Schools in Stoke-on-Trent

80 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 Stoke-on-Trent

Primary

Offered their first choice 94.5%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 91.7% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.2%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,953
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 94.5% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.8 points higher than in 2016, when it was 91.7%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,315 places for 2,953 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 88.5%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 88.9% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 96.5%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,223
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 88.5% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 96.5% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 88.9%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,140 places for 3,223 applications, which is 83 fewer places than 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

In 2026, families in Stoke-on-Trent lodged 227 appeals about a school place.

173 of them were heard by a panel and 18 succeeded, which is about 10 in every 100 heard.

The other 54 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

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.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Birches Head Academy Stoke-on-Trent	0.53	-	Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework)
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent Stoke-on-Trent	1.03	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Discovery Academy Stoke-on-Trent	0.94	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Haywood Academy Stoke-on-Trent	0.78	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Ormiston Horizon Academy Stoke on Trent	1.02	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Ormiston Meridian Academy Stoke-on-Trent	0.89	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy Stoke-on-Trent	0.89	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Joseph's College Stoke-on-Trent	1.90	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent	1.05	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Peter's CofE Academy Stoke-on-Trent	0.81	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Thomas More Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent	1.00	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
The Excel Academy Stoke-on-Trent	1.14	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Thistley Hough Academy Stoke-on-Trent	1.01	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Trentham Academy Stoke-on-Trent	1.25	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Stoke-on-Trent by first preferences per place
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