Admissions
Below is a copy of Governors agreed admissions form for 2016/17.
Special Educational Needs
Decisions on the admission of pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan are made by the Local Authority.
The admission arrangements for pupils without an Education, Health and Care Plan, do not discriminate against or disadvantage children or those with special educational needs. For further information please see SEND page.
Dates 2018/19
In line with Paragraph 2.2 of the KCC admissions appeals code:
- National offer day this year is TBC
- Appeals should be lodged by TBC
Reception
The Governing Body intends to admit 60 Reception pupils during the academic year. We anticipate all children starting in our Reception classes in September 2017. However, younger children may not initially be offered a full time placement. The closing date for applications and letters offering places will follow the dates laid down by Kent County Council.
Kent Application Process
You can:
- apply online
- apply by post
You can apply for up to 3 schools, putting them in order of preference. It's in your best interests to list 3 schools. Naming only 1 school does not guarantee your child a place at that school or give your child priority for a place over another child, neither does naming a school more than once.
Read the full admissions guide (PDF, 3.9 MB).
For advice call 03000 41 21 21 or email kentonlineadmissions@kent.gov.uk.
Applications opened on 7 November 2016 and close on 16 January 2017 for:
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primary or infant school places (reception year) - if your child was born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013
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junior school places (year 3) - if your child is currently at infant or primary school and was born between 1 September 2009 and 31 August 2010.
Applications are processed between 16 January and 17 April 2017.
If you apply online Kent will email you on 17 April 2017 after 4pm to tell you which school you have been offered.
You can also log in to view your offer from 5pm.
If you applied by post we sent your offer by first class post on 18 April 2016.
If you need any help or advice please contact the Holy Trinity School Office.
Casual Admissions
Casual admissions of children moving into the area or transferring from another school will be considered by Governors, having regard to the admission policy and according to whether places are available in the appropriate year group.
Our In Year Casual Admission Form (IYCAF) can be found below. Please complete both forms.
Over-Subscription
Where there are more applications than places Governors will use the criteria below in order:
- Children looked after and children looked after but are no longer, due to an adoption.
- Children of parents who are practising members of the Parish Church of St Peters and St Paul Milton or at St George’s Church, Gravesend or Christ Church Milton-Next-Gravesend. (Practising members of a Church are defined as attending at least once a month).
- Children of parents who are practising members of the Church of England. (Practising members of a Church are defined as attending at least once a month).
- Children of parents from other Christian Denominations who are practising members of churches that are members of ‘Churches Together in Gravehsam. (Practising members of a Church are defined as attending at least once a month).
- Children from families who have brothers or sisters attending the school at the time of admission.
All other applicants will be prioritized according to distance of home from the school. We ask the Local Authority to calculate distances. They use the distance between the child’s permanent home address and the school, measured in a straight line using Ordnance Survey address point data. Distances are measured from a point defined as within the child’s home to a point defined as within the school as specified by Ordnance Survey. The same address point on the school site is used for everyone.
