Admissions

Thank you for considering our school! Admission steps vary slightly depending on when your child joins us.  One of our Senior Leadership Team meets every new family personally and will show you around the school. Our priority is to ensure that your child settles happily into school. 

We give your child (and you!) the opportunity to become familiar with the school, its routines and show how you can help your child make the best of their learning. 

 

We have 420 places in school and 60 places in the Nursery (15 or 30 hours per week).

If we are over-subscribed the following criteria will be applied in the following order:

  1. children in care
  2. a brother or sister is already in school
  3. health considerations
  4. multiple birth children
  5. children of a member of staff
  6. children in receipt of Service Pupil Premium
  7. distance from school 

For Admission Form Click Here. 

Admissions Policies

2025/26 

2026/27

2027 Admissions Consultation

Proposed Admissions Policy 2027

Parent Consultation Letter

Home/School Agreement & FOBs

  • When your child joins,  all parents to agree to our Home/School Agreement.
  • You’re also invited to join Friends of Brompton (FOBs)—a great way to get involved in school activities.

Nursery Admissions (Ages 3–4)

  • We offer five free sessions per week, either mornings or afternoons.
  • Eligible families may access 30 free hours— you can apply through the gov website 
  • Interested? Complete the Nursery Application Form here, then email it to Mrs Hambelton or call 01634 844152 if you have questions. 
  • For full policy info, see the Nursery Admissions Policy here

Starting Reception (Year R - age 4)

  • Children start full-time in the September after their 4th birthday.
    • Example: A child born between 1 Sep 2023 and 31 Aug 2024 would start in September 2024. 
  • Even if your child attends our Nursery, you must apply via Medway Council here to start Reception.
  • They do not automatically join our school from the nursery.
  • Next intake (Sept 2026):
    • Application deadline: 15th January 2026. 

Mid-Year Admissions (Years 1–6)

    • Moving into the area mid-year? Apply using the Application Form above.
    • Email form/s to Mrs Hambelton to join our waiting list.
    • Questions? Call 01634 844152 or email Nikki Hambelton
    • View admissions policies are above for reference.

 

APPEALS

Mid-year admission appeals - Years 1 to 6

In years 1 and 2 any appeals are highly unlikely to be accepted due to the law regarding infant classes.

The law does not allow more than 30 children in any one class. 

Any appeals lodged will be heard within 40 school days of submitting the request. 

 

It is advisable to place your child on the school’s waiting list alongside any appeal request as you are far more likely to be given a place from the waiting list than through the appeal process. 

 

If you have any queries regarding an appeal, then you are asked to contact the school.

 

Year R appeals – Year R appeals take place at the end of June.

 

MEDWAY PRIMARY FAIR ACCESS PROTOCOL

All primary schools in Medway operate a Fair Access Protocol for in-year admissions.

On receipt of an in-year admission application, we will consider whether the child meets the criteria for consideration under the Medway's Fair Access Protocols (see below). 

The Fair Access Protocols in Medway are triggered whenever a child (whether on roll of another Medway school or unplaced) is

considered hard to place, against one of the following categories:

  • those with attendance at the previous school/academy or provision of less than 70% (unless this is for a known reason such as illness) 
  • a child who has been permanently excluded once or whose most recent permanent exclusion was more than two years ago 
  • a child who has been excluded for fixed terms totaling 10 days or more over the previous two academic years 
  • a child currently attending a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) or whose most recent placement was a PRU or similar provision for behavioural / social or emotional reasons 
  • school refusers not currently on a school’s roll 
  • Children wishing to return to a mainstream school from home education 
  • A child who has been out of education for 2 months or more

If, based on the information available to us or to the local authority, we can demonstrate that the child meets one or more of the fair access criteria, we will refer the application and all relevant evidence to Medway Council School Admissions and Transport Team for inclusion on the next available fair access panel meeting agenda.

 Panel meetings will take place on a monthly basis (11 meetings a year) .

 The panel will then discuss the most appropriate school placement, based upon the factors below (not listed in any priority order):

  • Parental / carer preferences
  • Geographically nearest / ease of travel
  • The views of the local authority
  • The most appropriate environment to support the child’s learning and development
  • Fair distribution – the number of children already taken by the school / academy
  • Whether a child has previously attended a Medway school / academy
  • Faith preferences, where evidence is provided in line with the school of faith criteria.
  • General contextual information about individual schools
  • Contextual information about individual pupils and the impact of their placement at particular schools

The school allocation of children who fall under the fair access protocols will take place at the meetings of the fair access panel to ensure places are allocated as quickly as possible.