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Stoke-on-Trent School Catchment Areas

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Stoke-on-Trent coordinates admissions across 71 primary and 15 secondary schools, with oversubscription criteria applied consistently across the authority.

The largest concentrations sit around Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke on Trent and Stoke-on-trent, which together account for a meaningful share of the council's pupil places.

Selective schools are part of the mix in Stoke-on-Trent - for those applying to grammar schools, a selective admissions test is required in addition to the standard admissions process.

116 total 71 primary 15 secondary 5 areas

Based on the latest published capacity data, 38 of the 116 schools in Stoke-on-Trent are at or above their admission number, so catchment distance is decisive at those schools. Stoke-on-Trent has 2 selective schools that admit by entrance test rather than distance. 29 schools apply faith-based criteria alongside catchment distance. Of the 41 Stoke-on-Trent schools with a current Ofsted rating, 36 are rated Good or Outstanding.

Stoke-on-Trent Catchment Area Documents

Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for Stoke-on-Trent schools are published annually.

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