Admission to Year 7 September 2026

Chelmsford County High School for Girls is a selective, non-denominational girls’ school with Academy Status.

NATIONAL OFFER DAY

National Offer Day is on Monday 2nd March 2026

The applicant’s Local Authority will confirm the outcome of the secondary school application on Monday 2nd March 2026.

Successful applicants will receive an email from the school on Tuesday 3rd March 2026 with further information relating to their admission.   Please contact admissions@cchs.co.uk if you do not receive this email.

WAITING LIST

Parents have until Monday 16th March to advise the Local Authority whether they wish to accept their place at CCHS.   Due to the amount of movement that can happen after National Offer Day, we do not give out information relating to the lowest score offered until after this date.

At present, CCHS do not hold a copy of the waiting list.  The Local Authority releases the waiting list to the public on Monday 23rd March.

A copy of the anonymised results will be available on our website after the waiting list is published.

APPEALS

Any parents whose daughter is not successful in obtaining a place will be notified of their right of appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel.  Further information can be found by visiting the following website:

https://www.essex.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/admissions