Applying for a Year 7 place at The Canterbury Academy
Key Dates – September 2025 Start
| National Offers Day | Monday 3 March 2025 |
| Acceptance of place to be confirmed by | Monday 17 March 2025 |
| Appeals must be submitted by | Monday 31st March 2025 |
| Appeals to be heard on | 2025 dates TBC |
Key Dates – September 2026 Start
| Year 7 Open Events | 2025 dates TBC |
| Deadline for KCC online child admission form to be completed | Friday 31 October 2025 |
| Deadline for Banding Assessment registration to be completed | Friday 31 October 2025 |
| Banding Assessment window | TBC |
| National Offer Day | Monday 2 March 2026 |
| Acceptance of place to be confirmed by | Thursday 26 March 2026 |
| Appeals must be submitted by | Monday 30 March 2026 |
| Appeals to be heard on | TBC at start of 2026 |
Appeals Information
If your child is due to start Secondary School in September 2025 and you wish to appeal, please click below for the appeals form and send it back to us via email to admissions@canterbury.kent.sch.uk or by post before Monday, 31st March 2025.
Appeals are scheduled to take place in June 2025 and all applicants will be notified in writing of the date of their appeal at least 10 days prior to their hearing (unless they have agreed to waive this right).
Downloads
- Secondary School Appeals Form (Online Version)
- Secondary School Appeal Form (Printable Version)
- Secondary School Appeal FAQs
- Secondary School Admission Scheme Statement
- Secondary School Defence Statement
- Secondary School Determined Admission Arrangements 2025
- Secondary School Determined Admission Arrangements 2026
