Summary of September 2024 admissions to oversubscribed secondary schools
Please note: this information was correct as at 28 February 2024. Changes may have taken place between the date this information was compiled and the date you are viewing it.
Overall first preference figures
- Over 95% of first preferences made for admission to high school at year 9 were successful (excluding JCB Academy)
- 91% of first preferences made for admission to secondary school at year 7 were successful.
The percentage of first preference applications agreed within each area is as follows:
Area | Preference agreed |
Biddulph |
100% |
Blythe Bridge |
94.69% |
Burntwood |
79.27% |
Burton on Trent |
92.92% |
Cannock |
84.61% |
Cheadle |
98.42% |
Cheslyn Hay / Great Wyrley |
84.18% |
Codsall |
100% |
Endon |
87.12% |
Kidsgrove |
100% |
Kinver / Wombourne |
91.09% |
Leek |
96.59% |
Lichfield |
85.83% |
Newcastle under Lyme |
92.43% |
Penkridge |
100% |
Rugeley |
94.30% |
Stafford |
93.57% |
Stone |
100% |
Tamworth |
96.69% |
Uttoxeter |
100% (excluding JCB Academy) |
Werrington |
82.98% |
School admission figures
Key to headings
First preferences: The total number of first preference applications for admission to the school.
Published admission number: The published number used to determine the maximum number of places available for admission.
Number allocated: Total number of children due to be admitted to the school in September 2024.
Number refused: The total number of unsuccessful applicants.
School | First preferences | Published admission number | Number allocated | Number refused |
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy |
193 |
124 |
149 |
54 |
Blessed William Howard Catholic High |
223 |
186 |
215 |
29 |
Blythe Bridge High |
207 |
180 |
199 |
0 |
Cheslyn Hay Academy |
265 |
224 |
224 |
57 |
Chesterton Community Sports College |
208 |
170 |
206 |
7 |
Codsall Community High (Year 9) |
254 |
250 |
266 |
0* |
Endon High School |
163 |
140 |
143 |
37 |
Erasmus Darwin Academy |
264 |
185 |
185 |
103 |
Great Wyrley Academy |
108 |
120 |
120 |
28 |
John Taylor High School - A Science and Leadership Academy |
287 |
240 |
240 |
59 |
King Edward VI School, Lichfield |
262 |
250 |
250 |
84 |
Kingsmead Academy |
388 |
224 |
261 |
140 |
Kinver High |
173 |
150 |
170 |
28 |
Landau Forte Academy, Amington |
188 |
192 |
192 |
7 |
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS |
199 |
168 |
217 |
0* |
Madeley High |
195 |
150 |
170 |
38 |
Moorside High School |
188 |
145 |
161 |
22 |
Painsley Catholic College |
222 |
220 |
224 |
7 |
Paulet High |
145 |
150 |
167 |
0* |
St. John Fisher Catholic College |
152 |
200 |
200 |
24 |
Sir Graham Balfour High |
229 |
180 |
210 |
22 |
Stafford Manor High School |
89 |
90 |
99 |
0* |
Staffordshire University Academy |
132 |
150 |
182 |
0* |
The de Ferrers Academy |
390 |
410 |
410 |
1 |
The Friary School |
253 |
210 |
210 |
82 |
The Hart |
228 |
220 |
230 |
24 |
The JCB Academy, Rocester |
N/K |
182 |
188 |
256 |
The Orme Academy |
188 |
150 |
166 |
28 |
The Weston Road Academy |
189 |
182 |
206 |
3 |
Walton High School |
220 |
210 |
210 |
24 |
Westwood College (Year 9) |
213 |
200 |
210 |
10 |
Wolgarston High (Year 9) |
215 |
220 |
220 |
0* |
Wilnecote High |
210 |
192 |
192 |
29 |
Wombourne High |
175 |
192 |
204 |
11 |
* The schools indicated above with no refusals, either admitted up to their published admission number (PAN) or exceeded it to offer places to all those who applied. Therefore, they are at PAN or oversubscribed with no refusals.
