Starting primary school

Open date for applications: Monday, 19 September 2016
Closing date for applications: Monday, 16 January 2017

When applying

• you must live in Medway to apply with Medway Council. If you live outside of Medway, apply through your local authority
• you can name Medway schools and non-Medway schools on your application
• you can apply for up to six different schools in order of preference
• naming only one school does not guarantee your child a place in that school
• don’t name a school multiple times. It will only be considered as one of your preferences
• your child attending a nursery or pre-school attached to the school, doesn’t give them higher priority of a getting place
• if your child has a sibling at the school it does not guarantee them a place. You still have to apply
• if applying for more than one child (e.g. twins) you must complete a separate application for each child
• you must use the child's main address
• you must apply even if you have added your child’s name to a school’s expression of interest list

We recommend you apply online because:

• It's quick, easy and secure
• you'll get an email confirmation when you submit your application
• you can check or change your application up until the closing date (resubmit the application after changes are made)
• you’ll get an offer of a school by email on offer day.

 

Apply for a primary school place

Remember:

• you may need to complete a supplementary information form (SIF) to go with your application. You can get these forms from the school
• if you or your child has a health, medical or special access need you’ll need to provide evidence of this with your online application
• if your child has a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan you don’t apply through this mainstream process

Late applications

If you apply for a school place after the closing date, your application will only be considered if there was good reason, for example:

• serious illness
• bereavement
• late move to the Medway area.

If you miss the closing date you can still submit an application up to 4pm on X with a covering letter explaining your reasons for being late.

We'll decide if late applications received by X can be accepted. Any applications not accepted or received after X will be held pending until after the offer of school places on 1 March 2018.