Schools in Kent

527 schools with published admissions figures

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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

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

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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.

Primary

School 1st prefs per place Demand since Latest Ofsted
St Alphege Church of England Infant School
Whitstable
0.91 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
Dartford
1.03 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Tunbridge Wells
0.85 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Hythe
1.20 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
Tunbridge Wells
0.77 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley
Swanley
1.02 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School
Gravesend
0.85 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Crispin's Infant School
Westgate-on-Sea
0.91 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School
Folkestone
0.88 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Sheerness
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School
Ramsgate
1.10 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Sevenoaks
0.87 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School
Sheerness
1.00 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate
Margate
1.43 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Tunbridge Wells
1.08 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend
Gravesend
0.94 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St John's Church of England Primary School
Tunbridge Wells
0.89 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks
0.40 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Johns Church of England Primary School
Canterbury
0.81 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham
Canterbury
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs
Broadstairs
0.81 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet
Gravesend
1.60 - Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sevenoaks
0.81 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Katherine's School & Nursery
Snodland
0.92 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Sevenoaks
0.75 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
Tonbridge
0.89 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School
Tonbridge
0.88 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Primary School
Dover
0.89 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles
Aylesford
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Martin's School
Dover
0.97 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School
Faversham
1.57 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Deal
1.10 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable
Whitstable
0.92 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Swanley
1.07 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Tunbridge Wells
0.86 - Requires improvement
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone
Maidstone
1.07 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Tenterden
0.81 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mildred's Primary Infant School
Broadstairs
0.97 - School remains Outstanding
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School
Birchington
1.27 - Improved significantly
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy
New Romney
0.98 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Paul's Infant School
Maidstone
0.75 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Swanley Village
2.14 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Sittingbourne
0.78 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Tunbridge Wells
1.77 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Aylesford
1.13 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Peter's Methodist Primary School
Canterbury
0.97 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Richard's Catholic Primary School
Dover
0.96 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford
Ashford
0.97 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Stephen's Infant School
Canterbury
0.91 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Ashford
0.94 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
Canterbury
1.27 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks
1.13 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St. Clement's CofE Primary School
Sheerness
1.00 - none held
St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School
Sevenoaks
1.00 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Folkestone
0.92 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School
Canterbury
0.93 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Stocks Green Primary School
Tonbridge
1.20 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School
Greenhithe
1.20 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Stowting Church of England Primary School
Ashford
1.53 - Improved significantly
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Sturry Church of England Primary School
Canterbury
0.80 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

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