More Park Catholic Primary School

Admission

A ‘Good’ school (Ofsted February 2023) offering 'Outstanding'

Catholic Education (Catholic Schools Inspection July2023)

If your child has a date of birth between 1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022

They are due to start school in September 2026.

If you are looking for a Reception place for September, or an in year transfer from a different school,

you are warmly invited to contact us for a visit to More Park Catholic Primary School.

You will have the opportunity to meet Mrs Seal, the Headteacher, tour the classrooms and see the learning that is happening.

All faiths are welcome.

Headteacher: Deborah Seal BSc (Hons) PGCE NPQH

Tel: 01732 843047 / 01732 847706

Email: secretary@more-park.kent.sch.uk 

Website: www.moreparkprimary.co.uk  

Lucks Hill, West Malling, ME19 6H

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 More Park 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 : morepark.secretary@more-park-westmalling.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 Apeals who are contracted by the school to manage all admissions appeals.