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About CH
Overview
- Admissions
FAQs for sixth form entry
How do I apply for a place?
The first step is to apply for a place and pay the registration fee, If the applicant is in receipt of free school meals, we will be pleased to waive your registration fee.
Once we have received your completed application form this puts your child’s name on our admissions database and we will then take you through the various stages of the application process, letting you know what is required at the different stages and making you aware of all the important dates for your diary.
When should I apply?
Ideally you should start the process at least eighteen months before your child is due to enter the school. So, for entry in 2027, your registration needs to be with us before 16 October 2026, if you are going to apply for a bursary (i.e. financial) support.
How are children selected for places?
The school is academically selective and we run a two stage assessment process. Generally speaking the first assessment will take place in October and will comprise of computer based tests. Successful candidates will then be invited back for interviews in November.
All students applying should be on course to achieve a minimum of 4 level 7 grades and 4 level 6 grades at GCSE.
In all cases reports will be requested from a candidate’s current head teacher and it is recommended that parents contact their child’s current school early in the admissions process to ask about their child’s predicted grades.
Following our assessment process, offers are made which are conditional on achieved performance at GCSE. We recommend candidates should achieve level 7 in the subjects most relevant to their subject choices at A level.
Bursaries and scholarships at Christ’s Hospital
Bursaries: A bursary is means-assessed financial assistance given to help support a family who would not otherwise be able to afford some or all of the school fees.
Scholarships: A scholarship rewards outstanding achievements and talent in, for example, academic work, music, sport, art or drama. Scholarships may be honorary or may provide a discount of up to 25% of the assessed fee level.*
Students may be awarded both a bursary and a scholarship at the same time.
We welcome day students who are within a commutable distance from the school.
How do I apply for a scholarship?
When you first complete the registration form you tick the box that indicates your interest in a particular scholarship. All scholars still have to meet our academic entry criteria. We will look for evidence in a scholarship application of outstanding achievement – we only ask a selected number of scholarship candidates to undertake the scholarship assessments.
What are Donation Governors?
Donation governors are people or organisations who support Christ’s Hospital financially. There is no financial advantage in having a Donation Governor; presentees still need to be deemed successful academically.
My child has SEN, what should I do?
Educational, behavioural or other special needs do not preclude application for a place at CH. We will make reasonable adjustments to enable candidates with SEN to participate in the assessment process and, if successful, will then consider what reasonable adjustments might be made to enable the applicant to thrive at the School. Parents are advised to speak to the school about their child’s SEN before making an application and you must tell us in writing on the Registration Form and provide copies of any relevant referrals or reports.
Do you take day students and how do they fit in?
We welcome day students who are within a commutable distance from the school.
What goes wrong most often during the admissions process?
- Missing deadlines. We cannot move an application forward through the various stages until we have complete information.
- Moving house or changing email address and forgetting to tell us.
- Providing incomplete or old information.
- Not giving us your GCSE results (with evidence) on results day.
Where can I find out more?
Do not hesitate to contact us, 01403 246555 / hello@christs-hospital.org.uk
Download our prospectus
Our School Prospectus provides an introduction to life at Christ’s Hospital. You can request a printed copy which includes an application form by completing the form and/or you can download a pdf of the prospectus.
