Virtual Open Evening 2020 - please click here and follow the links

Open Events - Joint Statement from West Kent Secondary School Headteachers

Following discussion, the Headteachers of West Kent Secondary Schools (listed below) have collectively taken the decision that for the foreseeable future all ‘Open Events’ for transition to secondary school in year 7 and for transition to the Sixth Form across our schools will be hosted online, not on our school premises.

Whilst we all recognise the value of ‘Open Events’ in enabling students and parents to find out more about the educational provision offered at our schools, our priority during this current public health crisis is to ensure the safety of our schools and the wider community.  Open Events in our schools are popular and inevitably bring parents and children from a wide area into relatively close proximity which increases the risk of community transmission.   

As a group of schools we are committed to ensuring we offer an online experience that supports all families to make informed decisions on school transfer.  Each school will, of course, plan their online open events to take account of their specific context.   Parents are encouraged to check the websites of our individual schools for further information. 

Signed:

Cranbrook School https://www.cranbrookschool.co.uk/admissions/open-events/
Hadlow Rural Community School https://www.hrcschool.org/ 
Hayesbrook School https://www.hayesbrook.kent.sch.uk/openevents 
High Weald Academy https://www.highwealdacademy.kent.sch.uk/openevents 
Hillview School https://www.hillview.kent.sch.uk/events/open-day/
Hugh Christie School https://www.hughchristie.kent.sch.uk/online-open-evening 
Knole Academy https://www.knoleacademy.org/463/open-events-2020-1 
Mascalls Academy https://stage.mascallsacademy.org.uk/ 
Skinners’ Kent Academy  https://www.skinnerskentacademy.org.uk/admissions.html 
St Gregorys Catholic School http://www.sgschool.org.uk/open-sessions-2020/1234.html 
The Skinners School  https://www.skinners-school.co.uk/admissions/open-days/        
Tonbridge Grammar School https://www.tgs.kent.sch.uk/open-events
Trinity School Sevenoaks https://www.trinitysevenoaks.org.uk/660/open-events-2020-21 
Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School https://www.twggs.kent.sch.uk/548/open-days-and-evenings  
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys https://www.twgsb.org.uk/2093/open-events
Weald of Kent Grammar School https://www.wealdofkent.kent.sch.uk/ 
 

Kent Test FAQs

Please see below two documents which have been sent to the school from Kent County Council with regard to the Kent 11+ Test this year.

Important Dates

National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2021 (emails sent from KCC after 4pm and letters sent 1st class)

Reallocation Round: Wednesday 21 April 2021

Admissions Policy

Note: The Admissions Code has changed, with a new Code coming in to force on 1st September 2021. As such the policy linked below, for admissions for September 2021, is now considered defunct. Please refer to our policy for September 2022.