Apply for a full-time course
You can apply online for a full-time course from October 2025. To guarantee your choice of A Level courses, we recommend you apply by February half-term, but later applications will be accepted depending on course availability.
Attend an event or make a visit
We highly recommend you get an early experience of college life by coming to a physical or virtual open evening, roadshow, or tour to meet teachers and see our facilities. You can view all of our events here.
Apply for a course
You apply via the course pages on our website, and you can contact the Admissions Team for help if needed. Please apply using a personal email address rather than a school email address, as we will continue to contact you after you have left school. We accept applications throughout the year for technical and vocational courses, subject to the availability of places. For A Levels, we ask that you apply by February half-term as demand is high on certain courses. Although applications after this date will be processed, some A Level courses might be full. If you want to join college in September on a course starting that same year, please ring the Admissions Team before applying.
Please note: You can apply to both an academic and a vocational programme. If you want to find out about both and keep your options open, we will invite you to interview and to Welcome Days for both applications to help you make your choice by the time of enrolment. Please check your emails regularly as we will send you information about your application. You will be informed when your interview will take place by email within two weeks of us receiving your application.
Attend the interview
All applicants will be invited for an interview, where you will discuss your plans and goals, and we can provide guidance on the best course(s) to study. At the interview, you will find out more about the college and discuss your reasons for your course choice with a teacher. These sessions start in December and continue until August.
- You can ask for someone to support you at the interview if necessary
- Your parents/guardians can attend the sessions to find out more about the college, but they won’t be invited to join you in the individual discussion, as we want to get to know you!
- The tutor will inform you of their decision, and you will be given a paper copy of your conditional place. You will then receive an email confirming your offer of a place that you will need to accept/decline
- You will be required to accept the offer of a place within two weeks of your interview.
We do not give priority to applications from pupils enrolled at particular schools.
A Level interviews
Interviews for A Levels happen throughout the year at the English Bridge Campus. We will look at the predicted grade information from your school or achieved grades and offer you a place on the course or refer you for further information and guidance. Please make sure you have read the qualifications section to find out more about the range of qualifications available and check the entry requirements for each subject you are considering studying.
Vocational interviews
You will be invited to an interview session at the London Road Campus (or English Bridge Campus for art, fashion and photography courses). You will get a better idea of what the college is about and have a chance to discuss your goals with your teacher.
Save the dates for our applicant activity programme
We will keep in touch by email and text message, and you will be invited to attend a Welcome Day in June/July, where you will meet other students and find out more about your programme. You will need to have applied and been offered a place by May. Please apply in good time to secure your place on this da,y as it’s an important part of the application process. Between application and enrolment, you will receive newsletters with information about how we can support you at college and great news stories about what our current students have been up to.
Welcome Day
All students who have been offered a conditional place are expected to attend this very important event. You will sample the course you have applied for, meet tutors and fellow students and have a tour of the campus. You will receive further details regarding this event by email. This is a timetabled day for applicants to experience the subject fully.
Parent Pre-enrolment
This is an opportunity for parents/carers to find out more about the college, the academic and pastoral support and communication with parents. This event usually takes place in June, and parents will be sent an email invitation to book a place.
We will contact you regularly throughout the year about your Pre-Enrolment and Enrolment dates, so please ensure you correctly enter your email address and telephone number on your application - and notify us of any changes. The only information that is posted is the information about your enrolment. We will also be sending you emails regarding student finance, travel application forms and any other information you will require with regard to your transition to college.
Enrol!
In July, we will write to you to confirm arrangements for enrolling in August/September. When you come to your Enrolment appointment, we will take some extra information from you and record your GCSE grades, as well as give you your student ID card and tell you all you need to know about starting in September.