Councils · England · Stoke-on-Trent
Schools in Stoke-on-Trent, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 71 primary, 15 secondary — with Stoke-on-Trent’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Stoke-on-Trent’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Stoke-on-Trent’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN STOKE-ON-TRENT
Find your shortlist.
All 114state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 71
Abbey Hulton Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Alexandra Infants' School
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Alexandra Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Ash Green Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Ball Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Outstanding
Burnwood Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Not judged yet
Carmountside Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Christ Church CofE Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Co-op Academy Glebe
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Outstanding
Co-op Academy Grove
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Co-op Academy Hamilton
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Co-op Academy Northwood
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Eaton Park Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Etruscan Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Not judged
Forest Park Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Gladstone Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Goldenhill Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Greenways Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Harpfield Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Heron Cross Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Hillside Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Holden Lane Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Jackfield Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Kingsland CofE Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Maple Court Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Mill Hill Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Outstanding
Milton Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Moorpark Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
New Ford Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Outstanding
Newstead Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Outstanding
Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Oakhill Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Outstanding
Our Lady's Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Packmoor Ormiston Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Park Hall Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Priory CofE Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Saint Nathaniel's Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Sandford Hill Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Sandon Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Outstanding
Smallthorne Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Sneyd Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine's Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
St Gregory's Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Outstanding
St John's CofE (A) Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Not judged
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Marys Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Matthews Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Not judged
St Peter's Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Not judged
St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Star Academy, Sandyford
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Inadequate
Summerbank Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Sutherland Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
The Crescent Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
The Meadows Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
The Willows Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Waterside Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Outstanding
Weston Infant Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Weston Junior Academy
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Whitfield Valley Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Outstanding
Secondary · 15
Birches Head Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Inadequate
Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams
Free schools · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Not judged yet
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Discovery Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Haywood Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Stoke on Trent
Ofsted · Good
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's College
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's CofE Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
The Excel Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Thistley Hough Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Trentham Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 28
Abbey Hill Academy & College
Academy special converter · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Stoke-On-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Alpha Learning Staffordshire
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Requires improvement
City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College
Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Edison Pace School
Other independent special school · Ages 7-18 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Emerge School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-13 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Excellence Girls Academy
Other independent school · Ages 9-16 · Girls · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Glebedale School
Other independent special school · Ages 7-19 · Mixed · Stoke on Trent
Ofsted · Good
Intuition Holistic Education
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Kemball School
Academy special converter · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Kinetic Academy
Other independent school · Ages 9-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Manor Abbey School
Free schools special · Ages 11-16 · Boys · Stoke-on-Trent
Not judged yet
North Road Academy
Other independent school · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-trent
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Phoenix Independent School
Other independent school · Ages 14-16 · Mixed · Stoke on Trent
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Portland School
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Inadequate
Regent College
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Rowan House School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-14 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Snowhill School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Sporting Stars Academy
Other independent school · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Spruce House School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-14 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Not judged yet
Stoke-on-Trent College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Strathmore College
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
The Avenue
Other independent special school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Not judged yet
The Nest
Other independent special school · Ages 7-17 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
The Oaks
Other independent special school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Registry
Other independent school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Not judged yet
The Valiant School
Other independent school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Not judged yet
Watermill School
Academy special converter · Ages 2-16 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Ofsted · Good
Wonder Star School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Stoke-on-Trent.
If you live in Stoke-on-Trent, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Stoke-on-Trent secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Stoke-on-Trent often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.