Admissions Information
Year 7 Admissions for September 2026
If your child will be in year 6 at a primary or junior school or year 8 in a middle school in September 2025, you will need to apply for a place at secondary/high school to start in September 2026. The normal admission round for entry to Year 7 in September 2026 closes on October 31st 2025.
Please see more details of how to apply on the Staffordshire County Council Website. https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/education/Admissions-secondary/Apply/Overview.aspx
Open Events
We have a number of Open Events, including Tours during the school day, and our Open Evening on Tuesday 24rd September 17:00-20:00. Please click on this link to sign up to an event. https://www.claytonhallacademy.org.uk/news-and-events/open-events
In-Year Admissions
Parents can apply for a place for their child at any time outside the normal admissions round. As is the case in the normal admissions round, all children whose Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) plans name the school will be admitted. Likewise, if there are spaces available in the year group you are applying for, your child will be offered a place.
If there are no spaces available at the time of your application, your child’s name will be added to a waiting list for the relevant year group. When a space becomes available, it will be filled by one of the pupils on the waiting list in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. Priority will not be given to children on the basis that they have been on the waiting list the longest.
Applications for in-year admissions are coordinated by Staffordshire County Council, further details can be found by visiting:
