Admissions
Consultation on admission arrangements for September 2027
Every year schools and academies are required to review their admission arrangements. The aim is to ensure that the arrangements continue to be appropriate, and that they comply with all the relevant requirements, particularly the national code of guidance and the policy of the Archdiocese. The Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership is consulting on proposed changes to the admissions policy for this school to take effect for school admissions for September 2027. The proposed changes will affect new applications for entry into any of our schools from 1 September 2027 onwards. In this case the consultation period will run from 17th October 2025 to 28th November 2025 . You can find further information about the proposed changes at the following link Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership - Admissions: Public Consultation or by asking for a copy of the information at the school office.
St. Thomas' Catholic Primary School is an Academy within the Diocese of Southwark.
It is in the trusteeship of the Diocese and part of the Kent Catholic Schools Partnership (KCSP).
The school exists primarily to serve the Catholic community and therefore Catholic children have priority of admission. However, the Governing Body warmly welcomes applications from those of other denominations and faiths who support the religious ethos of the school.
The school is a one-form entry primary school and admits 30 children per year. Where the number of applications exceeds this number, the Governors will offer places using set criteria, which can be found in our Admissions Policy below.
When applying, please remember to complete the Kent County Council (or other Council if resident in another county) online application form (Reception Common Application Form, RCAF) as well as our own Supplementary Information Form.
Kent Online Admission can be found here.
For admission into Reception in September 2026 you will need to submit:
- A Supplementary Information Form - available to download from Key Documents below.
- Your child's full birth certificate and evidence of Baptism/Dedication (if applicable).
For Year R entry in September 2026 please return this form no later than 15th January 2026 in order that we may rank your application.
Please note failure to submit a completed Supplementary Information form may result in your application not being placed in the correct category and could result in you not receiving an offer of a place.
Please email these as a pdf document to the Admissions Officer at the school (not KCC) office@st-thomas-sevenoaks.kcsp.org.uk