The Chantry School
The Chantry School
Excellence in all
Excellence for all
ADMISSIONS & PROSPECTUS
General Info
ADMISSIONS & PROSPECTUS
We are delighted to share our current prospectus with you.
We have a downloadable copy of the prospectus available, along with information sheets about the school. Please click the links below.
If you would like a hard copy please contact the School Office.
Admissions
Applications are welcomed from all who wish their children to attend The Chantry School.
Pupils and Parents/Carers who are considering applying are warmly invited to visit the school. The school holds an Open Evening in the early autumn term which is designed to both give out information and provide an insight to what the school is like.
We also encourage interested parents and carers to contact us with any individual queries they may have.
Transfer from Primary to Secondary
Timetable for Admissions and Transfers Intakes for September 2024
| High Schools | |
| Applications Open on | 1st September 2024 |
| Closing Dates | 31st October 2024 |
| School Offer Notification Dates | 1 March 2025 |
Waiting Lists
When all available places have been allocated, The Chantry School will operate a waiting list.
The Parent/Carers of pupils who are unsuccessful in gaining a place in the normal round of applications who wish their child to be included on the waiting list must inform us in writing. Any places that become available will be allocated according to the criteria of our admission policy.
This waiting list is maintained until the end of December. If you wish your child’s name to remain on our waiting list after this date, you must inform us in writing.
In year admissions
(outside the normal transfer from primary to secondary)
If you wish to apply for a place at our school, please download the application form below using the link. When completed please return to the following address by post, The Chantry School, Martley, Worcester, WR6 6QA
Waiting Lists
The school retains all waiting lists for each oversubscribed year group after 1 September. Each term the waiting lists for each year group are re-compiled. Parents/carers must write to the Headteacher of the Chantry School at the start of each new term confirming that they wish their child’s name to remain on the list. If a place should become available, Applications currently on the waiting list will be ranked according to our Oversubscription Criteria, and an offer will be made to the child who ranks highest at that time.
Appeals
The parents/carers of children who are unsuccessful in gaining a place at The Chantry School have the right to appeal to an Independent Appeals Panel. Parents/carers wishing to do this should contact in writing the Admissions Authority at The Chantry School within 14 days of receipt of notification. The Independent Appeals Panel’s procedures are in accordance with the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998, as amended by the Education Act 2002 and the Schools Appeals Code of Practice. Parents/carers may attend the hearing of their appeal and make their case to the panel.
For all information, including appeals timetable, appeal guidance note and other advice please follow this link:
Appealing an admissions decision
School Transport
Applications for school transport can be completed via this link. (or by phoning the Worcestershire Hub : 01905 765 765)
Parents should be aware that applications for their children to use school transport from September 2020 should be submitted to the County Council Transport Team by the end of the Summer Term 2023, otherwise transport assistance cannot be guaranteed for the start of the Autumn Term 2023.
Any pupils who are not entitled to transport assistance under the County Council’s “Home to School Transport & Travel Policy” may be offered a place on school transport under the Vacant Seat Payment Scheme, but only once all entitled pupils have been allocated. This may mean that Vacant Seat pupils are not allocated a place immediately – full details are on the County Council website.
More information
For further details please see below.
The Chantry School
Excellence in all
Excellence for all
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Heart of Mercia
The Chantry School is proud to be part of Heart of Mercia Multi Academy Trust
Company Number
10499174
Registered Office
Heart of Mercia
The Chantry School is proud to be part of Heart of Mercia Multi Academy Trust
Company Number
10499174
Registered
Office