Admission to the School

Consultation on Admission Arrangements 2026 2027

The local governing body is consulting on a change to the admission arrangements for entry in 2026/2027:

For applications to Year 12, a new oversubscription group has been added giving priority to children from feeder secondary school, St Thomas More Language College. Please see sections 5.3.1 (page 4) and 8.4.2 (page 7) of the draft admission arrangements.

We have developed a working partnership with the school and want to offer options for sixth form study to its pupils. We welcome the views of the community on this change and will take them into consideration when determining our arrangements for admission.

Click here to read the draft arrangements. Click here to comment on the changes. The consultation period is for six weeks from Monday 9^th December to Monday 20 January 2025.

Applying for a Year 7 or Year 12 place to start in September 2025

OPEN EVENINGS

Our Year 7 open evenings will be held on Thursday 12th and Tuesday 17th September 2024 and include tours of the school and an address from the Headteacher. Please arrive between 4.20pm and 5.45pm. You can read our Lower School prospectus here.

Our Year 12 open evenings will be held on Thursday 3rd and Tuesday 8th October at 5.00pm. You can read our Sixth Form prospectus here.

OUR ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS

The admission process, including the criteria we use when we are oversubscribed, is set out fully in the Admission Arrangements here.

KEY DATES

Year 7

The deadline for music aptitude applications is 5.00pm, Monday 23rd September 2024.
The deadline for our supplementary Information form is 5.00pm, Friday 25th October 2024.
The deadline for the local authority’s e-admissions form is 31st October 2024.
Ability banding tests will take place on Monday 4th November 2024.

Year 12

The deadline for our supplementary information form is 5.00pm, Friday 8th November 2024.
Course suitability discussions will take place in December 2024.

HOW TO APPLY

If your child has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), contact your local authority for advice on school placements. You do not need to complete the school’s forms.
Read the Admission Arrangements 2025 2026
You may start our online Year 7 Supplementary Information Form here.
Year 7 only, must complete your local authority’s e-admission form on its admissions website.
Complete our online Year 12 Supplementary Information Form here.
We would prefer online applications. If you cannot apply online, please contact admissions@cvms.co.uk.

Applying for a place in-year this academic year 2024 2025

OUR ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS

Our admission process, including the criteria we use when we are oversubscribed, is set out fully in the Admission Arrangements here. The normal admission round has closed. There are no vacancies at the moment. Late secondary transfer applications can be made until the middle of August via your local authority. For further information, contact admissions@cvms.co.uk.

HOW TO APPLY

Read the Admission Arrangements 2024/2025
Download, complete and return the in-year supplementary information form
We will acknowledge receipt of your form and write to you with the outcome of your application within 15 school days

How to appeal against a decision not to admit

The appeals timetable, information booklet and appeal forms are accessible here

Your data

Please refer to our Privacy Notices here for information about the data we collect and how we use it.