Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2024 entry, 3 families put Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School as their first choice and 25 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2024 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 4 in 2019 to 3 in 2024, while places went from 25 to 11.
60% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across Staffordshire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Staffordshire lodged 349 appeals against secondary school offers; 289 reached a hearing and 61 succeeded (21.1% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 5 | 37 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 25 | 4 | 36 | 0.2 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.