Kent College (Canterbury) Catchment Area
Kent College (Canterbury) is an other independent not applicable school in Canterbury, Kent , serving pupils aged 11-19, with 570 pupils, and a capacity of 600 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
11-19
Age range
570
Pupils
600
Capacity
95%
Fill rate
Kent College (Canterbury) Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Kent College (Canterbury)?
The catchment area for Kent College (Canterbury) is the geographic zone Kent uses to prioritise admissions when this not applicable school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Kent publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Kent College (Canterbury) is managed by Kent and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Kent before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Kent catchment area documents →Kent College (Canterbury): 600 places, 95% filled: nearing capacity
Kent College (Canterbury) has a published admission number of 600 places. 570 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 95%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 600, Kent's admissions team applies distance-based tiebreakers. Families within the school's historical catchment boundary are well placed, but a boundary check with the council is recommended before applying.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Kent publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Find Kent school admissions →
Kent College (Canterbury): School Information
- Full address
- Whitstable Road, Canterbury, CT2 9DT
- Local authority
- Kent
- School type
- Other independent school
- Phase of education
- Not applicable
- Age range
- 11-19 years
- Religious character
- Methodist
- DfE URN
- 119001
Other Not applicable Schools in Canterbury
If Kent College (Canterbury) is oversubscribed, these not applicable schools in Canterbury are the next closest alternatives.
The King's School Canterbury Catchment Area
Other independent school · CT1 2ES
St Edmund's School Canterbury Catchment Area
Other independent school · CT2 8HU
St Faith's At Ash School Limited Catchment Area
Other independent school · CT3 2HH
Junior King's School Catchment Area
Other independent school · CT2 0AY
Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School Catchment Area
Other independent school · CT2 9AQ
The Orchard School Catchment Area
Foundation special school · CT1 3QQ
Other Methodist Schools in Kent
Kent College (Canterbury) shares its religious character with these Methodist schools across Kent. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Nearest not applicable schools by distance
These are the not applicable schools closest to Kent College (Canterbury) by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Kent College (Canterbury)
What is the catchment area for Kent College (Canterbury)? ▾
The catchment area for Kent College (Canterbury) is the geographic zone Kent uses to prioritise admissions when this not applicable school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Kent publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Kent College (Canterbury) oversubscribed? ▾
Kent College (Canterbury) is operating close to its capacity of 600 places (95% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for Kent College (Canterbury)? ▾
Kent College (Canterbury) uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Kent before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Kent College (Canterbury) cover? ▾
Kent College (Canterbury) is a not applicable school in Canterbury, Kent, serving pupils aged 11-19. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.