CliftonvillePrimary School
Transition to secondary school
Secondary School Admissions
for September 2027
Applications are now open.
Apply before Monday, 2 November 2026
This is for parents of children in Year 6 to help them with their decision making and applications for secondary schools.
KCC - Apply for a Secondary School
Choosing a Secondary School
Secondary School Open Days 2026
|
Date |
Time |
Booking needed? |
School |
Telephone Number |
|
High Schools |
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Monday 21st September |
4pm – 7pm |
No |
St Georges* |
01843 609000 |
|
Monday 12th October
Monday 12th October
Tuesday 13th October
Tuesday 13th October |
6pm
6.30pm
9.30am
4pm |
Yes – book via QR code on their website |
King Ethelbert |
01843 831999 |
|
Monday 28th September
Tuesday 29th September until Friday 2nd October |
5.30 – 8pm
9am |
No
Yes – via QR code |
Hartsdown Academy |
01843 227957 |
|
Wednesday 7th October |
4 – 5pm = quiet hour
5.30 – 8pm = main event |
No
Tours during school day available to be booked |
Royal Harbour Academy |
01843 572500 |
|
Thursday 1st October
Monday 5th October, Tuesday 6th October and Thursday 8th October |
5 – 8pm
9 – 10.45am |
No |
Charles Dickens |
01843 862988 |
|
Saturday 3rd October |
9am – 12pm |
No |
Ursuline College* |
01843 834431 |
|
Thursday 17th September Friday 18th September
Thursday 15th October
Friday 16th October |
6 – 8pm
9.30 – 11am
6 – 8pm
9.30 – 11am |
No |
Sandwich Technology College |
01304 610000 |
|
Grammar Schools |
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Tuesday 20th October
Thursday 22nd October |
Evening – times to be confirmed on website |
No |
Chatham and Clarendon |
01843 591075 |
|
Wednesday 21st October
|
Day and evening – times to be confirmed |
No |
Dane Court |
01843 864941 |
*Church schools which need a separate supplementary form completed and returned to them
Secondary School Application Key Dates
|
Thursday 10th September 2026 |
Registered children take Kent Test assessment. |
|
Thursday 15th October 2026 |
Kent Test assessment decisions emailed/posted to parents |
|
Monday 2nd November 2026 |
Online applications for secondary schools deadline |
|
Monday 1st March 2027 |
National Offer Day – school offers sent to parents/available on website after 4pm |
|
Monday 15th March 2027 |
Deadline to request to be put on a school’s waiting list Deadline to accept or decline allocated school |
|
Tuesday 13th April 2027 |
Deadline for appeals to schools |
|
Monday 24th April 2027 |
Schools start to reallocate places using waiting lists as spaces arise |
Kent Test 2026
Registration opens 1st June and closes 1st July 2026
