Open Evenings
Our next Main School Open Evening is on Thursday 25th September 2025.
If you have any questions regarding Transition or Admissions, or would like to arrange a tour to see the school in action, please email: admissions@congletonhigh.com.
Applying for a Place in Year 7
Although Congleton High School is an Academy school and operates as its own ‘admissions authority’, applications for places in Year 7 are not made direct to the school but need to be made through the Local Authority co-ordinated admissions scheme. Parents/carers of children about to move from primary to secondary school (ie. those currently in Year 6) should receive an information booklet and application form from their home local authority (ie. the local authority where they live) early in the autumn term, setting out in detail the procedures and timescales for admissions. If you have not received this, please contact the relevant local authority.
Parents/carers should complete the Common Application Form (CAF) and return it to their home local authority, naming Congleton High School as their preference. Following the application closing date, places are allocated by the local authority according to strict criteria and all offers are sent out to parents/ carers. Where the number of applicants for admission to CHS is greater than the published admissions number (PAN), applications will be considered against the criteria set out in our Admissions Policy (see documents below).
The deadline for applications (to your own local authority)
for a 2026 Year 7 place is Friday 31st October 2025
Primary School Visits
Once your child has been awarded a Year 7 place, we begin the ‘transition’ process, which starts with our Transition Team, including our Head of Year 7 and senior staff, visiting students at their primary school in May, where they will talk to your child individually to learn a bit about them, find out about their friendship groups and ask them about their likes and dislikes. This information will then be used to help place students in mixed ability tutor groups containing some of their classmates from primary school, ready for when they start at CHS in September. We will make further visits to any students with additional needs.
New Intake Days
All Year 6 students who have been successful in securing a place with us will be invited to attend our New Intake Days, where they will be able to meet their Form Tutor and new classmates and begin to familiarise themselves with their new school over a two-day period.
Parents/ carers are invited to a Parent/ Carer New Intake Information Evening when they will have the opportunity to meet key members of staff.
Partner Primary Schools
We maintain close links with our partner primary schools (see full list below) and, over the years, have developed a highly successful and well regarded transition programme, which ensures that the move from primary to secondary school is as smooth as possible for every student.
- Astbury St Mary’s CE Primary
- Black Firs Primary
- Castle Primary
- Daven Primary
- Dove Bank Primary
- Scholar Green Primary
- Smallwood CE Primary
- The Quinta Primary
- Woodcocks’ Well CE Primary
Local Authorities
You can find the contact details and application information for the following local authorities by clicking on the relevant link.
- Cheshire East Council School Admissions
- Cheshire West & Chester School Admissions
- Staffordshire County Council School Admissions
- City of Stoke-on-Trent School Admissions
If you have any questions regarding Transition or Admissions, please email: admissions@congletonhigh.com.
Admissions Policy