterbury.org.uk/Policies/

Please also ensure that you have read the school’s Privacy Notice, which can be found on the school’s website https://www.stanselmscanterbury.org.uk/Policies/General-Data-Protection-Regulations-GDPR/

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. Key deadline dates will be confirmed via the below table shortly.

Admission forms for entry into Year 7 for September 2026 can be submitted from September 1st 2025

KCSP Secondary Admissions Supplementary Information Form

Please return this Supplementary Information Form to the Admissions Officer at the school (not Kent County Council). For Year 7 entry in September 2026 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.

Please note that if you are not offered a place and submit an appeal, a copy of this form will be submitted to the Appeal Panel.

Contact details: Miss C Bullard, Admissions officer admissions@st-anselms.org.uk

Key dates - TBC*

Application for Secondary Transfer opens

Test date for pupils in Kent Primary schools

Test date for pupils not in Kent Primary schools

St Anselm's Closing Date for Application forms

National closing date for application forms

National Offer Day: e-mails sent from Kent Admissions after 4pm and letters sent 1st class

St Anselms will send out welcome letters no earlier than

Deadline for school places should be accepted or declined no later than

Deadline for lodging appeals

Kent County Council to reallocate places that have become available from the school's waiting lists. After this point, schools will take back ownership of their waiting lists.

Appeals Hearing