Admissions
Admission Offers - September 2026 Entry
March 2nd 2026 - Essex County Council have now notified parents and carers of the allocated secondary school for their child/children starting Year 7 in September 2026.
We would like to take this opportunity to offer a warm welcome to our new Year 7 students who will be joining Clacton County High School from September 2026
You will soon start to receive updates and further information regarding the process of transition to our school in preparation for September.
The CCHS Transition Team will be making visits to primary schools at the start of the summer term. The purpose of these visits is to meet our new students face to face - for us all to be introduced, and to describe what it's like to be a CCHS student. The team will also meet with key colleagues in each of the primary schools to gather as much information as possible to ensure that the start at CCHS is smooth and positive.
There will then be an Induction Evening will take place on Thursday 11th June, where we invite our new students and their families to school for an introduction to the school, where they can find out more about CCHS, the transition process and to meet key people.
Our new students will then attend their CCHS Induction Day on Thursday 25th June when they will get the chance to have a guided tour of the school and get to do some sample lessons. They will also meet some of the adults in the school who will help and support them throughout their time with us. We will also be distributing this year's 'CCHS Year 6 into Year 7 Induction Booklet' that will provide more information about our school and what to expect to help prepare them for starting their secondary education at CCHS in September.
CCHS Admissions September 2026 - Appeals Information
Essex County Council have issued the following information regarding appeals:
If you have been refused a place at any school for which you applied, you have the right to appeal to an independent appeal panel. Appeals must be lodged within 20 school days of being refused a place. There is no guarantee of success with any admission appeal. We, therefore, advise you not to refuse the school place offered until you have secured another place for your child’s education.
CCHS Admissions September 2026 - Appeals Information and Important Appeal Dates
During the normal admissions round, Essex County Council operates the co-ordinated admissions scheme, which includes Clacton County High School.
The CCHS Annual Open Evening takes place annually, usually on the third Thursday in September.
** For mid-year admissions into any year group please complete the CCHS Admissions Application Form, in the first instance.
Admissions September 2026
Clacton County High School - Open Evening - Save the Date
Parents and Carers of Year 6 pupils have to consider their child’s secondary school place for September 2026.
This is a key decision in the life of any child.
The staff, students and governors at Clacton County High School cordially invite future students along with their families to our annual open evening on
Thursday 24th September 2026, commencing at 4.00pm until 7.00pm
We look forward to welcoming Year 6 students and their parents.
Please reserve the date - further information about the evening will be published ahead of the evening.
Our vision at Clacton County High School is to create opportunities within and beyond the curriculum to enable each student to develop his or her potential to the full in order that he or she may be a confident, independent and successful adult.
We seek to widen the aspirations of all students, to help them create a goal they then strive to achieve. We have high expectations of academic success and personal behaviour and believe these are best achieved in a caring environment. Both these aims are encompassed in our mission statement:
Higher Expectations, Raising Aspirations, Transforming Lives
Please see our SEND Information Report for details of our Admission Arrangements for Students with SEND.
View our school prospectus - HERE
Apply for a place at Clacton County High School
Click the link to take you to Essex County Council Online Admissions.
All applications for secondary school admission in September 2026 must be made by 31st October 2025 by following the application process outlined by Essex County Council on their website - HERE
Late submissions may not be able to gain a place at CCHS
For mid-year admissions into any year group please complete the CCHS Admissions Application Form, in the first instance.
Essex County Council have issued the following information regarding appeals:
If you have been refused a place at any school for which you applied, you have the right to appeal to an independent appeal panel. Appeals must be lodged within 20 school days of being refused a place. There is no guarantee of success with any admission appeal. We, therefore, advise you not to refuse the school place offered until you have secured another place for your child’s education.
CCHS Admissions September 2026 - Appeals Information and Important Appeal Dates
NB. Our Admissions Policies are also available on our Policies webpage