School admissions in Cannock
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 15 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Cannock in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 19 schools in Cannock first 789 times for 787 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Staffordshire authority's 296 schools. 6 of the 19 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 6 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.35 miles (Gorsemoor Primary School) to 1.63 miles (St Lukes CofE Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Cannock first 757 times for 776 places: 0.98 first choices per place, against 0.98 across the Staffordshire authority's 49 schools. One of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Kingsmead School, to 1.15 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
19 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poppyfield Primary Academy | 1.57 | 30 | 0.58 miles |
| Gorsemoor Primary School | 1.36 | 59 | 0.352 miles |
| Jerome Primary School | 1.23 | 30 | 0.475 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Primary Academy | 1.03 | 59 | 1.275 miles |
| Littleton Green Community School | 1.03 | 60 | 1.004 miles |
| St Lukes CofE Primary School | 1.02 | 60 | 1.63 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 1.00 | 22 | not published |
| Heath Hayes Primary Academy | 0.97 | 30 | 1.278 miles |
| Longford Primary Academy | 0.96 | 24 | not published |
| Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School | 0.94 | 34 | 0.367 miles |
| West Hill Primary School | 0.94 | 48 | 0.962 miles |
| Pye Green Academy | 0.93 | 60 | 1.44 miles |
| Bridgtown Primary School | 0.93 | 43 | not published |
| Hazel Slade Primary Academy | 0.92 | 25 | 2.47 miles |
| Moorhill Primary School | 0.91 | 35 | 0.737 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 0.89 | 28 | not published |
| Redhill Primary School | 0.88 | 17 | not published |
| Norton Canes Primary Academy | 0.81 | 48 | 0.347 miles |
| Five Ways Primary School | 0.80 | 75 | 2.187 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
5 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsmead School | 1.12 | 254 | 1.149 miles |
| Cardinal Griffin Catholic College | 0.93 | 68 | not published |
| Staffordshire University Academy | 0.92 | 169 | not published |
| Norton Canes High School | 0.91 | 76 | not published |
| Cannock Chase High School | 0.89 | 209 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.