Admission Open Events

We are delighted to welcome prospective Year 7 pupils and parents to our Open Evening on Wednesday 7th October 2026.  The event is from 1730 to 2000 and there will be a talk from school leaders at 1745, 1845 and 1945 in the Carmelite Hall.  NO BOOKING is required but there is limited parking on site.

There are also Open Mornings for Prospective Year 7 pupils and parents which begin at 0900 and will last approximately 45 minutes.  The tour will start in the Carmelite Hall, entry via the Chapel entrance, doors open at 0850.  These open morning tours are bookable so please book your places using the links below:

Monday 12th October 2026
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Thursday 15th October 2026

Remember that applications for either a Year 7 or a Reception place must be made directly to West Sussex County Council, not CFS.  

The application process through WSCC closes on 31st October.  After that date, if you still have questions or would like to re-visit the school, please do get in touch with our Admissions Manager, Karie Wright on [email protected].

Monday 1st March 2027 is Year 7 Offer Day.  WSCC will inform parents/carers in the following ways:

• On-time online applicants notified which school their child has been offered by email.
• Applicants who submitted a paper form will be emailed their allocation later this day if an email address was provided in the application. Applicants who do not have an email address will receive a letter by second class post.

When the offers are made by WSCC, if you have not been offered a place, your child will automatically be added to the waiting list. Please refer to your allocation letter for further information.

Further details can be found on the WSCC Admissions page of their website:  link here.

CFS will write to all parents of pupils offered a Year 7 place, the week following offer day with registration details and further information regarding transition day etc.

We are delighted to welcome prospective Reception parents to a tour of the school during the autumn term.  Each tour will begin at 0930 and last approximately 45 minutes.  You can book onto your preferred tour by selecting the appropriate date below:

Wednesday 4 November  
Thursday 12 November 
Wednesday 18 November
Thursday 26 November
Wednesday 2 December
Thursday 7 January

There is visitor parking on site.  The tour will begin in the Carmelite Hall and please use the Chapel entrance, doors open at 0920.

The application process through WSCC closes on 15 January 2027.

The application process through WSCC opens in October.  Wednesday 16th April is Reception Offer Day.  WSCC will inform parents/carers in the following ways:

• On-time online applicants notified which school their child has been offered by email.
• Applicants who submitted a paper form will be emailed their allocation later this day if an email address was provided in the application. Applicants who do not have an email address will receive a letter by second class post.

When the offers are made by WSCC, if you have not been offered a place, your child will automatically be added to the waiting list. Please refer to your allocation letter for further information.

Further details can be found on the WSCC Admissions page of their website:  Link here.

Whilst we are looking forward to welcoming many of you to CFS for our on-site Open Events, we hope that the variety of videos and information below also give you a taster of all that CFS has to offer. We also welcome any individual questions you have – as outlined below. No question is too small; choosing a Secondary school is an important decision and we want to support you in the process in any way we can.

We do hope you enjoy looking at our virtual Open Event resources:

1.       Virtual Tour of the School – video guiding you around our fantastic, award winning new facilities.
2.       Principal’s Presentation 
3.       Why Choose CFS? - with so much information from many different schools, here we have provided an overview of what we believe makes CFS special.
4.       Frequently Asked Questions – answers to some of the questions we are often asked.

Individual Questions – We are keen for you to be able to liaise with the specific members of staff most relevant to your query e.g. our SENCo team for children with special educational needs. Therefore, if you have any further questions please do not hesitate to email [email protected], or call the School Office on 01243 792690.  We will ensure that an appropriate member of the team gets back to you within two working days of your query.

Further to this, do have a look at our website for more information about the School, including our Welcome Page from the Executive Principal, and information about how to apply to CFS in the Admissions section. The video links above will take you to our CFS You Tube Channel. On here you will find several videos that will give you a taste of the CFS community, educational provision and pastoral support.