Penkridge Middle School admissions: your chances of a place
How many families wanted a place, how many there were, how far the last place went, and how it compares with the schools around it.
Will you get a place at Penkridge Middle School? Get the admissions report
Your home postcode, set against Penkridge Middle School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for Penkridge Middle School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Penkridge Middle School.
- Last distance offered for 2026 entry, from Staffordshire's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
- How many families in Staffordshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Demand in detail
Staffordshire published that the last place offered for 2026 entry went to a family 3.832 miles away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
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 2026, families in Staffordshire lodged 309 appeals against secondary school offers; 231 reached a hearing and 36 succeeded (15.6% of those heard).
Last distance offered
| Entry year | Last place offered | Published by |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.83 miles | Staffordshire |
Figures as each council published them, in the unit it used. The cut-off is not a boundary: it moves every year with the number of applications.
How hard the nearest schools are to get into
Councils in England let families name between three and six schools. A realistic back-up is a nearby school with spare places.
| School | Distance | Places | First choices per place | Last distance offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolgarston High School | 0.5 miles | - | - | 6.80 miles (2026) |
| The Rural Enterprise Academy | 1.9 miles | 24 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| Cardinal Griffin Catholic College | 3.6 miles | 68 | 0.9 (2026) | - |
| Cannock Chase High School | 4.1 miles | 209 | 0.9 (2026) | - |
Straight-line distance from Penkridge Middle School. Below 1.0 means fewer first choices than places.
Who gets priority
Penkridge Middle School is its own admission authority: the school (or its trust) sets its admissions policy and oversubscription criteria, and publishes them on its website. You still apply through Staffordshire.
In England, a child whose education, health and care plan names the school is admitted first. Then, when there are more applicants than places, looked-after and previously looked-after children come first, followed by the school's own criteria, which usually include siblings and distance from home.
Joining during the school year
Penkridge Middle School has 509 pupils for 500 places. It is at or above capacity, so places outside the normal entry year are rare; ask to join the waiting list. Moving mid-year? Apply through Staffordshire's in-year admissions process or, for some schools, directly to the school.
How and when to apply
Secondary school (Year 7) applications for September 2027 close in 4 days, on Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through Staffordshire; offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
Name the schools in your true order of preference: ranking a school first does not reduce your chances anywhere else. See Staffordshire admissions dates and figures.
Questions about getting into Penkridge Middle School
How far away does Penkridge Middle School offer places?
Staffordshire published that the last place offered for 2026 entry went to a family 3.83 miles away. That is not a boundary: it moves every year with the number of applications and how many places go to siblings and other priority groups first.
What can I do if I don't get a place at Penkridge Middle School?
Accept the offer you do get, so your child has a school, then ask to go on Penkridge Middle School's waiting list and consider an appeal. In 2026, families in Staffordshire lodged 309 appeals against secondary school offers; 231 reached a hearing and 36 succeeded (15.6% of those heard). Waiting lists move over the summer as families accept other places or move away.