Everything you need to know about Enrolment 2026

You can find your appointment on your Student Portal.  

If you can't attend your specific appointment, but can attend in person, please email the Admissions Department to rearrange. 

If you're struggling to login to your Student Portal: 

• Make sure you're using the same email address you applied with 
• Request a new password by clicking ‘Forgot Your Password?’ and a reset link will be sent to you 

STEP 1 – PHOTOGRAPH 

On arrival at Holy Cross, you will sign in and have your photograph taken for your ID badge which you'll collect at the end of the process. 

STEP 2 – ENROLMENT 

You will spend time with a member of staff (your enroller) who will guide you through the enrolment process, and this will include a full discussion about your course choices and your exam results. 

Please note: We aim to consider any appropriate requests for subject changes at enrolment, but we cannot guarantee any subject changes from your Conditional offer at this stage. 

DURING ENROLMENT – UNIVERSITY OPTIONS 

If you’re considering going to university in the future, it’s important that you’re aware of and have researched specific entry requirements for courses you may be interested in. 

If you are unsure at any point during your enrolment, please ask your enroller to arrange for you to speak to our Careers team.  

Due to the number of courses on offer at universities and their related conditions, the college cannot be certain of all requirements and as such, students are encouraged to take some ownership of this.  

STEP 3 – ELIGIBILITY DOCUMENTS 

You will be asked to provide your eligibility evidence (see What do I need to bring with me?) to complete your enrolment.  

You will collect your lanyard and ID badge, and receive information regarding applying for Our Pass, the Bursary (if appropriate) and your Induction at college.  

For most students, enrolment will take about an hour.

It’s very important that you bring the following documents to your appointment. We may not be able to complete your enrolment if you cannot provide these. 

1. YOUR EXAM RESULTS  

Make sure you have access to a formal record of your results for ALL your exams, including results for any exams taken in previous years. 

We will also need to know your UCI and ULN numbers. These should be on your results slips but your school Exams Department will have them if not. 

A clear photo of your results on your phone will be accepted. 

2. YOUR UK PASSPORT OR UK BIRTH CERTIFICATE 

You will need to bring either a UK passport or your UK birth certificate. 

A clear photo on your phone of either of these will be accepted.  

If you don't have either of these documents, please see the I don’t have a UK birth certificate or UK passport – what do I need to bring? section below and why we request this evidence. 

3. CONTACT DETAILS – IF THEY HAVE CHANGED 

If any contact details (such as address, phone or email) for either yourself or your parents/carers have changed since you applied, please have these with you. 

These details are vital if we ever need to contact you or your parents/carers. 

4. LEARNING SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION (if applicable)  

If you have an EHCP/Form 8 or any other relevant SEND documentation, please bring these with you.  

Please refer to the I need to access Learning Support – what do I need to bring with me? section for more information.

Yes, as long as the information is clearly visible. 

Holy Cross Sixth Form College receives funding to provide education to students under 19 from the government, via the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). 

This funding is received by the college once it can demonstrate to the ESFA that individual students are eligible for the funding.  

We require one of the following documents to prove your eligibility to study with us, which you need to show at enrolment: 

• UK Passport 
• UK Birth Certificate 
• Home Office Share Code to prove your immigration status 

If you do not have a UK passport or UK birth certificate, you will need to generate a Home Office Share Code to prove your immigration status.

This video from the Home Office explains how to generate a Share Code. 

To generate a Share Code, please click here.  

Make sure you generate a Share Code to prove your immigration status for anything else on the Why do you need a share code? page:

To avoid delaying your enrolment, please make sure the Share Code you provide is working and in-date, before attending enrolment.  

It’s a good idea to save your Share Code on your phone so it’s easily accessible at enrolment: 

Share Codes expire within 90 days for your safety and security. Applying for a Share Code now will mean you have time to use it for enrolment.  

Any questions on eligibility documents? Please contact us here. 

REMEMBER: WITHOUT SUITABLE EVIDENCE, THE COLLEGE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONFIRM OR COMPLETE YOUR ENROLMENT.

If you can't attend enrolment in person for any reason, please contact the Admissions Department as soon as possible. 

You will be invited to enrol over the phone – all the details you need for this are on our website here. 

Please note: Telephone enrolment is ONLY taking place on Thursday 20th August and Friday 21st August.  

If you cannot contact the college yourself on either of these dates to telephone enrol, a representative can do this for you. 

Details of what they need to do are on our on our website here. 

It is vital that you contact us if you are unable to attend your appointment. 

If you don’t attend your appointment and you haven't contacted us, we will assume that you have chosen not to enrol with us. 

We are unable to change your subjects before enrolment.  

Don’t worry! You will have the opportunity to change your subjects during your enrolment appointment.  

Preparing to change courses 

If you're planning to change your chosen courses, we recommend that you take some time to research the new subjects you're thinking of studying. 

There's two ways to do this: 

• Visit our website and look at the resources available for each subject, or  
• Log into your Student Portal where you will find more detailed information for all the subjects we offer. This is a dropdown list underneath your chosen subjects. 

If you have indicated that you have a specific learning need and will need support during your time at college (including special exam considerations), then you must see the Learning Support Team at enrolment.  

Please ask your enroller to take you to the Learning Support Team if this is relevant to you. 

• Please bring any relevant information with you e.g. exam evidence (Form 8), EHCP, Annual review documentation, previous support plan etc. if these have not been submitted already at transition stage.   

Please note: If you do not make yourself known to the Learning Support Team at enrolment or immediately when you start at college, any support you need could be delayed. 

Any questions? Contact our Learning Support Department here.

Step 1: After you have completed enrolment, you will be able to register to access the college’s IT systems. 

To do this, log on to your Student Portal and follow the on-screen instructions (under Your College Account Details). 

Step 2: Your timetable will be available during the week beginning Tuesday 1st September. You will receive an email and text to confirm when your timetable has been released, with instructions on how to access it. 

You must complete Step 1 and register to access the college's IT systems before you can access your timetable. 

If you have any issues with registering to access the college IT systems, or accessing your timetable, please contact the IT Department.

Induction – Thursday 3rd September  

This is a critically important part of your transition to Holy Cross and we expect you to attend. Further information about Induction will be provided during Step 3 of enrolment. 

Start of Term – Lessons start for ALL students on Monday 7th September 

If you are unable to attend either of these dates, please email Student Services giving details of your name and college PIN number (four digits on your college ID badge) and the reason why you can't attend.

Lessons start for ALL students on Monday 7th September. 

If you query hasn’t been answered above, please contact the Admissions Team: 

0161 762 4510 | admissions@holycross.ac.uk 

Please note: The college is closed to students from Monday 13th July until Thursday 20th August. During this period, we will be operating with a reduced staff team. 

As a result, responses to emails and queries may take longer than usual. 

We appreciate your patience and will respond as soon as possible.