Admissions Contact Details


E mail: enquiries@kgarowner.uk
admissions@kgahampshire.uk

We are aware that choosing the right school for your child is an important one. We encourage parents/carers to view our school prior to applying for a place for your child.
Seeking a school place now? Please call us on Tel: 023 92524312 speak to Mrs Diplock or Mrs Parker to arrange a time for you to talk to a member of the leadership team. We are more than happy to answer any questions or queries you may have. For any in-year applications, KGA Hampshire Admissions will process these directly making use of the HCC Fair Access protocols as per The School Admissions Code.

Key dates for applying for a Year 3 place for 2025:

  • Thursday 24 October: open morning (9am) and open afternoon (2.20pm) in the school hall
  • Friday 1 November 2024: application process for Year 3 junior school places opens
  • Wednesday 15 January 2025: Applications are due by
  • Wednesday 16 April 2025: Parents/carers will be notified of school places
  • Thursday 21 November: in the event you can not meet with us on Thursday 24 October, we have made available a tour of the school at 4.15-4.45pm.
    Click here to visit the HCC site where you can apply for your September 2025 school place.
    We are aware that choosing the right school for your child is an important one. Please watch our Starters Open Day video below. This will give you an opportunity to meet some of Team Rowner (big and small) and have a look around our fabulous school through the eyes of the children.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTjR_DtsbfQ

We will schedule a ‘Welcome and Information Sharing Meeting’ scheduled, for successful Year 3 applications, in June 2024. We plan to send home information regarding the transition, via e mail, before the 2025 May half-term.

If your child has been refused admission to our school, you have the right to appeal to an independent appeal panel. You may appeal for more than one school. Below, you will be able to find all the information and links that you need to apply to enroll your child to Rowner which is proud to be part of The King’s Group Academies The first policy below references our admissions for September 2025, the second for 2024 and the third for 2024. All Year 3 applications are processed by HCC and you use their portal to apply for a place.

Timeline for applications to Year 3 for September 2024

Online application system opens – Wednesday 1 November 2023

Parents of children resident in Hampshire (not including Portsmouth or Southampton) wishing to apply for a place to start school or transfer to junior school (including schools outside Hampshire) can apply online. Paper forms are also available on request from any Hampshire schools or the County Admissions Team.

The National deadline for Year 3 (junior school) applications – midnight, Monday 15 January 2024.

The online application system will close at midnight on this date. Paper application forms should be returned to a Hampshire County Council school during school hours or the County Admissions Team. Any applications made after this date will be processed as late applications.

National notification date – Tuesday 16 April 2024.

Online applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by e-mail. They will also be able to log into the online system to view their application outcome. Parents who submit an on-time paper application will be sent a letter on Wednesday 17 April 2024 by first-class post. Letters will also be sent to online applicants, in addition to their e-mail, who were not offered a place at their first preference school.

Enquiries regarding application for Main Round admission to Year 3 for September 2024 should be made directly to the County Admissions Team in the first instance.

Admission Appeals Timetable for Year 3 in Sept 2025 – TBC

  • Deadline date for parents wishing to lodge an appeal (returning completed appeal papers to the school) is TBC May 2024
  • Year 3 appeal hearings to be held w/b TBC June 2024
  • Decision letters to be sent within 5 school days of hearing

Please note:

  • Appeals lodged after TBC May 2024 will be heard on the above date if possible, or within 40 calendar days (excluding school holidays) of the appeal being lodged. Appeals lodged after the beginning of June will not be heard until the Autumn Term 2024.
  • Following the lodging of an appeal, additional (evidence) papers may be submitted to GFM Admissions – deadline dates for this will be advised during the appeal process. Evidence submitted after the date advised may not be considered in your case.

Hampshire County County Council Admissions – the site where you apply for a place in a Hampshire school.
If your child has been refused admission to our school, you have the right to appeal to an independent appeal panel. You may appeal to more than one school. Please use this Admissions Appeal link.
Fair Access
Not sure which school to choose? Click this link to find out information about our school and schools in the local area.