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 2025 ADMISSION GUIDANCE
School offers will be made by your own Local Education Authority (LEA), in Kent this is the Kent County Council (KCC), who will send out the offer email on Monday 3rd 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 which asks you to accept the place AND provide PROOF of your child' residential address. This letter will be issued on Wednesday 5th March if you have not received your letter by Monday 10th March please contact Mrs Hurrell. An admission form with further details of the transition process will be sent out after the Easter Holidays to all those who have accepted the place and provided proof of child's address.
IF YOUR OFFER IS NOT FOR US AND YOU INCLUDED US AS A PREFERENCE LAST OCTOBER:
If your child is 'SELECTIVE/GRAMMAR ASSESSED'
You can:
1. ASK FOR YOUR CHILD'S NAME TO GO ON TO OUR WAITING LIST by following the guidance 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.
2. APPEAL - please see the guidance below. To guarantee a hearing in May the deadline to request an appeal is MONDAY 31st MARCH
If your child is 'HIGH/ALL ABILITY ASSESSED'
You can:
APPEAL - please see the guidance below. To guarantee a hearing in May the deadline to request an appeal is MONDAY 31st MARCH
TO APPEAL FOR YEAR 7 SEPTEMBER 2025 - Please read ALL the documents below before you complete your appeal form
CCGS Frequently Asked Questions On Year 7 Appeals
CCGS Generic Defence Statement (Case for School)
APPEAL FORM FOR COMPLETION (Pdf)
APPEAL FORM FOR COMPLETION (Word)
Please also read the information contained in the Appeal Timetable 2025 below. If you are considering an appeal you may find the following of assistance. Appeal Information Guidance
You need to submit a completed Appeal Form by email AND attach your case (evidence to support your appeal) to registrar@ccgrammarschool.co.uk To guarantee a hearing in May the Appeal Application Deadline is Monday 31st March.
You will receive an acknowledgement of your appeal as soon as possible and by no later than 2nd April. You will then receive your appeal hearing date direct from the KCC Appeal Service. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANYTHING BY POST or IN PERSON - if you do not have access to email please contact Mrs Hurrell as soon as possible.
Appeal applications received after Monday 31st March - all efforts will be made to arrange these hearing as soon as possible and may require the applicant to decline the right to 10 days notice. All applicants will however be given an appeal date within 30 school days from the date their appeal request was lodged.
IF YOU DID NOT INCLUDE US AS A PREFERENCE LAST OCTOBER
You will need to apply for a place after 24th April, once the main round of school offers has been completed by the LEA. Once your application has been processed, if you are not offered a place then you will be able to appeal. Please contact Mrs Hurrell by email if you wish further details on this process.
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 2024/25
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 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 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.
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.