Over 86% of pupils starting in Year 7 this September in Stoke-on-Trent have received an offer from their first choice school. 

The city council said that all children moving from primary to secondary school have been offered a place in a school, a total of 3,161 places. 

School place availability has been a national challenge in recent years, but the city council say that it has ensured every child requiring a Year 7 place has received one, despite ongoing demographic pressures. 

Cllr Sarah Jane Colclough, cabinet member for education and anti-poverty, said: "It's fantastic news that we've been able to meet the growing demand for school places and ensure every child has a place in Year 7 this September."

A total of 86.8% of pupils in Stoke-on-Trent received an offer from their first choice school. 

The rise in applications stems from a population surge beginning in the early 2000s, which has now moved from primary to secondary education.

Cllr Colclough added: "This is in no small part due to ongoing investment in education, including new schools like Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams and new schemes support of increasing basic need – where local population increases have required more places.

"The rapid progress of this school is already making a real difference, helping to address the increasing demand for secondary places in the city."

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