Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent: 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, 272 families put Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent as their first choice and 477 named it as one of their preferences, for 264 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has risen from 221 in 2021 to 272 in 2026, while places went from 205 to 264.
Across Stoke-on-Trent, 89% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Stoke-on-Trent lodged 259 appeals against secondary school offers; 191 reached a hearing and 51 succeeded (26.7% 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 | 264 | 272 | 477 | 1.0 | 33 |
| 2025 | 259 | 289 | 525 | 1.1 | 50 |
| 2024 | 265 | 257 | 487 | 1.0 | 19 |
| 2023 | 264 | 246 | 429 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 264 | 239 | 438 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 205 | 221 | 401 | 1.1 | 21 |
| 2020 | 208 | 238 | 443 | 1.1 | 41 |
| 2019 | 208 | 230 | 366 | 1.1 | 30 |
| 2018 | 208 | 176 | 338 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 175 | 131 | 283 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 199 | 178 | 313 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 159 | 147 | 263 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 137 | 127 | 238 | 0.9 | 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.