Stoke-on-Trent school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (15)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Birches Head Academy	129	164	69	69	1.3 per offer
Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams	171	362	178	165	2.1 per offer
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent	264	477	272	239	1.8 per offer
Discovery Academy	221	307	208	208	1.4 per offer
Haywood Academy	192	401	149	149	2.1 per offer
Ormiston Horizon Academy	208	377	212	200	1.8 per offer
Ormiston Meridian Academy	168	293	150	150	1.7 per offer
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy	233	426	208	208	1.8 per offer
St Joseph's College	150	438	285	141	2.9 per offer
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy	209	457	219	195	2.2 per offer
St Peter's CofE Academy	202	354	164	164	1.8 per offer
St Thomas More Catholic Academy	197	436	197	178	2.2 per offer
The Excel Academy	238	540	271	227	2.3 per offer
Thistley Hough Academy	208	390	211	174	1.9 per offer
Trentham Academy	146	483	182	137	3.3 per offer

Primary schools (66)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Abbey Hulton Primary School	22	23	13	13	1.0 per offer
Alexandra Infants' School	22	35	20	20	1.6 per offer
Ash Green Primary Academy	60	108	62	59	1.8 per offer
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy	60	90	66	59	1.5 per offer
Burnwood Primary Academy	50	56	46	46	1.1 per offer
Carmountside Primary Academy	11	16	11	11	1.5 per offer
Christ Church CofE Primary Academy	29	39	22	22	1.3 per offer
Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff	35	44	32	32	1.3 per offer
Co-op Academy Glebe	30	71	48	30	2.4 per offer
Co-op Academy Hamilton	30	53	36	30	1.8 per offer
Co-op Academy Northwood	43	52	32	32	1.2 per offer
Eaton Park Academy	60	116	83	60	1.9 per offer
Etruscan Primary School	43	49	43	43	1.1 per offer
Forest Park Primary School	58	66	47	47	1.1 per offer
Gladstone Primary Academy	59	88	59	57	1.5 per offer
Goldenhill Primary Academy	28	41	28	28	1.5 per offer
Greenways Primary Academy	30	61	33	30	2.0 per offer
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy	59	70	54	54	1.2 per offer
Harpfield Primary Academy	30	45	30	30	1.5 per offer
Heron Cross Primary School	38	45	34	34	1.2 per offer
Hillside Primary School	28	65	26	26	2.3 per offer
Holden Lane Academy	20	24	19	19	1.2 per offer
Jackfield Infant School	59	79	66	57	1.3 per offer
Kingsland CofE Academy	57	71	51	50	1.2 per offer
Maple Court Academy	60	73	54	54	1.2 per offer
Mill Hill Primary Academy	58	87	54	54	1.5 per offer
Milton Primary Academy	47	66	47	47	1.4 per offer
New Ford Academy	60	78	60	60	1.3 per offer
Newstead Primary Academy	37	55	36	36	1.5 per offer
Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy	29	51	29	28	1.8 per offer
Oakhill Primary School	50	71	49	49	1.4 per offer
Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy	30	48	32	30	1.6 per offer
Our Lady's Catholic Academy	28	45	27	27	1.6 per offer
Packmoor Ormiston Academy	55	70	55	55	1.3 per offer
Park Hall Academy	59	79	58	58	1.3 per offer
Priory CofE Academy	60	92	64	59	1.5 per offer
Saint Nathaniel's Academy	60	86	71	60	1.4 per offer
Sandford Hill Primary School	53	71	43	43	1.3 per offer
Sandon Primary Academy	59	87	70	58	1.5 per offer
Smallthorne Primary Academy	27	45	26	26	1.7 per offer
Sneyd Academy	60	73	59	59	1.2 per offer
St Augustine's Catholic Academy	18	26	14	14	1.4 per offer
St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy	30	41	31	30	1.4 per offer
St Gregory's Catholic Academy	60	96	63	56	1.6 per offer
St John's CofE (A) Primary School	28	39	27	27	1.4 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill	25	27	23	23	1.1 per offer
St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy	30	40	32	30	1.3 per offer
St Mark's CofE Primary School	59	71	57	57	1.2 per offer
St Mary's Church of England Primary School	60	90	67	60	1.5 per offer
St Marys Catholic Academy	29	45	28	28	1.6 per offer
St Matthews Church of England Academy	5	19	5	5	3.8 per offer
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School	21	33	18	18	1.6 per offer
St Peter's Catholic Academy	30	47	30	30	1.6 per offer
St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School	40	62	38	38	1.6 per offer
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School	28	57	26	26	2.0 per offer
St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy	45	58	41	41	1.3 per offer
Star Academy, Sandyford	12	11	6	6	0.9 per offer
Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy	32	40	29	29	1.3 per offer
Summerbank Primary Academy	60	72	59	59	1.2 per offer
Sutherland Primary Academy	45	53	45	45	1.2 per offer
The Crescent Academy	79	90	75	75	1.1 per offer
The Meadows Primary Academy	45	65	44	44	1.4 per offer
The Willows Primary School	76	114	72	72	1.5 per offer
Waterside Primary School	59	107	77	59	1.8 per offer
Weston Infant Academy	19	33	17	17	1.7 per offer
Whitfield Valley Primary Academy	60	87	68	60	1.5 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Stoke-on-Trent secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.