Registration
To put your child's name down for a place at the school, a non-returnable £100 Registration Fee is payable. Acceptance of the Registration Form and fee does not imply the offer of a place.
No specific preparation for assessment is required. Interview and assessment are of equal importance in the admissions process.
When a year group is full a waiting list will operate by date of receipt of Registration Form and fee (currently £100).
NB Registration Forms are valid for the year of entry requested. A new Registration Form will be required if the year of entry changes.
Click HERE to download a Registration Form
September 2025 Year 7 Entry
The Assessment Day for entry into Year 7 September 2025 takes place on Friday 8th November 2024 and, subsequently, throughout the remainder of the academic year should space be available.
Nursery and Pre-prep
Applicants for admission to Nursery are enrolled without formal testing and can join us from the term in which they turn 3. From Reception to Year 2 applicants visit for a 'visit day' during which they will have an informal interview with the Head or Head of Prep.
Prep School
Entry to Year 3
GL Assessment Tests in English and Mathematics and interviews during a 'visit day’ take place for children who are registered to join us. Visit day will take place on Tuesday 5th November 2024 and, subsequently, throughout the remainder of the academic year should space be available.
Entry to Years 4 to 6
CAT4 Assessment and interviews take place for children who are registered to join us. Assessment Day will take place on Tuesday 5th November 2024 and, subsequently, throughout the remainder of the academic year should space be available.
Senior School Entry
CAT4 Assessment and interviews take place for children who are registered to join us. The Assessment Day for entry into Senior School September 2025 takes place on Friday 8th November 2024 and, subsequently, throughout the remainder of the academic year should space be available.
We are unable to offer places in Years 10 and 11 as GCSE courses commence from Year 9.
Siblings
Priority will be given to sibings* of children already attending Duke of Kent School, subject to usual entry criteria. Following this, pupils will be offered places in order of application.
*Sibling means a natural brother or sister, a half brother or sister, a legally adopted brother or sister, a step brother or sister or other child.
Deposits
A Prep School deposit of £400 is required for pupils joining Nursery through to Year 6.
Pupils moving from Duke of Kent School Prep School to Senior School top-up their deposit with an additional £400 to make a total of £800.
A Senior School deposit of £800 is required for pupils joining Year 7 and above.
Deposits are payable on acceptance of an offer of a place and are returned when the pupil leaves less any extras the pupils may have incurred during their final term.