Wolgarston High 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.
Demand in detail
Staffordshire published that the last place offered for 2026 entry went to a family 6.802 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 | 6.80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penkridge Middle School | 0.5 miles | - | - | 3.83 miles (2026) |
| The Rural Enterprise Academy | 1.6 miles | 24 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| Cardinal Griffin Catholic College | 3.1 miles | 68 | 0.9 (2026) | - |
| Cannock Chase High School | 3.7 miles | 209 | 0.9 (2026) | - |
| Brewood Middle CofE Academy | 4.6 miles | 22 | 0.6 (2021) | - |
Straight-line distance from Wolgarston High School. Below 1.0 means fewer first choices than places.
Who gets priority
Wolgarston High 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
Wolgarston High School has 847 pupils for 860 places. It is close to full, so places outside the normal entry year depend on the year group. Moving mid-year? Apply through Staffordshire's in-year admissions process or, for some schools, directly to the school.
Questions about getting into Wolgarston High School
How far away does Wolgarston High School offer places?
Staffordshire published that the last place offered for 2026 entry went to a family 6.80 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 Wolgarston High School?
Accept the offer you do get, so your child has a school, then ask to go on Wolgarston High 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.