The majority of parents in Stone will find out today that they have been allocated their first-choice first/primary school.
More than 95 percent of Stone parents will find out that they have been allocated a place at their top preferred first/primary school, and more than 99 percent will be offered one of their top three choices.
Staffordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Education Jonathan Price said:
“Our admissions team have been working really hard to ensure all Staffordshire parents know where their children will be going to school in September this year.
“Allocating places always comes with challenges, especially with the increased demand for school places. The fact that we can consistently allocate the overwhelming majority of parents their first-choice primary school shows how hard our admissions team works, and also how helpful it is that the majority of parents submit their primary school preferences on time.”
The county council recently announced that a total of £56 million will be spent on building new schools, and maintaining and improving existing ones in Staffordshire over the coming year.
This includes building new primary schools in Stafford, Tamworth, East Staffordshire and Lichfield.
Jonathan added: “It is important to plan for the future and ensure we are building schools that mitigate the rise in demand for school places. Our forward planning has ensured that the overwhelming majority of parents are consistently allocated one of their top choice secondary or primary schools.”
