Co-op Academy Hamilton: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Co-op Academy Hamilton as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 31 in 2021 to 36 in 2026, while places went from 33 to 30.
Across Stoke-on-Trent, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Stoke-on-Trent lodged 61 appeals against primary school offers; 47 reached a hearing and 12 succeeded (25.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 36 | 53 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 30 | 36 | 60 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 41 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 31 | 30 | 52 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 33 | 31 | 59 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 48 | 48 | 76 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 45 | 43 | 62 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 60 | 45 | 69 | 0.8 | 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.