School Admissions at Royal Kent School

Thank you very much for your interest in joining our school.

We hold 'Open Mornings' each autumn term for parents considering our school for Reception or Year 3 places for the following September (we are often also joined by parents looking to move their children to our school at other points in their primary school years). This is the perfect time to  find out first hand about our school and  talk to staff and pupils. 

Throughout the rest of the year, we will generally only hold 'tours' of the school for families who are offered in-year places in one of our classes. This is because tours are time consuming and as we have waiting lists in most of our year groups, many families will already have joined another school by the time a place becomes available.

Surrey County Council is the admission authority for this school and also manage the appeals process.  To find up to date information about the school's admission arrangements and details on how to apply, either as part of the normal Reception or Junior (Y3) intake or during the school year, please use this link:

School admissions - Surrey County Council (surreycc.gov.uk)

Detailed information about our school's admissions and allocation of places in recent years can be found here.  A copy of the current admissions criteria can be found at the bottom of this page. Surrey CC have also produced a booklet called 'Get ready for school', which contains lots of useful information about the process of starting school.

In the meantime, you may also find it useful to find out about our inspection reports, recent school performance data, read our prospectus and hear what we get up to from day to day at The Royal Kent School! There is plenty of other information available on this website which will help you to decide if it it the right school for your child. If there is any further information which you would like to know, please do not hesitate to contact our school office with your query.

Please note that there is no automatic admission into the Reception class of The Royal Kent School for children attending the Nursery.  Parents will need to reapply via Surrey CC for a place in Reception when their child reaches statutory school age.

Open morning dates for Reception or Year 3 September 2026 entry:

Tuesday 13th January 2026 at 9.15am  

Please choose one of the dates above and sign up below. 

Click here to sign up for a place or request a copy of the presentation, if you cannot attend in person.

Please notify us if any special arrangements need to be made for your visit.