Mid Term Admissions
In-Year Admissions
If you are resident within Staffordshire, all applications for admission to school must be made through Staffordshire County Council (even if you want a school within another Authority).
Moved into Staffordshire / Changed Address?
If you have moved into the area and require a school place for your child you can view the name of your catchment area school by following this link to the LocalView facility.
Please note that the distances shown as part of the LocalView facility are straight line measurements that have been rounded up and measure to the main school building, and will therefore differ from the measurement that is used to allocate places at schools.
Please also note that there is no guaranteed admission to your catchment area school and allocations will be dependent on the availability of spaces in the relevant year group.
Catchment areas are also subject to review and may alter.
Process for Making Application
The current process for obtaining a place at a new school where you have changed address in-year is as follows:
1) make a formal application for a place
|2) return the form to the School Admissions and Transport Service who will then write and inform you of the outcome of your request ususally within 15 school days.
If you are applying for admission to a Voluntary Aided, Academy, Foundation or school within another Local Authority| we will liaise with the appropriate body on your behalf.
Parents who are refused admission to their preferred school are provided with a right of appeal to an independent panel.
Lists of schools| by area can be accessed by following this link.
Transfers Between Schools during the year?
The first step in the transfer process is to speak with your child's current headteacher about your plans. Where (after discussion with your child's current headteacher) you wish to transfer your child between schools mid year and there has not been a change of address, you will need to fully complete the
in-year application form|.
If you are requesting a school transfer because your child is experiencing difficulties, your child must continue attending their current school whilst your application is being considered.
Parents who are refused admission to their preferred school are provided with a right of appeal to an independent panel.
Please be aware that if your child has a travel pass to their current school the pass will need to be returned should they start attending a different school.
Is the process for a child with a Statement of Special Educational Needs any different?
Parents of children who have a statement of special educational needs are asked to contact their statementing officer if a change of school is required.
Vulnerable Children
Some vulnerable children may find it difficult to secure a place in a school and can in some cases remain out of school for unreasonably long periods. The Local Authority has an In-Year Fair Access Protocol to assist in these cases. Details are available in the document below:-
| In Year Fair Access Protocol
Children from Overseas
Please view information regarding the admission of pupils from overseas in the document below:-
Children from Overseas|
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