Admissions
Admissions Timetable Academic Year 2025-2026
Admissions for Alkerden Academy are now closed.
| Key Action | Date |
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Admissions for secondary transfer opens |
Monday 2 September 2024 |
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National closing date for application forms |
Thursday 31 October 2024 |
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Closing date for Alkerden application forms |
Thursday 12 December 2024 |
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National Offer Day |
Monday 3 March 2025 (by 4pm) |
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Deadline for late applications (also the date by which places should be accepted or declined by schools) |
Monday 17 March 2025 |
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Deadline for lodging appeals |
Wednesday 2 April at 16:00 |
Please click here to apply for a place at Alkerden Church of England Academy.
For information regarding our oversubscription criteria, please refer to the Admissions Policy.
Please note: The school will process applications for September 2025 outside the normal local authority process for coordinating school offers. This means you will need to complete your local authority common application form for your other school choices and a separate application for this school.
When appealing in-year admissions, the deadline for hearing the appeal is within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Our information sessions have now all been held. If you were unable to attend and would like to know more, please visit our FAQ's page, or email your queries to office@alkerdenacademy.co.uk.
Admissions Documentation (2025-2026)
Admissions Documentation (2026-2027)
Appeals
If you have not been offered a place at Alkerden CofE Academy, the law entitles you to appeal against that decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. All appeals will be heard online which has the advantage that your appeal can be heard from your home or place of work.
If you wish to appeal, please use this link to complete your appeal online. Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is suggested that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form – Booklet Link .
You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you MUST give the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school, but on different forms.
Any letters or reports that you wish the panel to see should be uploaded at this time. You are asked to bear in mind that if you later send additional information, the closing date is 5 working days before the STAGE 1 hearing. All appointed panels have agreed NOT to take any late letters or reports after the 5 working day deadline. This will be strictly enforced. For secondary/primary transfer appeals, the hearing will take place at least TWO months after the refusal letter. This gives you plenty of time to get your evidence together if you act early and take account of school holidays.
Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months. If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs with a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.
Full details about the hearing will be sent to you with your invitation to the hearing.
If you wish to contact the clerk – email: clerk@educationappeals.com
The timetable for appeals is as follows:
| Key Action | Date |
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Last day for lodging appeal forms for a place in year 7 to start in September 2025 |
16:00 on Wednesday 2 April 2025 to guarantee that your appeal will be heard in the first tranche of appeals. Appeals lodged later may not be heard until the second tranche, which could be in September 2025. You MUST state the reasons for your appeal and supply any documentary evidence at this stage. |
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The stage 1 part of the hearing (with other parents present) will take place on |
Wednesday 14 May 2025 at 17:00 |
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Part 2, the individual private hearings will take place on |
Thursday 15 and Friday 16 May 2025 (depending on the number of appeals) |
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Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel |
At least 10 school days before the stage 1 hearing. |
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Any additional supporting evidence |
Closing date is Wednesday 7 May 2025. You are advised that additional paperwork received on the day of the appeal hearing will not be taken into account. Please provide the Clerk with ONE copy of any new additional evidence BY EMAIL ONLY. This must be sent to clerk@educationappeals.com. |
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Letter from the Clerk informing you of the decision of the independent appeal panel |
Due to the high number of appeals held at this time, this may not be sent until up to 10 working days after the last hearing for the school. |
Further Information
Admissions Contact Information
Contact Name: Mrs Laura Ryan
Telephone: 01987 591 477
Email: office@alkerdenacademy.co.uk
Kent County Council Admissions Information and Contacts