Admissions
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Royal Rise Primary School is part of Cygnus Academies Trust.
The school provides education for children between 4 and 11 years old, year groups Reception to Year 6 inclusive.
The published admission number for the school is 30. Children are admitted to the Reception class in the school year in which they have their fifth birthday. All Reception year children are admitted in September.
Where the number of applications for admission exceeds the number of places available, all applications will be considered in accordance with our 'over-subscription criteria':
- LAC
- Sibling
- Health and Special Access
- Children of Staff
- Distance
Please refer to our Admissions Policy for the definition of these categories.
Click the link above to visit the Trust website for more details.
How old should your child be when they start school?
A school year runs from 1st September in one calendar year to 31st August in the next, so children who will reach compulsory school age during the school year 2027 / 2028 are those born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023.
Deferred or Delayed Entry to Reception
Parents and carers of children due to start Reception may request to delay or defer their child’s admission, or to seek entry outside of their normal age group. If you are considering this, we encourage you to contact the school office in the first instance. A member of staff will respond to discuss your individual circumstances and explain the process for making a formal request. Each request will be considered carefully in line with the relevant admissions guidance and local authority procedures.
Primary school applications procedure:
Primary school applications open on 6th November 2026 and close at midnight on the evening of 15 January 2027.
Applications needed to be submitted by 15 January 2027 for your child to be guaranteed an offer of a school place on 16 April 2027.
If you have already submitted your application and need to make any amendments, please contact kentonlineadmissions@kent.gov.uk for further information on what you need to do next.
If you missed the deadline, you can still submit an application for a school place for September 2027. Once you have submitted, you will receive an email confirming when this school place will be offered. Further information can be found on KCC's website
If a parent has applied online they will receive an email after 4pm on 16 April 2027 telling them which school they have been offered. Parents can also log in from 5pm on 16 April 2027 to view the offer online. A letter will be sent posted out first class.
Please see information guidance below from Kent County Council:
primary admissions leaflet 2027.pdf
primary admissions leaflet 2027 fact sheet.pdf
Applying for an in-year admission
Applications for In Year Admissions are now completed online, paper forms are no longer accepted by Kent County Council. If you wish to apply for an in year admission place at Royal Rise please see the following link to the KCC In Year Admissions website:
https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/move-to-a-different-school
Registering your interest with primary schools
If your child isn’t old enough to start school yet, you may register an interest at any school you want by contacting the school office. When your child is old enough, the school will get in touch with you so that you can collect a booklet and admissions form for that year.
Registering an interest at a school does not give your child priority for a place just because their name has been down longer than any other child.
If you are unhappy with the offer
View the schools website to find out more about it.
If you are still unhappy you can put your child on the waiting list or make an appeal for any of the schools you applied for. You can find the KCC appeal form here: Appeal a school offer - Kent County Council.
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. You must submit an appeal by 13th May 2027 to guarantee that your appeal will be considered by July 2027. For applications made in the normal admission round, appeals must be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals. For late applications, appeals should be heard within 40 schools days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 schools days of the appeals being lodged.
We recommend that you still accept the place your child has been offered. This will not affect your waiting list position or your appeal. It will guarantee your child has a school place if no places become available or if your appeal is unsuccessful.
