Perton 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, 1 families put Perton Middle School as their first choice and 13 named it as one of their preferences, for 7 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 2 in 2019 to 1 in 2024, while places went from 13 to 7.
92% 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 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 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.