Schools in Kent

527 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Kent

Primary

Offered their first choice 89.7%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 87.2% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.2%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 16,593
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 89.7% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 87.2%.

The council's primary schools between them had 18,893 places for 16,593 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 78.9%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 81.4% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 94.8%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 18,644
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 78.9% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 94.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.5 points lower than in 2016, when it was 81.4%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 19,539 places for 18,644 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Kent lodged 2,572 appeals about a school place.

2,114 of them were heard by a panel and 611 succeeded, which is about 29 in every 100 heard.

The other 458 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

All Through

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Saint George's Church of England School Gravesend	1.09	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St George's Church of England Foundation School Broadstairs	1.20	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
The John Wallis Church of England Academy Ashford	0.64	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Kent by first preferences per place
Schools in BR8 (9)
Schools in CT1 (10)
Schools in CT10 (8)
Schools in CT11 (6)
Schools in CT12 (4)
Schools in CT13 (4)
Schools in CT14 (11)
Schools in CT15 (8)
Schools in CT16 (10)
Schools in CT17 (8)
Schools in CT18 (4)
Schools in CT19 (13)
Schools in CT2 (7)
Schools in CT20 (6)
Schools in CT21 (7)
Schools in CT3 (11)
Schools in CT4 (8)
Schools in CT5 (6)
Schools in CT6 (6)
Schools in CT7 (3)
Schools in CT9 (9)
Schools in DA1 (20)
Schools in DA10 (5)
Schools in DA11 (14)
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