Looking to join Cedar in September 2026?

Applications are now open. Please select your school of choice by 15th January 2026.  

Admissions

Transforming Life Chances

We aim to do an excellent job every day, ensuring that children feel safe whilst making sure they have access to fun and engaging lessons which will motivate and challenge them.

We make every effort to ensure starting the nursery and reception classes is a welcoming experience for children and parents.  All our admission and transfer arrangements aim to give parents the best possible information so that we can establish and continue to develop the very important partnership between home and school.

At every stage of the admissions process we arrange opportunities for parents to talk to staff and also to receive written information. If anything is unclear we encourage parents to contact the school office. Our administrative staff are very happy to explain any aspect of admission to parents.

Welcome to our Early Years

Our Early Years Foundation Stage is a place where children are motivated to learn through a combination of high-quality teaching and child-initiated time. Our children learn through play, discovery and exploration, and in this way, learning is made irresistible.

Please take a moment discover a day in the life of our EYFS years students.

Admissions Documents

Appeals for Year R (Academic Year 2025 – 2026)

Appealing an offer

You can appeal for any school named on your application that has not been able to offer your child a place.

To do this you will need to complete this form: Primary admissions 2025 - appeal request form | Medway Council.

Please return your appeal form to the school. 

The deadline for submitting an appeal is Thursday 14 May 2026 for offers made on 16 April 2026.

For late applications, appeal requests should be submitted within 20 school days of your application outcome.

You can appeal after these deadlines but your appeal might not be heard at the same time as those submitted on-time.

When you appeal you:

  • can only appeal for schools named on your application
  • can appeal for more than one school at the same time
  • must complete a request form for each school you're appealing for
  • can appeal for a school even if you have accepted another offer.

Schools will not know you have appealed for another school unless you tell them. The appeals for each school are completely independent of each other.

Exceptional Circumstances Leave Form

If your child needs any leave for exceptional circumstances, please download and fill out the attached form. All relevant information is included within the document. exceptional_circumst…pdf