Admissions for Year 7 Entry 2027
To apply for a place at Knole Academy, please apply here. Please do not apply directly to the school.
If you have any questions regarding Admissions, please email Admissions@knoleacademy.org.
Prospectus
Admissions Timetable (for academic year 2027-2028)
The Published Admissions Number (PAN) is: 240
| Key Action | Date |
|---|---|
| Application for Secondary transfer opens online | Tuesday 1st September 2026 |
| Open Day | Saturday 19th September 2026 |
| Deadline for Expressive Arts registration | Wednesday 7th October 2026 |
| National closing date for applications | Monday 2nd November 2026 |
| National Offer Day | Monday 1st March 2027 (by 4pm) |
| Deadline for Late Applications (Also the date by which places should be accepted or declined by schools) | Monday 15th March 2027 |
Please refer to our Admissions Policy for our oversubscription criteria.
When appealing in-year admissions, the deadline for hearing the appeal is within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Admissions Documents (2027-2028)
Expressive Arts
Appeals
If you have not been offered a place following an in-year application, you are entitled to appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. In accordance with the 2022 School Admission Appeals Code, the admission authority and all appeal panels have elected for all admissions appeals to be held online. Online appeals have the advantage of being heard from your home or place of work. No longer do you have to travel to a hearing.
If you wish to appeal, please use this link to complete your appeal online. Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is highly recommended that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form. Booklet Link
You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form (photos of your child will not be accepted). You MUST state the grounds of your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you give the grounds of your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school, but a separate form must be completed for each school you wish to appeal for. If you are appealing for more than one child, a separate form must be completed for each child and use a different email address.
Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months. If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs using a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.
If you wish to contact the clerk – email : clerk@educationappeals.com
Information and a timetable for Summer Transfer appeals will appear on this website before 28 February 2027.
The timetable for ‘in-year’ appeals is as follows: –
| Key Action | Date |
|---|---|
| Last day for lodging appeal forms | 20 School days after the decision letter informing you that you had not been offered a place. |
| Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel | This will be EMAILED at least 10 school days before the hearing unless you have opted on the appeal form for a shorter notice period. All in-year appeals will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal form being lodged. |
| Closing date for any additional supporting evidence | Up to 12 noon on FIVE school days before your hearing you can upload additional documents to your online appeal folder. You are advised that additional paperwork received on the day of the appeal hearing will not be taken into account. |
| Letter from the Clerk informing you of the decision of the independent appeal panel | Due to the high number of appeals, an email is sent a few working days after your hearing with the decision of the panel. This is followed up around 20 school days later with a further emailed letter outlining the panels’ reasons. |
Appeals Documents
In-Year Admissions
For in-year casual applications, you will need to complete and return to us the appropriate form, which can be downloaded below, along with a copy of your child’s birth certificate and a utility/council tax bill as proof of address. Completed applications, birth certificates and utility bills should be sent directly to Knole Academy for the attention of the admissions secretary using the email address admissions@knoleacademy.org.
If the academy does not have space in a year group, you will be sent a letter, and then you will have the option to go on the academy’s waiting list and/or appeal. Names are kept on the waiting list for the remainder of the academic year, at the end of which all names are removed. Should you wish your child to remain on the waiting list for the next academic year, it is your responsibility to submit another IYCAF.
Admissions Documents (2026-2027)
Contact Information
Knole Academy
Louise Dykes
Tel: 01732 454 608
Email: Admissions@knoleacademy.org
Kent County Council Admissions Information and Contacts