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“Choosing the right secondary school for your child is an important decision and it is essential that you have the correct information as to how the system works. Parents are sometimes given to understand that they might not get in to a particular school if they do not put it as their first preference. This is not correct.
Parents should name their schools in genuine preference order. It is the local authority (Kent County Council) that coordinates school applications; individual schools do not know in which order of preference they have been named. Pupils are always ranked in accordance with each school’s oversubscription criteria.
This means that you should name the school that you would most like your child to attend as your highest preference, not the school you think you are most likely to get. It is the case that if more than one of the schools you name can offer a place; the local authority will always offer you the school named as the highest available preference.
So the order in which you rank schools does matter, but as an expression of your preference and nothing else.”
Roger Gough
Member for Sevenoaks North and Darenth Valley
Leader of Kent County Council
Please take a look at our admissions policy below and ensure that you read it fully before completing any forms. The admissions policy recognises two types of place:
- Faith Places, for children of families who regularly attend a Christian Church in order to be considered as a Faith applicant you must complete a supplementary Information Form.
- Open Places, which are available to all applicants.
The Admissions Policy will help you to decide which type of place to apply for
Supplementary Information Form 2025 intake
Applications for school places are run through the Kent County Council (KCC) admissions system.
Supplementary Application Forms to apply for Faith places for 2025 entry must be submitted to Trinity School by Midnight on 15th November 2024.
Secondary Transfer applications for 2025 entry in Year 7 - the application window is now open and closes on 31st October.
If you have not applied for a Year 7 place by the above deadline you will need to contact Kent County Council (KCC) via the link below.
Visit Kent County Council Website
Frequently Asked Questions
Trinity School Virtual Tour
If you have any questions regarding admissions please email the Admissions Team via admissions@trinitysevenoaks.com
Appeals
If you have not been offered a place at Trinity School, the law entitles you to appeal against that decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. All appeals will be heard online which has the advantage that your appeal can be heard from your home or place of work.
If you wish to appeal, please use this link to complete your appeal online.
Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority.
It is suggested that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form. Booklet Link
You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you MUST give the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school, but on different forms.
Any letters or reports that you wish the panel to see should be uploaded at this time. You are asked to bear in mind that if you later send additional information, the closing date is 5 working days before the STAGE 1 hearing. All appointed panels have agreed NOT to take any late letters or reports after the 5 working day deadline. This will be strictly enforced. For secondary/primary transfer appeals, the hearing will take place at least TWO months after the refusal letter. This gives you plenty of time to get your evidence together if you act early and take account of school holidays.
Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months. If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs with a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.
Full details about the hearing will be sent to you with your invitation to the hearing.
If you wish to contact the clerk – email: clerk@educationappeals.com
YEAR 7 ADMISSION APPEALS – 2024 INTAKE
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Last day for lodging appeal forms for a place in year 7 to start in September 2024 |
4pm on Tuesday 2 April 2024 to guarantee that your appeal will be heard in the first tranche of appeals. Appeals lodged later may not be heard until the second tranche which could be in September 2024. You MUST state the reasons for your appeal and supply any documentary evidence at this stage. |
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The stage 1 part of the hearing (with other parents present) will take place on |
14th May at 5pm |
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Part 2, the individual private hearings will take place on |
15 – 16 May 2024 (depending on the number of appeals) |
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Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel |
At least 10 school days before the stage 1 hearing. |
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Any additional supporting evidence |
Closing date is Tuesday 7th May 2024. You are advised that additional paperwork received on the day of the appeal hearing will not be taken into account. Please provide the Clerk with FIVE copies of any new additional evidence BY POST ONLY. All such evidence to be submitted in A4 format and NOT bound, but may be stapled on the top left hand corner. Paperwork submitted with your appeal form does not need to include 5 copies. These must be sent to EdAp, Sopers House, Sopers Road, Cuffley, Herts, EN6 4RY. |
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Letter from the Clerk informing you of the decision of the independent appeal panel |
Due to the high number of appeals held at this time, this may not be sent until up to 10 working days after the last hearing for the school. |
IN YEAR ADMISSION APPEALS
The timetable for ‘in-year’ appeals is as follows:-
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Last day for lodging appeal forms following a refusal for a place ‘in year’ or ‘mid-term’ excluding 6th form. |
You must lodge the appeal form within 20 school days upon receipt of your letter of refusal. You MUST state the reasons for your appeal and supply documentary evidence at this stage. Appeals are held within 30 school days of receipt of the appeal form. |
SIXTH FORM APPEALS 2024
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Last day for Lodging appeals |
4pm on Thursday 29 August 2024 to guarantee that your appeal will be heard within the first weeks of September. You MUST state the reasons for your appeal on the online form and supply any documentary evidence at this stage e.g. a copy of your result sheet.
Please note the timetable is very short to enable those appellants who win appeals to start as early into the school year as possible.
Click here for the 6th form appeal form (please note this link will not work until A Level results are published) |
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Appeal date |
The date will be during the month of September 2024. |
Late and In Year Admissions
We are happy to consider late and in-year applications for places at Trinity School.
If you wish to apply for a place, please complete the Kent County Council In Year Application Form (IYAF) and return to the Admissions Team
You can send the form either by email to admissions@trinitysevenoaks.com or by post (Admissions, Trinity School, Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks TN13 3SL)
If you need a hardcopy of the form, please do let us know on 01732 469111 or email admissions@trinitysevenoaks.com
If you regularly attend a Christian Church and wish to be considered as a Faith Applicant please also complete the Supplementary form below.
You can send the form either by email to admissions@trinitysevenoaks.com or by post (Admissions, Trinity School, Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks TN13 3SL)
Supplementary Information Form In Year Applications
Further information about moving schools during a school year can be found on the
Or if you have any questions specifically regarding in year admissions to Trinity School please do contact us on 01732 469111 or email admissions@trinitysevenoaks.com
Transport Links
We are ideally placed for excellent transport links. The following websites provide useful information for planning your journey to school:
Kent County Council – Bus Travel
Or contact them on 0344 800 44 11
Or contact them on 01732 469800
