From the 18^th March 2020 through to the 5^th June 2022 the Bishops of England and Wales suspended the obligation to attend mass in England and Wales.

As of the 5^th June 2022, Pentecost, the Bishops will lift the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days. Parents applying for a place at The Holy Family Catholic Primary  under a faith based criteria will need to complete a Supplementary Information Form.

Evidence of practice will be measured by frequency of attendance at Mass as validated by either a priest or minister, as was the case prior to 18^th March 2020. These arrangements apply to the admissions round for 2023 and subsequent rounds

Admission to Reception Class September 2024

If you child has a date of birth between 1st September 2019 and 31st August 2020 they are due to start school in September 2024. 

Join us on one of the dates below to meet our Headteacher, Mrs. Underhill and the Senior Leadership Team. 

You are able to tour our school and will have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the choice for your child’s education. 

Please call the school office or email the school to book a 30 minute dedicated appointment, 01622 756778, office@holy-family-maidstone.kcsp.org.uk 

We look forward to meeting you and sharing our wonderful school!

Application to Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Entrance September 2024- if your child was born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020

Applications for places will open with KCC on 3rd  November 2023. The closing date for online application is 15th January 2024. Further detail can be found by following the link below:

http://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/primary-school-places

You can apply for up to 3 schools, putting them in order of preference. It's in your best interests to list 3 schools. Naming only one school does not guarantee your child a place at that school or give your child priority for a place over another child, neither does naming a school more than once.

Holy Family Catholic Primary School requires a supplementary form (SIF) in addition to the KCC online application. This is available to download from the school website (key information section) or can be collected from the school office during school hours.

https://www.holyfamily.kent.sch.uk/admissions/

Once completed, the supplementary form must be returned to the school office no later than the closing date 15th January 2024, with any relevant Baptism Certificates.

A supplementary form is required for all applications for a place in school, irrespective of religious belief, to ensure the correcting ranking position is applied, should the school be oversubscribed.

Applications are processed by KCC between the dates of 17th January 2023 and 28th March 2024.

An email will be sent from KCC on 16th April 2024, after 4pm, confirming places for the September 2024 intake.  You can log into your online application after 5pm to view your offer.

Kent Primary admissions can be contacted on kentonlineadmission@kent.gov.uk  or 03000 412121

Appeals

The Timetable for appeals:

• Includes a deadline for lodging appeals. The deadline will allow appellants at least 20 school days from the date of notification that their application was unsuccessful to prepare and lodge their written appeal (during coronavirus, this is now at least 28 calendar days’ written notice)
• Gives appellants at least 10 school days’ notice of their appeal hearing (during coronavirus, this is now at least 14 calendar days’ written notice - please see the first section above)
• Includes reasonable deadlines for appellants to submit additional evidence, for admission authorities to submit their evidence, and for the clerk to send appeal papers to the panel and parties
• Ensures that decision letters are sent within 5 school days of the hearing, wherever possible (during coronavirus, letters are now to be sent within 7 calendar days of the hearing or panel decision - please see the first section above)

Here are the deadlines for hearing different types of appeals: 

In Year Application procedure

To apply for a school place at Holy Family please complete the ICAF and Supplimentary form.  Both forms should then be returned directly to the school with any relevent baptism certificates.  This can be by hand, post or email to : office@holy-family-maidstone.kcsp.org.uk 

The school aims to reply to all applications within 10 working days of application.

Appeals of an admission decision should be addressed by email or in writing for the attention of Mrs Seal, Academy Principal to the school office.  This detail will then be passed to KCC Admission Appeals who are contracted by the school to manage all admissions appeals.