Admissions Information

The Meadows Primary Academy is a two-form entry school. The age range of our children is 3-11 years. Stoke-On-Trent City Council is the Admissions authority for the school. Our school has an agreed admission number of 60 per year group. 

We follow the Stoke on Trent Admissions Policy for 2025/26 and 2026/27, which can be accessed here.

Where there are more applications for a place at our school than there are places available, the Council will use the following priorities, in order, to allocate places:

  1. Children cared for by a local authority and children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order).
  2. Children living in the catchment area of the school who have an older brother or sister attending at the time of admission (or at the linked junior school in the case of infant schools).
  3. Other children living within the catchment area of the school.
  4. Children living outside the catchment area of the school who have an elder brother or sister at the school at the time of admission (or at the linked junior school in the case of infant schools).
  5. Children who live nearest to the school as determined by a straight line measurement from the child’s home address point to the main entrance of the school.

 

In-Year Applications:

If you would like to apply for a place for your child who is transferring from another school then please contact the school to organise a visit to look around and discuss any special arrangements that may be required for your child.

Applications for a school move are managed by Stoke on Trent City Council and applications must be made on their admissions portal - click here

Once we are notified that you have made an application on the portal, we will contact you to arrange a school visit, request paperwork, and agree a start date. 

 

Reception Applications:

For normal round admissions for Reception, you will need to complete the online application form through the following link Stoke | Admissions.  The application window for Nursery 2026 will open on 1st December 2025 until 15th January 2026.

For any more information about admissions, please speak to Miss James or our school office team for further information - 01782 235025 or office@tmpa.set.org.

 

Nursery Applications:

At The Meadows Primary Academy we offer full time places (30 hours per week) for our Nursery children. We keep this offer under review this offer based on individual children.

For normal round admissions for nursery and reception, you will need to complete the online application form through the following link Stoke | Admissions.  The application window for Nursery 2026 will open on 1st December 2025 until 31st January 2026.

For any more information about admissions, please speak to Miss James or our school office team for further information - 01782 235025 or office@tmpa.set.org.

 

Seedlings 'pre-nursery' Applications:

At The Meadows Primary Academy we offer our 'rising 3's' a place in our Seedlings class, which is part of our nursery. This is for children that turn 3 during the academic year. 

So, for our 2025-26 acadmic year, we will have a Seedling cohort join us in the Spring Term, and another in the Summer Term.

  • Spring Term - To start on Tuesday 6th January 2026 for children who have turned 3 between 1st September 2025 to 31st December 2025.
  • Summer Term - To start on Tuesday 14th April 2026 for children who have turned 3 between 1st January 2026 to 31st March 2026.

We will provide the number of hours childcare in line with what funding you are entitled to so if you are entitled to the statutory 15 hours - this will be half days (most likely afternoons 12-3pm), and if you are able to claim 30 hour funding, this will be a full time place. 

The application process for our Seedlings class is managed by Miss James as school. 

Applications for Seedlings for 2025-26 are now live!! Click here to apply

Deadlines

Spring Term application deadline is Friday 24th October 2025

Summer Term application deadline is Friday 6th February 2026

 

We are hosting some Open Evenings in the Autumn Term for those looking to join us in Nursery and Reception in September 2026 - Please click here for the dates

 

For our Admission Policy, please see our policy page