School admission criteria
Key to headings
Children in care: Includes those children currently in public care and formerly in public care as defined within school admissions regulations (formerly in public care relates to children who have achieved permanency through adoption, special guardianships or care orders.
EHCP: Children with an education health care plan allocated places.
Furthest distance: Indicates the distance of the last child admitted under the distance criteria where applicable.
School | Children in care | EHCP | Sibling | Catchment | Major contrib. schools | Medical/ exception | Staff child | Distance | Furthest distance (miles) | Allowed at appeal (if known) |
Blessed Robert Sutton |
Refer to the academy directly |
Blessed William Howard |
Refer to the academy directly |
Blythe Bridge High |
4 |
2 |
57 |
69 |
43 |
0 |
N/A |
24 |
5.217 |
|
Cheslyn Hay |
4 |
2 |
81 |
129 |
8 |
0 |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
4 of 19 |
Chesterton Community Sports College |
5 |
2 |
66 |
7 |
97 |
0 |
N/A |
29 |
1.918 |
2 of 5 |
Codsall Community High (Year 9) |
3 |
4 |
51 |
147 |
55 |
0 |
N/A |
6 |
5.672 |
|
Endon High School |
3 |
3 |
51 |
43 |
43 |
0 |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
2 of 11 |
Erasmus Darwin Academy |
Refer to the academy directly |
Great Wyrley Academy |
4 |
3 |
25 |
47 |
13 |
N/A |
N/A |
28 |
2.981 |
4 of 7 |
John Taylor High School - A Science and Leadership Academy |
4 |
3 |
33 |
182 |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
18 |
3.645 |
|
King Edward VI School, Lichfield |
4 |
3 |
96 |
97 |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
50 |
1.014 |
2 of 18 |
Kingsmead Academy |
9 |
5 |
51 |
172 |
N/A |
N/A |
2 |
22 |
0.614 |
1 of 43 |
Kinver High |
4 |
6 |
36 |
44 |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
81 |
4.98 |
1 of 6 |
Landau Forte Academy, Amington |
3 |
4 |
24 |
118 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
43 |
1.543 |
|
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS |
5 |
2 |
21 |
114 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
75 |
12.559 |
|
Madeley High |
0 |
2 |
68 |
63 |
16 |
N/A |
0 |
21 |
3.648 |
2 of 8 |
Moorside High School |
5 |
3 |
28 |
53 |
19 |
N/A |
0 |
53 |
2.888 |
0 of 6 |
Painsley Catholic College |
Refer to the academy directly |
Paulet High |
1 |
4 |
54 |
58 |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
50 |
5.393 |
|
Sir Graham Balfour School |
4 |
5 |
74 |
127 |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
1 of 4 |
St. John Fisher Catholic College |
Refer to the academy directly |
Stafford Manor High School |
2 |
3 |
22 |
63 |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
9 |
5.984 |
|
Staffordshire University Academy |
3 |
5 |
39 |
74 |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
61 |
5.904 |
|
The de Ferrers Academy |
3 |
11 |
52 |
30 |
271 |
0 |
1 |
42 |
2.675 |
|
The Friary School |
6 |
1 |
69 |
120 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
0.872 |
0 of 13 |
The Hart |
8 |
6 |
83 |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
133 |
1.257 |
0 of 8 |
The JCB Academy, Rocester |
Refer to Academy directly |
The Orme Academy |
5 |
2 |
53 |
96 |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
10 |
0.867 |
1 of 5 |
The Weston Road Academy |
8 |
8 |
65 |
94 |
N/A |
0 |
1 |
31 |
6.016 |
1 of 2 |
Walton High School |
4 |
9 |
76 |
102 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
1 of 1 |
Westwood College |
1 |
5 |
67 |
105 |
19 |
0 |
N/A |
13 |
2.137 |
|
Wilnecote High |
4 |
1 |
63 |
87 |
19 |
N/A |
0 |
18 |
0.934 |
0 of 5 |
Wolgarston High (Year 9) |
6 |
3 |
48 |
127 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
7.94 |
|
Wombourne High School |
2 |
3 |
71 |
95 |
N/A |
1 |
0 |
32 |
3.11 |
2 of 2 |