Admissions
Ryarsh Primary School is a community school and as such our admissions policy is set by Kent County Council in order with the local authority’s Co-ordinated Scheme for Primary Admissions.
Admission Numbers
The school’s published admission number for September 2025 (PAN) is 30
Ryarsh Primary School School has one intake per year
Application Procedure
Ryarsh Primary School follows the procedures, timetable and deadlines set by Kent County Council.
An admissions application form has to be completed at the appropriate time, online, and returned to Kent County Council. More information about the admissions process can be found here.
Kent County Council allocates places based on the criteria for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools:-
- Children in Local Authority Care
- Current Family Association (sibling)
- Health and Special Access Reasons
- Nearness of Children’s Home to School
Appeals
If your child is due to start Primary school in September 2025, you can appeal if you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (Wednesday, 16 April 2025). You needed to submit your appeal before Tuesday, 20th May 2025 for it to be considered by Friday, 18th July 2025. Any appeals received after this time will be heard within 40 school days from the deadline, or where reasonably possible in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education.
For late applications, appeals should be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged where reasonably possible in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education
Read our Admissions Statement
Getting Ready for School
Many parents ask how best they can help their children before and during their early days at school. Without doubt the greatest contribution is to help your child to explore the world with confidence. For instance, talk about objects and pictures, encourage your child to describe things to you and answer questions as fully as possible. This approach will prepare the way for reading and writing by widening your child’s vocabulary.
Please encourage your child to do the following things that will help during the early days at school.
- to dress him/herself and be able to fasten shoes, handle zips and buttons
- make sure that your child can use the toilet independently and that he/she can ask to do so before it is too late
- to wash and dry his/her hands
- to use a knife and fork
- to change shoes, wellingtons and plimsolls
- to put on a coat and hat and be able to hang them up
- to put on socks and shoes
- to recognise his/her own name on clothing
- to use a handkerchief/tissue
- to understand and carry out an instruction
- to be able to listen
- to use playground equipment, such as climbing frames and swings
- to be able to use scissors
