From the 18th March 2020 through to the 5th June 2022 the Bishops of England and Wales suspended the obligation to attend mass in England and Wales.
As of the 5th 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 18th March 2020. These arrangements apply to the admissions round for 2023 and subsequent rounds
If you child has a date of birth between 1st September 2018 and 31st August 2019 they are due to start school in September 2023.
Application to Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Entrance September 2023- if your child was born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019
Applications for places will open with KCC on 4th November 2022. The closing date for online application is 16th January 2023. 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 16th January 2023, 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 16th April 2023.
An email will be sent from KCC on 17th April 2023, after 4pm, confirming places for the September 2023 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
The Timetable for appeals:
Here are the deadlines for hearing different types of appeals:
Type of appeal | Deadline for hearing appeal |
Applications made in the normal admissions round | Within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals |
Late applications | Within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged |
Applications for in-year admissions | Within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged |
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.