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 2024 ADMISSION
School Offers will be made by your own Local Education Authority (LEA), in Kent this is Kent County Council (KCC) who will send out the offer email on Friday 1st March. If you have a query with your offer please contact your LEA direct as they administer this process.
IF YOUR OFFER IS FOR US
You will receive a welcome letter from us which asks you to accept the place AND provide PROOF of your child’s residential address. The letter will be issued on Tuesday 5th March if you have not received a letter by Monday 11th March please contact Mrs Hurrell. An Admission Form with further details will be sent out after the Easter Holidays to all those who have accepted the place and provided proof of child’s address.
IF YOU INCLUDED US AS A PREFERENCE LAST OCTOBER AND YOUR OFFER IS NOT FOR US:
If your child is 'SELECTIVE/GRAMMAR ASSESSED'
You can:
PLACE YOUR CHILD’S NAME ON OUR WAITING LIST – Follow the process for waiting list included in the offer email from your LEA. NB: your child can ONLY be placed on our waiting list if they were assessed as ‘selective/grammar’ in the Kent Test. Inclusion on the waiting list does NOT mean that you will have an automatic appeal for a place you must ALSO make an application for appeal.
APPEAL – Please see separate guidance on TO APPEAL below. To be guaranteed a hearing by 17th June 2024 the Appeal Application Deadline is THURSDAY 28th MARCH.
If your child is NOT 'SELECTIVE/GRAMMAR ASSESSED'
You can:
APPEAL – Please see separate guidance on TO APPEAL below. To be guaranteed a hearing by 17th June 2024 the Appeal Application Deadline is THURSDAY 28th MARCH.
IF YOU DID NOT INCLUDE US AS A PREFERENCE LAST OCTOBER
You will need to apply for a place after 26th April, once the main round of school offers has been completed by the LEA. Once your application has been processed and if you are not offered a place then you will be able to appeal. PLEASE CONTACT MRS HURRELL TO DISCUSS THIS PROCESS. If your child did not sit the Kent Test then arrangements will be made for your child to sit the Kent Test asap on receipt of an application.
TO APPEAL (for a Year 7 September 2024 place ONLY)
You need to submit a completed appeal form by email AND attach your case (evidence to support your appeal) for the appeal to registrar@ccgrammarschool.co.uk
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANYTHING BY POST or IN PERSON. If you do not have email service, please contact Mrs Hurrell as soon as possible.
Please read all the documents below before you complete your appeal form.
CCGS Frequently Asked Questions On Appeals
CCGS Generic Defence Statement (Case For School)
APPEAL FORM FOR COMPLETION (Pdf)
APPEAL FORM FOR COMPLETION (Word)
For Appeal Applications received after Thursday 28th March AND for those who did NOT put us as a preference on their SCAF (Secondary Common Application Form) in October 2023 but have subsequently made an application to us, received the admission decision letter, not to admit and subsequently appeal. All efforts will be made to arrange these by 17th June HOWEVER this cannot be guaranteed and may require the applicant declining the right to 10 school days’ notice. All applicants will be given an appeal date within 30 school days from their appeal being lodged.
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 2023/24
Admission Arrangements Academic Year 2024/25
Admission Arrangements Academic Year 2025/26
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 current Year 7 and Years 8 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 2023 until 27th February 2024 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.
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 contact the Education Funding Agency 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.