School admissions in Stratford-upon-Avon
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 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.
Reception places, September 2026
15 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welford-on-Avon Primary School | 1.50 | 30 | 2.555 miles |
| Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School | 1.48 | 31 | 0.837 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School | 1.40 | 30 | 0.252 miles |
| Ettington CofE Primary School | 1.20 | 30 | 3.19 miles |
| Alveston CofE Primary School | 1.13 | 30 | 1.406 miles |
| Thomas Jolyffe Primary School | 0.97 | 30 | 1.083 miles |
| Snitterfield Primary School | 0.93 | 14 | 1.94 miles |
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy Meon Vale | 0.90 | 42 | not published |
| Quinton Primary School | 0.90 | 29 | 3.92 miles |
| Wilmcote C of E Primary School | 0.88 | 8 | not published |
| Bishopton Primary School | 0.87 | 39 | not published |
| Bridgetown Primary School | 0.84 | 38 | not published |
| Pebworth First School | 0.83 | 6 | not published |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | 0.82 | 56 | 0.817 miles |
| Shottery St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 0.70 | 10 | 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.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Edward VI School | 2.54 | 87 | not published |
| Stratford Girls' Grammar School | 2.41 | 120 | not published |
| Stratford Upon Avon School | 0.69 | 349 | 5.155 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.