Applying for places in Reception 2025

St. Peter’s has 60 Reception places for the 2025/2026 intake. Applications should be made directly to Staffordshire County Council admissions team using the online form once applications open (details below). Parents and prospective pupils are warmly encouraged to visit our setting to see what we offer before making an application.

If you would like to tour our school and look around our setting, please contact the academy office who will be pleased to book you a place on one of these dates below.

Early Years Visits to St. Peter’s for prospective parents

Further visits will take place in school on:

Thursday 5th December 2024 at 4.30pm

Details of the timescale for applications

Full information can be found online at: www.staffordshire.gov.uk/admissions

Applications open: 1st November 2024

Applications closed: 15th January 2025

Parents to be notified of Reception places: 16th April 2025

Details of how to make a late application if you miss the deadlines above are as follows:

Applications close on 15 January 2025

Late applications

You can make a late application by completing the relevant paper application form.  Please note: Paper application forms sent by post will not receive an acknowledgement of receipt and you will not receive your school place offer by email on 16 April 2025. 

You can then either:

School Admissions and Transport Service,
Staffordshire County Council,
1 Staffordshire Place,
Stafford,
ST16 2DH