Admissions to School for all ages
Parents who are interested in sending their children to St Peter’s CE Primary Academy are strongly encouraged to visit and see our academy for themselves. Please contact the academy office to record your interest in a school place and to make an appointment to visit our academy with the Headteacher. Mr Will Stevens. Parents can also get more information about specific admission arrangements from Rosie Chandler, the Bursar.
It is possible for children to start mid-way through an academic year if there are spaces in their year group or to register for a place for the start of the new school year in September. Please discuss your requirements with the headteacher or a member of the office staff.
Nursery and Reception places for September 2024
If you, or someone you know, is looking for a place in Nursery and Reception from September 2024, please get in touch with us here at St Peter’s. Specific details about the application processes for Nursery and Reception, along with details of upcoming tours of the academy, can be found below.
Further information about our Early Years provision can be found in the academy prospectus, which is on the website, or by contacting the academy office.
Nursery Admissions
We have a teacher-led Nursery setting at St Peter’s offering both 15 or 30 hours of free childcare. If your child turns 3 between 1 September 2023 and 31 August 2024 then you can apply for a place at our Nursery for next academic year, starting September 2024.
In the meantime, your child may also be able to join our Rising 3s provision once they have turned three. Details of our Rising 3s provision can be found in the section below.
We currently have 52 places in our Nursery:
26 Morning places (8.45 – 11.45am)
26 Afternoon places (12.30 – 3.30pm)
Applications Open: 3rd January 2024
Applications Close: 3rd March 2024. Applications made after this date should contact the academy office directly.
Offer day: 4th May 2023
Our admissions policy for 2024-2025 can be found here.
Our admissions policy for 2025-2026 can be found here.
Applications for Nursery places for 2024/25 are made directly to the school and will be processed and co-ordinated by St Peter’s CE Primary Academy.
There is no appeals process for Nursery admissions and the places will be allocated using our Nursery admissions criteria.
In addition to our funded provision in Nursery, we also offer paid Nursery Lunch Club and Nursery Wraparound Care sessions for those parents who require this. For more information about Keystones Wraparound for Nursery children please see the Keystones area of the website or contact us.
Rising 3s
We can also offer places to ‘Rising 3s’ in the term after the child’s 3rd birthday (subject to availability) based on 15 or 30 hours eligibility. In addition to this, we are able to accept fully paying three-year-olds places from the date of their third birthday in our setting, in advance of them becoming eligible for funded places in the term after their third birthday. Please see the Rising 3s page or contact the academy office for more details.
All three and four year olds are entitled to 15 hours government paid childcare. If parents meet certain criteria, they may be eligible for 30 hours of free childcare. More information on 30 hours eligibility criteria can be found in the link below:
Reception Admissions
We have 60 places in two Reception classes, staffed by two full time teachers and two teaching assistants.
Reception Admissions
Pupils are admitted into the Reception class in the September after their fourth birthday. If your child's fifth birthday is between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025, you need to apply for a Reception primary school place for September 2024. Staffordshire Local Authority is responsible for the allocation of places for Reception classes and parents make their applications directly to the Local Authority.
Applications Open: 1st November 2023
Applications Closed: 15th January 2024
Offer day: 16th April 2024
Making a late application
Applications closed on 15 January 2024.
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 2024.
You can then either:
Email the form to admissions@staffordshire.gov.uk
Or print out the form and post it to:
School Admissions and Transport Service,
Staffordshire County Council,
1 Staffordshire Place,
Stafford,
ST16 2DH
Please note: Application forms sent by post or via email will not receive an acknowledgement of receipt and you will not receive your school place offer by email on 16 April 2024.
Staffordshire Local Authority Admissions website
Details about how to make an application for a place in Reception at St. Peter’s for September 2024 can be found on the link above.
Our admissions policy for 2024-2025 can be found here.
Our admissions policy for 2025-2026 can be found here.