Admissions Process - ACS Cobham

Admissions Process

1. Enquiry

Find out what our school offers in terms of curriculum, facilities and more, so that you make sure it’s the best fit for your child. We recommend that you visit our school for an Open Day or Personal Tour to explore our beautiful campus, meet our academic staff and discuss admissions with the team.

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2. Application

You can apply all year around as long as your child has the right to study in the UK. We ask that each application is accompanied by a non-refundable application fee, paid online.

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3. Review

Once your online application is completed, it will be assessed by our Admissions Team, taking into account all information provided. We will contact you if any additional documents are required and inform you of the outcome as soon as we can.

4. Admission

If your application is successful*, we will contact you with an offer of a place for your child. To secure the place, we require a non-refundable enrolment deposit, which we set against the second semester tuition/boarding fees. For more details of application fees, deposits and tuition costs, see the Fees section of our website.

Please note, successful admission can vary across each grade. Should your child’s application be successful, but the grade or programme applied for is at capacity, your child will be waitlisted. When a place becomes available, we will contact you immediately to complete the rest of the admission process.

5. Welcome

Our team will provide you with all the necessary information (cafeteria, transport, school platforms, subject selection, visa compliance etc.) prior to the first day of school to ensure a smooth start for everyone.

Grade Placement

Children come to our school from a wide range of countries and schools. This table shows the equivalent class age and curriculum for different education systems.

Our aim is to make the application process as smooth as possible for families.

We operate a rolling admission process, which means we accept applications all year round and students may start school at any point in our academic year (subject to availability).

Our online application process takes a holistic approach, assessing each candidate individually by reviewing previous school records, references, student questionnaire answers and standardised test scores. We also ask for additional information such as Educational Psychologist reports or English as an Additional Language (EAL) tests, where relevant. This helps us understand the complete student, giving us a real insight into who they are today and how we can make them ready for tomorrow.

We also sponsor boarding students who require a child student visa. Contact our Admissions team to find out more.

Practicalities for international families

We have many years’ experience of helping international families with the practicalities of moving to a new country. Our Welcome Guide provides useful information on settling in the UK.

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