Admission to Middle/Secondary Schools

For the answers to many frequenty asked questions please click on the link "FAQ" to the left hand side of this page.

For further information in relation to the school admissions process please refer to the Secondary Information for Parents 2009 booklet.  To see a copy of the booklet click the following link Information Booklet.

Summary of Admissions 2009

To view the breakdown of admissions for September 2009 for Secondary schools as at 19 February 2009 please open the document below:

  Summary of Admissions 2009 (70.5 kb)

Making an Application for Secondary School

If you reside within Staffordshire, you will be able to apply online for a Secondary school place for September 2010 from Monday 14 September 2009.

Alternatively, download an application form by clicking the link to "application forms".

If you do not reside within Staffordshire you must apply through your home Local Authority.

Our neighbouring local authorities

The majority of pupils transfer from the primary stage of their education to the secondary stage at the age of eleven. However, if you live in Biddulph, Leek, Codsall, Penkridge, Stone or Uttoxeter, your child will normally transfer to a middle school at the age of nine, before moving to high school once they are thirteen.

Coordinated Admissions Process

Please note that if you reside in Staffordshire, you must make your applications for all of your preferred Secondary schools through Staffordshire County Council. 

Whilst governing bodies of Voluntary Aided and Foundation schools are the admission authority for their school and apply their own admission criteria,  we do operate a co-ordinated admissions process with all schools within Staffordshire and also with our neighbouring local authorities. This coordination results in all parents receiving only one offer of a Secondary School on the national offer date of 2 March 2009.

To view the co-ordinated admission arrangements which will be used in the allocation of places to schools for the academic year 2009-2010 please select the following link Co-ordinated admission arrangements.

Please click on the following link for details of the admissions criteria used for allocating places at Community Controlled, Church of England Aided, Catholic Aided and Foundation schools within Staffordshire Admission Criteria. 

If you are interested in applying for a school place at one of our neighbouring local authority schools, you will need to contact the local authority in order to receive information about their admissions critieria neighbouring local authorities.

Published Admissions Number

Each school has a Published Admissions Number (PAN) which indicates the number of pupils that may be admitted to a school in each year group. This number may only be exceeded in exceptional circumstances. For details of each schools published admissions number please see Information Booklet. 

To contact the School Admissions and Transport Service for further information please e-mail

admissions@staffordshire.gov.uk

or telephone 01785 278593.

 

 

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