Order of Priority for Admissions:

1. Applicants with Specific Needs

The Governors will give priority of consideration to applications from students with specific physical or learning needs, (EHCP) or looked after young people.  An open choice of course will be made at enrolment provided the required entry qualifications for specific courses have been met.

2. Applicants from Catholic Partner Schools

The College has a partnership with two secondary Catholic schools:  St Thomas More Specialist

Language College in Kensington and All Saints Catholic College in Kensington.  On application to the College, the College will ensure the offer of a place to the students of these schools, provided satisfactory references are met.  The required entry criteria for courses will still operate in all cases.

3. Applicants from outside the Partner School group

Such applicants, if made an offer at the College and with the submission of a satisfactory reference, will receive a conditional offer related to a course programme.  This programme will be guaranteed to the applicant provided the published entry criteria are met.  Should the required entry qualifications not be met by the applicant, the College will endeavour to make an alternative course offer at the point of enrolment.  In the event of all appropriate courses being full, the College reserves the right to withdraw the right of admission. 

Unfortunately, we cannot accept 'Transfer Students' from another school/college, who have completed their first year of a two-year Level 3 programme elsewhere.

Applications for BTEC/Vocational Programmes

As BTEC/Vocational courses can be categorised as vocational training, according to European equality directives, we are obliged to slightly vary our admissions policies for these options.  Students applying for these programmes from any school are given absolute equal preference for consideration, as long as none of the criteria described below apply.

Unsuccessful Applicants

The College reserves the right to refuse/withdraw an offer of a place at the College if:

1. The reference from the student’s current or previous place of study, is unsatisfactory.
2. The student’s course or career preferences cannot be accommodated by the College.
3. The interview is unsatisfactory.
4. The application is not received in suitable time, and/or the College has no availability.  Such applications may be placed on the waiting list.

Applications are made via our website to the online Application Portal 

Key Notice:

Any offers made by the College are conditional.

Offers are made on the following conditions being met:

1. A satisfactory reference

2. Residency in the UK must be valid for the duration of your course at St Charles

3. Entry requirements for the courses are met. Should an applicant change their mind or fail to qualify for their desired courses, we will make every effort to allocate an alternative course at Enrolment.