Admissions
Admissions for 2027/28
Applications for children due to start secondary school in September 2027 will open on 1st September 2026 and will close on 2nd November 2026.
Year 7 Applications
For admissions into next year’s Year 7, parents and carers are required to complete an application form known as the “Common Application Form” (CAF) through Kent County Council. This can be found by clicking here for the Kent County Council ‘Applying for a School’ web page,
Year 7 Admissions Key Dates – September 2027 Intake
| 1st September 2026 | Admission window opens for Year 7 applications for 2027 intake |
| 2nd November 2026 | Admission window closes for Year 7 applications for 2027 intake |
| 1st March 2027 | National Offer Day |
| 2nd March 2027 | We will send out welcome letters to the families of our new Year 7 students. |
| 15th March 2027 | Deadline by which to accept/decline the place that has been offered by KCC. |
| 20th April 2027 | Reallocation offer day – at this time, some additional offers may be made, if other families have declined their place at the school. |
| June/July 2027 | Transition events for our new pupils. |
Admission Arrangements
New Line Learning Admission Arrangements – September 2026/27
New Line Learning Admission Arrangements – September 2027/28
In-Year Admission
If you are looking for a place at the Academy because you have recently moved into the area, or your child is at another secondary school and you feel that a change of school would benefit their education and/or general well being, you are entitled to apply for a school place. Please use the below link to submit a digital In Year Admission Form.
Note: there is no guarantee that a place will be available but you have the right to appeal if you are declined a place.
More details can be found on KCC’s website – www.kent.gov.uk.
Appeals process
Please find below the appeals timetable if admission is refused to the academy
| Type of appeal | Deadline for hearing appeal |
|---|---|
| Applications made in the normal admissions round | Within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals |
| Late applications | Within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged |
| Applications to sixth forms where the offer of a place was conditional upon exam results | Within 30 school days of confirmation of those results |
| Applications to sixth forms where the offer of a place was not conditional upon exam results | Within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals |
| Applications for in-year admissions | Within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged |
