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Ashford St. Mary’s C of E Primary School is close to Ashford town centre. We are a two-form entry school with a published admission number of 420. We admit 60 children into our Reception classes in the September after their 4th birthday. As a church school our governors admit pupils in accordance with our admission criteria (see below). A supplementary information form, which is attached to our admissions criteria should be completed if you wish to claim church affiliation.

September 2025 Admissions

We are delighted you are interested in a school place for your child at Ashford St. Mary’s.  To book a tour please call the school office on 01233 625531.

Thursday 28th November at 1.30pm

Tuesday 3rd December at 10am

Wednesday 8th January at 1.30pm

To apply for a place at a Primary School for your child for September 2025, you will need to complete an online form called a Common Application Form (RCAF form for short). The application process starts on 5th November 2024 and closes on 15th January 2025. You will need to apply at www.kent.gov.uk/ola. 

You will receive an email on Tuesday 16th April 2025 after 5pm advising you of your child’s offer. You will then need to inform the school in writing as to whether you will accept the place or not. At this point, you will also need to come to school with proof of address as to the only or main residence of your child. This will need to be in the form of each of these documents:

  • Council Tax statement for 2024 to 2025 or 2025 to 2026, OR
  • Signed Tenancy Agreement or Exchange of Contracts/Completion document

Plus at least one of these:

  • Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit, Job Seeker Allowance, Disability Benefit letter or statement
  • a driving licence
  • a schedule of motor insurance
  • a utility bill, such as gas, water, electric or broadband
  • a payslip.

Proof that your child lives at the same address can be any of:

  • doctor or hospital letter in their name
  • savings account or bank account in their name
  • Child Benefit statement.

This is not a full list of evidence. KCC or the school may ask for more evidence. We will do this if the current evidence does not prove you lived at the address on the application.

Your offer may be withdrawn if you fail to provide:

  • sufficient address evidence or
  • evidence that does not support your address at the final closing date for applications.

If you are concerned you used an incorrect address on your application, or if your circumstances have changed unexpectedly, email: primaryadmissions@kent.gov.uk  

If you do not provide address evidence or if you provide insufficient evidence to confirm your address at the final closing date of January 2025 the offer may be withdrawn even after your child has started at the school. 

If you have any queries about the Admission process, please ring the school. You can also contact the Kent Admissions Team on 03000 41 21 21 or visit their website

Admission to the Foundation Classes may initially be on a part-time basis. Once a place has been formally offered,    parents will be advised of the school’s start dates and admission arrangements for children in the Foundation  classes.

 In Year Admissions for children already at Primary School 

If you are a parent wishing to apply for a place for your child at our school you will need to complete the In Year Admissions Form . Please return the completed form back to school. You will need to fill in a separate form for each child. You will hear from us within 15 (school) days. If we are unable to offer a place we will confirm this to you in writing and you can choose to have your child’s name  added to our waiting list until there is a space, at which point, the over-subscription criteria is applied to ascertain who the place is offered to.

In Year Application Form

Click here for Oversubscription Arrangements: 

Oversubscription Criteria 2024/25

Oversubscription Criteria 2025/26

 

 Ashford St. Mary’s Admission Arrangements – Public Consultation 

It has been 7 years since our admission arrangements were last consulted upon and in line with our duties to consult please find our policy and arrangements:

Admissions Arrangement Consultation for Admission Year 2026-27

Admissions Policy

Oversubscription Criteria 2026/27

It should be noted that there are NO changes to the admissions oversubscription criteria. If you wish to comment on the policy, please email: 

admin1@st-marys-ashford.kent.sch.uk.