Admissions
Welcome to Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School Admissions Information
We hope the information below will be of assistance please contact Mrs Hurrell, Admission Registrar, at the Chatham Site, Chatham Street, Ramsgate CT11 7PS, telephone 01843 591075 Chatham House Site, email registrar@ccgrammarschool.co.uk with any questions or queries on Admissions for Year 7 to 11, for Years 12 & 13 please see our Sixth Form pages of the website. A morning tour of the three school sites during term time can be arranged please contact Mrs Hurrell on the contact details above.
YEAR 7 SEPTEMBER 2026 ADMISSION GUIDANCE
APPLICATIONS
The National school offers process by your own Local Education Authority (LEA), in Kent this is the Kent County Council (KCC), is currently underway and all applications must be made through them. Please contact your LEA School Admission Department direct with any queries.
For information following the Kent Test assessment results and completing your on line application form.
IF YOUR CHILD IS ASSESSED AS SUITABLE FOR SELECTIVE/GRAMMAR SCHOOL - as the LEA look at your preferences in the order you have placed them if you wish your child to join us then YOU MUST put Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School (DfE 886 5462) as your first preference to stand the best chance of securing their place. Make sure you complete your form by deadline - Friday 31st October (midnight).
Please complete a Supplementary Form - available below - and send to Mrs Hurrell at the Chatham Site. PLEASE NOTE YOU ONLY HAVE TO COMPLETE A SUPPLEMENTARY FORM IF YOU ARE APPLYING UNDER THE CRITERION DESCRIBED ON FORM.
IF YOUR CHILD IS ASSESSED AS SUITABLE FOR HIGH/ALL ABILITY SCHOOL - when you complete the form you need to put high/all ability schools to secure your child's school place. KCC will not consider your child for a grammar school place even if you put us first. However if you wish to consider appealing to us you should place us as a preference which will then allow you to appeal at the earliest possible time which is March 2026.
There is an Appeal Information Meeting at the Chatham Street site on Friday 17th October at 1pm and Wednesday 29th October at 4pm - at these sessions the Admission Registrar will explain the whole appeal process from now till the appeal hearings in May 2026. There will be time at the end of the session to ask general or specific questions and the meetings usually last for 1.5 hours. No need to book just come along. Further written appeal guidance will be available here after 31st October.
ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS
Please find the required information on the procedure and policy for admission to the Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School below at the link for the academic year applying for.
Admission Arrangements Academic Year 2025/26
Admission Arrangements Academic Year 2026/27
Please note that you only need to complete a supplementary form if you are applying under the Medical/Social Needs or Pupil/Service Premium criteria detailed on the form.
IN YEAR ADMISSION APPLICATION
For all applications for Year 7 to 11, you will need to complete an In Year Application Form which can be printed off below. Please note that we do not accept applications by email therefore if you are unable to print off the form please request a paper copy from Mrs Hurrell, the Admission Registrar - contact details above.
Please send the completed form to the Admission Registrar at the Chatham Site address above. On receipt of a completed application you may be sent a test appointment letter, for your child to come into our school and sit our admission test. Details on the test can be found in the Admission Arrangements for the Academic Year you are applying for above.
Following the test you will be sent our decision letter which will include details on the next step in the process including admission or appeal. If a test is not required you will receive our decision letter within 10 school days of receipt of an application.
If you have any further questions on the admission process for our school please contact Mrs Hurrell.
APPEALS - including for Sixth Form
Please note that you can only appeal to the school if you have made an application which has subsequently been turned down. For information on all appeals to our school following an unsuccessful application from 28th February 2025 until 27th February 2026 please click on our Appeal Timetable below.
To appeal please email the Admission Registrar at registrar@ccgrammarschool.co.uk stating your child's full name, date of birth, home address and reasons for your appeal.
Please read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) guidance
Following your appeal if you have any queries please contact the Admission Registrar. If you have concerns over the administration of the appeal hearing you can follow the guidance at School admissions: Complain about the appeals process - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
For Information:
Nearly New Uniform - we no longer hold a stock of second-hand uniform however the Schoolwear Centre in Margate now maintains a 'bank' of donated blazers, jumpers and skirts. The Uniform Bank can be accessed from their website: schoolwearcentre.net where you can search and pay for items under CCGS Preloved Uniform.
Parent/carers can either donate items direct to the Schoolwear Centre or bring them into any of our School Receptions for us to pass on.
Please note that the bank does not stock PE items. Our PE Department keeps a small stock of donated items which students can use.