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If your child is starting at a secondary school in September 2009 you will have needed to apply for a place between 1 September 2008 and 24 October 2008.

If your child is starting at a primary school or junior school in September 2009 you will have needed to apply for a place between 13 October 2008 and 5 December 2008.

The closing date for receipt of secondary school applications was 24 October 2008 and for primary and junior school applications was 5 December 2008.

Please contact School Admissions for further information if you have not yet applied for a secondary, primary or junior school place for September 2009.

Admission to Reception Class in 2009 - Additional Places

Following increased demand for admission to the Reception year in 2009 the Council has increased the number of places in ten schools in response to parents' preferences.

A total of 300 additional places have been added and this includes the 5 extra classes which were announced in the autumn term.

The full list of schools with additional classes is as follows:

Cluster Area	Name of School	Number of Additional Places
Kingston Town	Fern Hill Primary School	30
	Alexandra Infant School*	30
	Latchmere School*	30
Maldens and Coombe	Burlington Infant & Nursery School	30
Surbiton	Maple Infant School*	30
	Tolworth Infant & Nursery School	30
	Christ Church C of E Primary School*	30
	St Matthews C of E Primary School*	45
	Knollmead Primary School	15
South of the Borough	Lovelace Primary School	30

*indicates extra places announced 27 February 2009

The Council is grateful for the very helpful cooperation of Governing Bodies, Head Teachers, parents and the Diocese of Southwark.  It will enable us to meet our commitment to educate all the children who need a place in local schools.

For further help and advice please contact the School Admissions Team.

Further information

For more detailed information about the application process or help in choosing which schools to apply to, please read our pages on Secondary School Admissions and Primary School Admissions in Kingston

Performance tables and inspection reports

Find out how schools compare to others in the borough and nationwide.  You can access the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) school performance tables and Ofsted inspection reports through our schools pages.

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