Reception Admissions
Admissions Policy 2026-2027
Please follow this link for our school Admission Policy 2026-2027
Kemsley Primary Academy - REAch2 Academy Trust
Reception Application Process 2026-2027
Children born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 will be due to start in Reception in September 2026. The application period will be open on Friday 7th November 2025 and the closing date is Thursday 15th January 2026.
A copy of the Admission to Primary Schools in Kent 2026-2027 booklet can be found by clicking here.
To make an application; apply online through your home Local Authority’s Admissions Team. If you are a resident of Kent you can apply online by clicking here during the application period.
Key Dates
The easiest way to apply is online.
Please visit: https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/primary-school-places
- Friday 7th November 2025 - Application period starts.
- Monday 15th January 2026 - Closing date for applications.
- Thursday 12th February 2026 - Final date for address or other essential changes.
- Thursday 16th April 2026 - National Offer Day - emails sent after 4pm.
- Thursday 30th April 2026 - Last date for accepting and declining offers of places.
- Monday 18th May 2026 – Deadline for lodging of appeals.
- Thursday 21st May 2026 - Offers from waiting lists.
What happens after you have accepted a place at Kemsley?
Parents/carers of children who are offered a place to join Kemsley in September 2026 will be invited to a parent information meeting in June 2026, and the children will be invited to transition events including a teddy bears' picnic, which familiarises families with the school setting so that they feel ready to start in September.
Around June / July, 2026 we will book home visits with families as well as Nursery visits. This is an opportunity for families to meet the reception staffing team and ask any questions that they may have.
Our Reception cohorts start full-time education almost immediately. On the first day of the Autumn term, parents and pupils will meet individually with the Reception class team, if home visits have not been possible in the previous summer term. Reception class then begin their very first day on the second day of the school term.