Admissions
West Chiltington Community School is a local authority controlled school within West Sussex.
All admissions arrangements for West Chiltington can be found on the West Sussex County Council website www.westsussex.gov.uk. All applications for school places must be made to the Pupil Admissions Office by one of the following methods:
Via Post: Pupil Admissions Office Centenary House Durrington Lane Worthing West Sussex BN13 2QB Via Email: admissions.south@westsussex.gov.uk Via Phone: Telephone 0330 142903.Please see our ADMISSIONS POLICY in the 'Policies' section
If you have an admissions query, or if you would like to make an appointment to view the school, then please contact the school office on 01798 813319 or email office@westchiltschool.com.
The following link will take you to West Sussex County Council's main admissions portal. Here you will be able to find information regarding: applications, selection criteria, how to apply and appeals:
School places - West Sussex County Council
Under the Education Act parents can express a preference for any school but parents do not have a right to choose a school. West Sussex Education Authority does however make every effort to meet parental preference where possible.
Useful information
By law your child must start school in the term following their fifth birthday. In West Sussex children may start before this date i.e. in the September of the academic year in which their 5th birthday falls.
We have established a very effective induction program for new Reception children.
Once you have accepted your offer of a place at West Chiltington, the school office will contact you to arrange a home visit by the class teacher in the summer term before they are admitted. Parents will then be invited to attend an evening where they will meet the head teacher, class teacher and teaching assistant. Before the end of the summer term your child will be invited to spend several sessions at school to meet the other children and parents can enjoy a coffee and a chat with each other.
Information relating to a school place for your child can be found here
If your child is due to start Reception in September 2026, applications open from October 2025 until January 2025.
Secondary school places applications are open until 31st October 2025.