Admissions

If you would like your child to come to our school, please pop in and see us, or contact our school office.

Where waiting lists are in operation, we follow our admissions criteria which is set out below.

For any admission based queries, please contact us on admissions@st-peters-canterbury.kent.sch.uk

Admission Criteria

St. Peter’s is a Voluntary Controlled Methodist School. We follow the Local Authority’s (LA’s) admission criteria. For more information on Kent County Council's admissions procedures and criteria, please click here.

Applicants are ranked according to the following criteria:

Children in the care of the Local Authority and children previously in the care of the Local Authority.
Current Family association - with a brother or sister in the same school at the time of entry where the family continue to live at the same address as when the sibling was admitted – or – if they have moved – live within 2 miles of the school, or have moved to a property that is nearer to the school than the previous property. In this context brother or sister means children who live as brother and sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters, foster brothers or sisters.
Health and special access reasons. Evidence must be provided that demonstrates that this is the only school that can accommodate the child’s and/or the parent’s needs.
Nearness of home.

Click here for our Admissions Policy https://www.st-peters-canterbury.kent.sch.uk/Policies/

In-year Admissions:

If your child is already at a primary school and you wish to move them to St Peter's Methodist Primary School, you need to apply for an in-year admission place.
You are invited to ring us to arrange an after school visit. If you decide you would like a place in a year group for your child, you will need to complete the online in year admission form here.
There is no guarantee that we will be able to offer your child a place. You should not remove your child from their current school before you have an offer of a place at another school. There is more information on in-year admissions on the KCC website (click here).

Appeals:

If your child is due to start primary school in September 2027, you can appeal if you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (Friday 16 April 2027).
All parents have the statutory right to appeal against any decision refusing them a school place and must lodge their appeal by Monday 17 May 2027 for it to be considered as on time.
Where parents have lodged an appeal against the refusal of a place and a place becomes available at the school, the place can then be offered without an appeal being heard, provided there are no other applicants at that time ranked higher on the school’s waiting list, which is held in accordance with the school’s oversubscription criteria. Appeals are not to be heard prior to the Kent Reallocation Day on Thursday 27 May 2027.
Late applications received after Friday 30 April 2027 (the deadline for inclusion in any reallocation made on Thursday 27 May 2027) must be made directly to the LA. Parents will apply using the Post Reallocation Reception Common Application Form (PRRCAF) or Post Reallocation Junior Common Application Form (PRJCAF). Kent County Council will support and advise parents. These will be considered by each school after Thursday 27 May 2027, in accordance with a process similar to the in year admissions process
For any appeals being lodged read the full copy of KCC's privacy notice outlining your rights in relation to your personal data.