St. John’s Catholic Primary School is an Academy within the Diocese of Southwark.

It is in the trusteeship of the Diocese and part of the Kent Catholic Schools Partnership (KCSP).

The school is conducted by its governing body as part of the Catholic Church in accordance with its Trust Deed and Instrument of Government, and seeks at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ. The school exists primarily to serve the Catholic community and therefore Catholic children have priority of admission. However, the Governing Body warmly welcomes applications from those of other denominations and faiths who support the religious ethos of the school.

Having consulted with the Local Authority and other admission authorities, the Governors intend to admit into the reception year, from September 2025, up to 120 pupils without reference to ability or aptitude. Where the number of applications exceeds this number, the Governors will offer places using set criteria, which can be found in our Admissions Policy below.  When applying, please remember to complete the Kent County Council online application form as well as our own Supplementary Information Form. For admission into Reception in September 2025 you will need to submit:

- A Supplementary Information Form

- Your child's full birth certificate and evidence of Baptism/Dedication (if applicable).

Please email these to admissions@st-johns-gravesend.kcsp.org.uk or bring them to our school office. 

Key Dates

Tuesday 5th November 2024 - Online application process opens. Go to www.kent.gov.uk/primaryadmissions to register and apply. 

Wednesday 15th January 2025 - Online application process closes for the main round. Any amendments after this date must be emailed to kentonlineadmissions@kent.gov.uk 

National Offer Day is Wednesday 16th April 2025 - Offers of school places sent to parents via email after 4pm.

Wednesday 30th April 2025 - Parents should contact the school to accept/refuse the place that has been offered.

Tuesday 20th May 2025 -  Appeals need to be lodged by this date – appeals information can be found at www.kent.gov.uk/schoolappeals. You can only appeal for schools that were named on the application form.

How to apply for an 'In-Year' Admission  

If you wish to apply for Year 1 to 6, please email admissions@st-johns-gravesend.kcsp.org.uk. When you apply will need to fill in the Kent County Council In Year Admission Form as well as our own Supplementary Form. Both these forms can be found below. On completion, please submit to the school office in person or to the admissions email address along with a copy of your child's full birth certificate and evidence of their Baptism/Dedication.  

If your child is not of the Catholic faith, the “Reference for Faith Membership” page on the Supplementary form will need to be countersigned by your Priest / Pastor or at your place of worship.

Nursery Admissions

After the October half term, you will be able to apply, via our school website for the September 2025 intake into our nursery. Children who will be 3 years old on or before 31st August 2025 are eligible for the September 2025 intake and all applications received before 30th April 2025 will be considered.

We accept children into our nursery once they have reached their third birthday, subject to places being available. In order to register your child for a place, we ask you to register your interest on line. You will need to have your child's full Birth Certificate and evidence of their Christian Baptism / Dedication to hand along with evidence that you live at the address you provided in your application. The Nursery application form must be countersigned by your Parish Priest, Pastor or at your place of worship and submitted with your application and uploaded as part of your application process..

The closing date for all nursery applications is the 30th April each year.