We are delighted that you are considering Congleton High School for your child’s next step in education. Most students join CHS in Year 7 (click here for Year 7 information) but we welcome children at any stage of their academic career, from Year 7 to 11 (click here for In Year admissions) and also into our Sixth Form provision at Year 12 or 13 (click here for Sixth Form College information.

We are a non-selective Academy School and, as such, we welcome applications from all students, regardless of background, academic ability, aptitude, gender or religion. We have an admissions number of 200 in each year group, together with 50 places for external candidates wishing to join our Sixth Form provision. 

We welcome prospective families to come and view the school, meet our staff and students and see first-hand what a vibrant and exciting place Congleton High School is. The dates of our next Open Evenings are as follows:

  Main School
  Open Evening 

  Our 2024 Open Evening took place in September.
If you have any questions regarding transition or would like to arrange a tour of the school, please email: tours@congletonhigh.com

  Sixth Form
  Open Evening

   Our 2024 Sixth Form College Open Evening is on Thursday 7th November 2024 
from 5:00 to 8:00pm.


If you cannot attend one of these evenings or would like to view the school on a normal, working day, please email: tours@congletonhigh.com for the main school or our Head of Sixth Form, Miss Boulton, (for Sixth Form College admissions) jboulton@congletonhigh.com so that we can arrange a mutually convenient time for you to visit.

The deadline for applications for a September 2025 Year 7 place at CHS is Thursday 31st October 2024. All applications should go via your own Local Authority. Please go to the Transfer from Primary School pages in this Admissions section for links to the Local Authority sites.

If you would like to join our Sixth Form College, you can apply today and also ask about a tour of our extensive facilities. Please go to the Sixth Form College area of our website, where you will find the Sixth Form prospectus, course details and application information. We'll be open all summer for anyone interested in Post 16 education at our Sixth Form College.