Admissions 2026/2027 - Applications for Year 7 Intake Starting September 2026
Secondary Admissions
Please read the Admissions Policy and Procedure which can be found on the school’s website here.
Please also ensure that you have read the school’s Privacy Notice, which can be found on the school’s website here
Please return this Supplementary Information Form to the Admissions Officer at the school (not Kent County Council). For Year 7 entry in September 2026 please return this form to the school no later than 31st October 2025 in order that we may rank your application.
Please note failure to submit a completed Supplementary Information form when applying for a Catholic school place 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 note that if you are not offered a place and submit an appeal, a copy of this form will be submitted to the Appeal Panel.
In Year or Casual Applications
Applications made too late for the Kent co-ordinated system, In-year applications for year 7 and applications for entry to years 8-11 must be made on the IYCAF (In -Year and Casual application Form) available on school websites. The same policy and procedure (apart from the timetable) applies to these applications. This form must be sent to the school’s Admissions Officer with this supplementary information form.
Application for Secondary Transfer opens | Monday 1 September 2025 |
Test date for pupils in Kent Primary schools | Thursday 11 September 2025 |
Test date for pupils not in Kent Primary schools | Weekend of 13/14 September 2025 |
National closing date for application forms | Friday 31 October 2025 |
National Offer Day: e-mails sent from Kent Admissions after 4pm | Monday 2 March 2026 |
St Edmund's will send out Welcome letters no earlier than | Wednesday 4th March 2026 |
Deadline for school places should be accepted or declined no later than | Monday 16 March 2026 |
Deadline for lodging appeals | Monday 30 March 2026 |
Kent County Council to reallocate places that have become available from the school's waiting lists. After this point, schools will take back ownership of their waiting lists. | Thursday 23 April 2026 |
Appeals Hearing | TBC |