Community and voluntary controlled schools (maintained schools)
If applications exceed a school’s PAN, places are offered according to the oversubscription criteria in admission arrangements. You can view the determined admission arrangements for 2026/2027 and 2027/2028.
Consultation - proposed admission arrangements 2028/2029 (September 2028 admission)
Please view the proposed admission arrangements for admission year of 2028/2029
The county council is not proposing to make any changes to the general admission arrangements that were determined for 2027/2028.
Any proposals to alter a Published Admission Number (PAN) will be indicated within the document. Please also see the rationale for the proposed reduction in PAN at St. Chad's CE (C) Primary, Newcastle and The John Bamford Primary School, Rugeley.
Consultation will open on 01 October 2026 and close 5pm on the 1 December 2026. Comments can be emailed to admissionsconsultation@staffordshire.gov.uk or in writing to:
School Admissions and Transport, Staffordshire County Council, 2 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street, ST16 2DH
What happens after the consultation closes?
All responses received by 1 December 2026 will be considered. A decision will be made by 28 February 2027 taking into account a range of information, including the consultation responses.
Publication of determined arrangements 2028/2029
Once Staffordshire County Council has determined the school admission arrangements, they must be available on the public website by 15 March 2027.
Objections to determined admission arrangements 2028/2029
If you do not consider that the determined admission arrangements meet the requirements of the School Admissions Code you may wish to object to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator.
Staffordshire academies, voluntary aided, Catholic, foundation, or free schools
These schools act as their own admission authority and therefore set their own admission arrangements, including oversubscription criteria. Use our online search and compare to view a school/academy's admission arrangements.
If a school’s arrangements are not listed, it means the school or academy has not provided a copy to the local authority. In this case, you should contact the school or academy directly
Schools maintained by other local authorities
Details of their admissions arrangements can be obtained by contacting the individual school or local authority in question.
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator
Anyone who considers that arrangements do not comply with the school admissions code can make an objection to the schools adjudicator.