Applying at the college is simple. Once you’ve selected a course, please follow our step-by-step guide to get your place at Worthing College locked in.
KEY DATES
October–November 2026
We hold open events during the autumn term, offering a great opportunity to explore your options, chat to our friendly staff and tour our facilities before submitting your application.
Mid-December 2026
Please aim to submit your application by Wednesday 17 December 2026 to be considered a priority applicant.
After you’ve applied, we’ll invite you in for an interview. This is just to chat through your application and provide guidance to ensure the courses you’ve applied for are right for you – nothing to worry about. Interviews will take place throughout the year.
March 2027
We hold more open events in March, providing another opportunity to take a look around the college and talk to us about your options.
Early April 2027
If you haven’t yet applied, we strongly encourage you to submit your application before April, while there are still spaces on our courses, to secure your college place before the summer holidays.
May–June 2027
You’re likely to be sitting your exams, so good luck! Remember to keep calm and know that we’ll be here to support you when you leave school.
June 2027
We’ll email you asking you to pre-enrol at the college. Don’t worry, this is a simple online form which will help us prepare for your arrival at the start of the Autumn Term.
Late June / Early July 2027
You’ll be invited to an introductory day at the college, where you can take part in taster sessions for your chosen courses and prepare for starting in September. We’ll also share any summer preparation work before your course begins.
August 2027
At the start of the month, we’ll email you with your enrolment appointment and start date.
You’ll receive your GCSE results this month. We very much hope you get the grades you want, but if you don’t – don’t panic! Contact us and we’ll support you in your next steps.
August–September 2027
You’ll be invited to attend enrolment, which is when you’ll officially sign up as a Worthing College student!
September 2027
Welcome to college and the next exciting chapter of your life!
Get in touch
If you have any questions or concerns, our admissions team will be happy to help you.
01903 275755
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO APPLYING
You can apply online from this website.
Before applying at Worthing College, you may find it useful to research our curriculum departments and meet the team behind each area. You can also look for career advice and guidance with our Progression+ team or seek out financial support for your time at college.
If you know what courses you want to study, you can apply right away.
If you’re undecided, you can browse our full range of courses above and apply directly from a course page. If you click on ‘Apply Now’, our online application form will open. You can then tick the other courses you want to study, complete the rest of the application form, then click on ‘submit’.
We will arrange a meeting with you before we can formally accept you onto the course. This meeting is designed to give you guidance on whether you have chosen the right subjects and gives you the opportunity to find out more and ask any questions you may have.
We have Additional Learning Support course guidance meetings if you are a student that will require support during your time at college. If you wish to have a course guidance meeting with additional support, please e-mail admissions@worthing.ac.uk and we will be able to arrange this for you.
Offers will be sent to you via the email you provide with your online application. The offer will be conditional based on predicted GCSE grades and will require you to accept the offer within 14 days to secure your place.
Following GCSE results day in August 2026, we will email you to ask you to inform us of your grades using our Fast Track application system.
Enrolment is where you officially sign up as a college student. Your enrolment appointment will be sent to you via e-mail nearer the time, and will take place in the first week of September. You will have the opportunity to review your subject selection based on your results with our curriculum advisors.
You will receive your college timetable the week before the start of term, which will outline when you are required to attend classes. If you need any help, talk to our admissions team on 01903 275755 or email at admissions@worthing.ac.uk
Track your application
The application tracker allows students to log in and track the progress of an application.
When applying for the first time, students can log in at any time to review the status of an application, check course and entry requirements, dates for enrolment and more.
Students will receive login details for the application tracker in an email inviting them to pre-enrol.
Please note: to receive the invitation to pre-enrol, which includes login details for the application tracker, students:
- must have an accepted offer which is not withdrawn;
- must not be an International, Higher Education or Progression application (the tracker is currently unavailable for these students);
- must be 16 years of age or over on the 31 August in the year of enrolment.