Year 7 Admissions

Admissions Information

Appeals Information

If your child is due to start secondary school in September 2026, you can appeal if
you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day
Monday 2nd March 2026.

You must submit your appeal before 4pm on Thursday 2nd April 2026 for it to be considered in the first tranche of appeals. Any appeals received after this time may not be heard until the second tranche which could be in September 2026.

If you wish to appeal you would need to complete a form online. Please do NOT use
ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. Further information
on how to appeal and the timetable can be found below.
Year 7 Appeals Timetable 2026

Pupil Premium Priority

Admissions Over-subscription Criteria Priority 2

A girl who is deemed selective in the Kent 11+ tests and is in receipt of Pupil Premium at the time of entry to the school will be ranked within Priority 2 of our-oversubscription criteria.

A child is eligible for Pupil Premium where she has been registered for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last 6 years, including Targeted FSM. This does not include children who have only been eligible to receive Expanded FSM or Universal Infant Free School Meals. Pupil Premium is also afforded to Children in Local Authority Care or Previously in Local Authority Care, however these children will be ranked within Priority 1.

Please note recent Government changes to FSM eligibility, which include 2 categories of FSM:
• Targeted FSM – which continues to be based on the existing £7,400 income threshold: and
• Expanded FSM - which will apply to meals only, covering pupils who do not qualify for Targeted FSM, but who are in households in receipt of Universal Credit.

Pupil premium will only be available to those in the Targeted FSM cohort.

Pupils who are eligible for FSM under the Expanded FSM will not be eligible for Pupil Premium and will not be included in this category of our oversubscription criteria for admission purposes.

Parents/Carers wishing to apply under this criterion must attach proof of eligibility to their Supplementary Information Form and return it all to the school by the deadline indicated on the form.

Please click here to view Coach Transfer information to Dartford Grammar School for Girls

Young Persons Travel Pass - Kent County Council have revised their Freedom Pass for students travelling to secondary schools from September 2015. Please click on the following link for further details:
https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-transport