Schools in Staffordshire

344 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Staffordshire

Primary

• Offered their first choice 95.1%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 92.7% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 99.1%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 8,344

  Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 95.1% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 92.7%.

The council's primary schools between them had 10,768 places for 8,344 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

• Offered their first choice 91.9%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 92.3% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 98.4%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 7,681

  Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 91.9% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.4% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 92.3%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 8,807 places for 7,681 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Elsewhere

• Most sought-after schools in Staffordshire by first preferences per place
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• Schools in B79 (14)
• Schools in CW3 (6)
• Schools in DE13 (17)
• Schools in DE14 (9)
• Schools in DE15 (10)
• Schools in DE6 (22)
• Schools in DY3 (11)
• Schools in DY7 (3)
• Schools in SK11 (15)
• Schools in SK17 (17)
• Schools in ST10 (16)
• Schools in ST11 (7)
• Schools in ST13 (10)
• Schools in ST14 (9)
• Schools in ST15 (7)
• Schools in ST16 (8)
• Schools in ST17 (19)
• Schools in ST18 (11)
• Schools in ST19 (9)
• Schools in ST20 (3)
• Schools in ST3 (19)
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