Admissions
Are you looking for a Year R space in September 2026? If so, why not come and see what Riverview has to offer you and your child.
Open Events for Reception 2026 are as follows:
Open Days
- Thursday 9th October 2025 – 9.15am, 1.30pm & 6pm
- Thursday 20th November 2025 – 9am, 10.30am & 1.30pm
Tours
- Monday 1st December 2025 – 9.30am
- Tuesday 2nd December 2025 – 9.30am
- Wednesday 3rd December 2025 – 9.30am
- Tuesday 13th January 2026 – 9.30am
- Wednesday 14th January 2026 – 9.30am
- Thursday 15th January 2026 – 9.30am
Stay & Play Morning
- Saturday 11th October 2025 – 10am until 12pm
Prospective Reception Parents/Carers – Presentation
(Updated presentation coming soon!)
Appeals
If your child is due to start Primary school in September 2026, you can appeal if you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (Wednesday 16th April 2026). You need to submit your appeal before Tuesday 19th May 2026. Any appeals received after this time will be heard within 40 school days from the deadline, or where reasonably possible in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education.
For late applications, appeals should be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged where reasonably possible in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education.
Admission To The Riverview Academy
- Applying to start Primary school in Reception – If your child is due to start Reception and you would like to apply for a place at The Riverview Academy, applications can be made to Kent County Council for a place at our school. We encourage parents/carers to come and view our wonderful school and Open Events will be held each Autumn term during the applications window.
- Applying for an ‘In-Year’ place – If you would like your child to start at The Riverview Academy, at any other time than Reception Year in September, please contact Mrs Sam Bailey at the school on 01474 352620, and/or download a copy of the In Year Admissions Form below. This form must be completed and returned to the Primary Academy Admissions Officer.
Our Published Admission Number (PAN) is 120 pupils in each year group.
Oversubscription
All applications to our school are ranked against our oversubscription criteria and places are offered on that basis. For more information on our oversubscription criteria, please see the Determined Admissions arrangements below.
Sibling Links
Once a sibling link has been broken, sibling priority will be permanently lost for that child regardless of any further address moves a family may make in the future.