{"id":978,"date":"2024-07-11T10:51:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T10:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ightham.kent.sch.uk\/?page_id=978"},"modified":"2025-11-27T14:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:50:11","slug":"admissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ightham.kent.sch.uk\/?page_id=978","title":{"rendered":"Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"978\" class=\"elementor elementor-978\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f1d6ae elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f1d6ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0e0885\" data-id=\"d0e0885\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fd188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"70fd188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82b866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d82b866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Home | Key Information | <strong>Admissions<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a880805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a880805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Admissions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e84c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1e84c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65a54ff elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65a54ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d64b7b\" data-id=\"4d64b7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e9fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e5e9fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7902575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7902575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Home | Key Information | <strong>Admissions<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f566a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f566a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Admissions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d08aa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0d08aa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14363b8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14363b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b04d13\" data-id=\"3b04d13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9af723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e9af723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b602e0 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b602e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cdf2f3\" data-id=\"9cdf2f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b061d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b061d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Respect<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6e76ee\" data-id=\"b6e76ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d28e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1d28e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aspiration<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bfa844\" data-id=\"8bfa844\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526ef38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"526ef38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Honesty<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a29f4a4\" data-id=\"a29f4a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e46b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e46b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tolerance<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ce39e3\" data-id=\"7ce39e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8fde0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8fde0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Caring<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-658be5d\" data-id=\"658be5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7c808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b7c808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Responsibility<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c02a464 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c02a464\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b4ea41 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"9b4ea41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c41338d elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c41338d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"go-back\" 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elementor-element-c3dddd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c3dddd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\njQuery(document).ready(function() {\njQuery('#go-back').on('click', function() {\nwindow.history.go(-1);\nreturn false;\n});\n});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d648a9\" data-id=\"0d648a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e0e800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e0e800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"main-page-content\" class=\"website-1column\">\n<div class=\"content-wrapper cloneable-container\">\n<div class=\"cloneable\">\n<div class=\"editable-container\">\n<div id=\"main-page-content\" class=\"website-1column\">\n<div class=\"content-wrapper cloneable-container\">\n<div class=\"cloneable\">\n<div class=\"editable-container\">\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-5dc972d6d4d3c\" data-node=\"5dc972d6d4d3c\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span class=\"fl-heading-text\">New Entrants &#8211; September 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5dc9775559e9e\" data-node=\"5dc9775559e9e\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n<p>The date for submitting your application to join our Reception Class in September 2025 has now passed. Information regarding September 2026 entry will appear here in due course.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-5f806cb174931\" data-node=\"5f806cb174931\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<p class=\"fl-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span class=\"fl-heading-text\">Information on Primary School Applications<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5f806cc5dc0d2\" data-node=\"5f806cc5dc0d2\">\n<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n<p>Ightham Primary School admits pupils full time in the September for pupils whose birthdays fall between September and December. Those whose birthdays fall between January and August are admitted full time in September if their parents wish or parental requests to defer entry until the start of the Spring term will be granted. However, parental requests to defer entry until the following year will not be guaranteed a place at the school. We do not hold open places where the school is oversubscribed.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><strong>Where the number of applications exceeds our pupil admission number (30) places will be allocated in the following priority order, following the LA Admissions Policy:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"dot\">\n<li>Children in the care of Kent County Council<\/li>\n<li>Where the child has a sibling attending Ightham Primary School at the time of entry (where the family continues to live at the same address as when the sibling was admitted or has moved to a new property within two miles (via the shortest available walking route) of the school).<\/li>\n<li>Where there are medical grounds (supported by a doctor) for admitting the child and where the school has adequate facilities to support access of need.<\/li>\n<li>Proximity of the child\u2019s home is measured in a straight line (as the crow flies) to the School.<\/li>\n<li>When we wish to admit more pupils than the standard number we will seek the agreement of the LA Admissions Authority<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"dot\">\n<\/ul>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"dot\" style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; background-color: transparent;\"><em>The Governing Body has established the following arrangements for appeals against non admission:<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"dot\" style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">A written application to the Area Education Officer of the LA if unsuccessful.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">A final stage of appeal to an Independent Statutory Appeal Committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ightham.kent.sch.uk\/?page_id=530\" target=\"_blank\">here&nbsp;<\/a>for the admissions policy<\/div>\n<p><em><strong><br>Click the link below for further information on primary school places:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c0495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"90c0495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.gov.uk\/education-and-children\/schools\/school-places\/primary-school-places\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-window-maximize\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 32H48C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80v352c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h416c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm0 394c0 3.3-2.7 6-6 6H54c-3.3 0-6-2.7-6-6V192h416v234z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CLICK HERE FOR LOCAL AUTHORITY (KCC) INFORMATION ON SCHOOL PLACES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b74a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"82b74a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1w9ujxcdPH-I_S2ZzcawJ3BNE82HQeUNX\/view\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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FORM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c52702e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c52702e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"main-page-content\" class=\"website-1column\"><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Casual In-Year Admissions Form<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Use the form above for all applications for admission to the school other than new entrants to our reception class for the next academic year in September. The form should be given to our office staff in the first instance. Where the year group is full, you will be given the option of placing your child on the waiting list for a place. Our oversubscription criteria is as above.<\/p><p>This does NOT apply to new entrants into our Reception (EYFS) class as this is carried out through a different system which is run by KCC and not the school.<\/p><div class=\"content-wrapper cloneable-container\"><div class=\"cloneable\"><div class=\"editable-container\"><div id=\"main-page-content\" class=\"website-1column\"><div class=\"content-wrapper cloneable-container\"><div class=\"cloneable\"><div class=\"editable-container\"><div class=\"fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-5dc972d6d4d3c\" data-node=\"5dc972d6d4d3c\"><div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\"><div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5dc985d3c8bc2\" data-node=\"5dc985d3c8bc2\"><div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\"><div class=\"fl-rich-text\"><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #072a50;\"><strong>Pupil Spaces<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #072a50;\">Ightham Primary School is able to take a maximum of 210 pupils. Within each year group, we\u00a0 accept a maximum of thirty children. If you are interested in a place for your child(ren), please don&#8217;t hesitate to contact the school office and ask for a tour of the school with the Head Teacher. Should you wish to apply for a place at Ightham Primary School, you would need to submit a Casual In-Year Admission Form directly to the school.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #072a50;\">If there is not currently a place available, but you would like your child to attend Ightham Primary School, you should submit your In-Year Casual Admission Form to the School Office and your child will be placed on the waiting list.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5dc972d6d4d22\" data-node=\"5dc972d6d4d22\"><div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\"><div class=\"fl-rich-text\"><p><span style=\"color: #072a50;\">The Local Authority (KCC) decides on admissions to Reception so parents should direct further questions about our admissions arrangements to the KCC Admissions team:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #072a50;\"><a style=\"color: #072a50;\" href=\"tel:0300041221\"><strong>03000 41 21 21<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #072a50;\"><a style=\"color: #072a50;\" href=\"mailto:kentonlineadmissions@kent.gov.uk\"><strong>kentonlineadmissions@kent.gov.uk<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home | Key Information | Admissions Admissions Home | Key Information | Admissions Admissions Respect Aspiration Honesty Tolerance Caring Responsibility Back New Entrants &#8211; September 2025 The date for submitting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-978","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ightham.kent.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ightham.kent.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ightham.kent.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ightham.kent.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ightham.kent.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=978"}],"version-history":[{"count":61,"href":"https:\/\/ightham.kent.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10023,"href":"https:\/\/ightham.kent.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/978\/revisions\/10023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ightham.kent.sch.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}