Current arrangements: Overview
The admissions arrangements for each school will differ depending on the type of school.
You will find the published admission arrangements for academies, foundation and voluntary aided schools within Staffordshire by scrolling to the bottom on this webpage.
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator
Any person or body who considers that any maintained school or academy's arrangements are unlawful, or not in compliance with the school admissions code or relevant law relating to admissions, can make an objection to the schools adjudicator.
Community and voluntary controlled schools
If the number of applications for admission to a school exceeds the school's published admissions number (PAN) then the available places for the school are allocated in strict accordance with its oversubscription criteria.
Admission arrangements 2025/2026 (September 2025 admission)
Please view the determined admission arrangements for admission year of 2025/2026.
There have been no changes to the general arrangements or oversubscription criteria applied on behalf of community and voluntary controlled schools for whom the local authority is the responsible admitting authority except to clarify and make clearer the criteria around exceptional medical or social grounds.
If it is believed that the admission arrangements are unlawful or do not comply with the mandatory requirements of the School Admissions Code objections can be made to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator. Any such objections should be submitted in writing by 15 May 2024 by completing the objection to school admission arrangements form.
Nursery school admissions arrangements
Since September 2019 schools have managed their own nursery admissions process, you should contact the individual school/setting for details of their arrangements.
Schools maintained by other local authorities
You may prefer your child to be admitted to a school maintained by another local authority.
If this is the case, details of their admissions arrangements can be obtained by contacting the authority in question.
Schools which are academies, voluntary aided, Catholic or foundation
These schools have their own oversubscription criteria. The schools use these criteria when allocating places if they are oversubscribed. You can use the A-Z list below to find the arrangements for a specific school in this category.
Please note: If the arrangements for a particular school are not detailed, this is because the school or academy has not sent a copy to the local authority and you should therefore contact the school or academy directly.
The following academies are consulting on their 2025/2026 admission arrangements:
- Description
- Member of Reach 2 Academy Trust.
DfE number: 2002
Date of last consultation: 2023/2024
- Description
- Member of The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership
DfE number: 2234
Date of last consultation: 2012/2013
- Description
- Member of The Shaw Education Trust
DfE number: 3496
Date of last consultation: 2019/2020
- Description
- Member of the John Taylor Muti Academy Trust
DfE number: 2126
Date of last consultation: 2012/2013
- Description
- Member of Reach 2 Academy Trust.
DfE number: 2018
Date of last consultation: 2023/2024
- Description
- Member of United Learning Trust
DfE number: 2007
Date of last consultation: 2022/2023
- Description
- Member of Children First Learning Partnership
DfE number: 2226
Date of last consultation: 2023/2024
- Description
- Member of Reach 2 Academy Trust.
DfE number: 2008
Date of last consultation: 2023/2024
- Description
- Member of Biddulph Schools Partnership Trust
DfE number: 2166
Date of last consultation: 2023/2024
- Description
- DfE number: 3484
Date of last consultation: 2017/2018
- Description
- Member of St Francis and St Clare Catholic MAC
DfE number: 3483
Date of last consultation: 20171/2018
- Description
- Member of the Staffordshire University Academy Trust.
DfE number: 3042
Date of last consultation: 2022/2023
- Description
- Member of the Future Generation Trust.
DfE number: 3145
Date of last consultation: N/A
- Description
- DfE number: 3458
Date of last consultation: 2019/2020
- Description
- Member of Staffordshire University Academy Trust.
DfE number: 3053
Date of last consultation: 2022/2023
- Description
- DfE number: 3449
Date of last consultation: 2018/2019
- Description
- DfE number: 3420
Date of last consultation: 2020/2021
- Description
- Member of Painsley Catholic Multi Academy Trust
DfE number: 3469
Date of last consultation: 2018/2019
- Description
- DfE number: 3430
Date of last consultation: 2011/2012
- Description
- Member of the Painsley MAC
DfE number: 3473
Date of last consultation: 2021/2022
- Description
- A member of Three Spires Trust
DfE number: 3489
Date of last consultation: 2018/2019
- Description
- DfE number: 3485
Date of last consultation: 2022/2023
- Description
- Member of Christ the King Catholic Collegiate
DfE number: 3466
Date of last consultation: 2018/2019
- Description
- Member of the Mid Trent MAT.
DfE number: 3148
Date of last consultation: 2023/2024
- Description
- Member of The Staffordshire School Multi Academy Trust.
DfE number: 3043
Date of last consultation: 2023/2024
- Description
- Member of Painsley MAC
DfE number: 3480
Date of last consultation: 2021/2022
- Description
- Member of the Staffordshire University Academy Trust.
DfE number: 3049
Date of last consultation: 2022/2023
- Description
- Member of Painsley Multi Academy Company
DfE number: 3468
Date of last consultation: 2021/2022
- Description
- Member of St. Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust
DfE number: 2025
Date of last consultation: 2023/2024
- Description
- DfE number: 3481
Date of last consultation: 2018/2019