Admissions

Reception Admissions for September 2026

The normal admission round for entry to Reception in September 2026 has now closed. For late applications, parents should contact their home local authority

https://www.stoke.gov.uk/info/20033/school_admissions

In-Year Admissions

Parents can apply for a place for their child at any time outside the normal admissions round. As is the case in the normal admissions round, all children whose Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) plans name the school will be admitted. Likewise, if there are spaces available in the year group you are applying for, your child will be offered a place.

If there are no spaces available at the time of your application, your child’s name will be added to a waiting list for the relevant year group. When a space becomes available, it will be filled by one of the pupils on the waiting list in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. Priority will not be given to children on the basis that they have been on the waiting list the longest.

Applications for in-year admissions are coordinated by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, further details can be found by visiting:

https://www.stoke.gov.uk/info/20033/school_admissions/480/changing_schools_-_in_year_transfers

Important Dates for September 2026

• Decision email to parents: 16th April 2026 by 2pm

• Decision letter to parents: 16th April

Reception Admission Appeals for September 2026 entry

If your child has been refused a place in our school, you have the right to appeal against this decision.  Appeals are coordinated by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, further information can be found on their website below:

https://www.stoke.gov.uk/info/20033/school_admissions/182/appeal_against_a_school_admission_decision

Appeals timetable for admission to our school for the 2026/27 academic year:

• Deadline for lodging appeals: 15th May 2026

• Dates when appeals will be heard: June 22nd 2026

• Date appeals made after the deadline will be heard: appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline or 30 school days of being lodged, whichever is later.