Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

School Admissions

This page provides information to parents about the process for applying for a place at a school in Stockport. It also guides you to information about what children's services in Stockport has to offer. ( Please see Additional Information link below)

Choose the relevant sector - nursery, primary or secondary - for advice on deciding which school, when and how to apply, and details of the Local Authority's Admissions Policy and Procedures.

The quickest and easiest way to apply is on-line - please click onto  'Apply on-line for a Nursery, Primary or Secondary School place'.

Check this table to find out whether it's time to apply for a school place
For places starting in September 2010 at ... Children born between... Should apply by ...
Secondary schools (Year 7) 1st September 1998 - 31st August 1999 26th October 2009
Primary schools 1st September 2005 - 31st August 2006 11th December 2009
Nursery schools 1st September 2006 - 31st August 2007 31st March 2010

Find out more information about:

  • School Performance, Achievement and Attainment
  • The Children's Trust in Stockport
  • Free School Meals & Clothing Grants
  • Free School Travel Passes

By clicking on the 'Additional Information' link below.

For Useful Contact Details please see Page 32 in the Primary Booklet and Page 44 in the Secondary Booklet.

2010-11 Nursery, Primary and Secondary Booklets will be available from 24th August 2009.

School Catchment Areas

Each community and Church of England Primary and Secondary school in Stockport has a geographical area around it called a catchment area.  Every address in Stockport falls within the catchment area of only 1 primary and 1 secondary school.  Being resident within the catchment area of a school is not the highest category within the Admissions Policy, although it is higher than those applying from outside the catchment area.  If you wish to be considered for a place at your catchment school you must include it as one of your preferences.

View your school catchment areas.


Additional Information
General information about education in Stockport, the curriculum taught in school, grants and benefits available to parents/carers (free school meals and clothing grants) and information about school travel, including free bus passes

Admission Arrangements for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools 2009-10
Admission Arrangements for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools 2009-10

Admission Arrangements for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools 2010-11
Admission Arrangements for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools 2010-11

Apply on-line for a Nursery, Primary or Secondary School place
Apply on-line for a nursery, primary or secondary school place for September 2010. We recommend that you read the relevant information on this website, or in the 'Information for Parents' booklet before applying on-line.

Catchment Area Maps
The maps available to view or download via the high school name show the catchment areas of the community secondary schools in Stockport and include the catchment areas of their associated primary schools.

Consultation - Proposed Admission Arrangements and School Terms and Holiday Dates 2011-12
Consultation Document for Proposed Admission Arrangements and School Terms and Holiday Dates 2011-12.

Nursery Admissions
Information about Nursery Education and free Nursery Places for three and four year olds in Stockport

Primary Admissions
Find out how to apply for a Primary School place in Stockport

Secondary Admissions
Find out how to apply for a Secondary School place in Stockport

Looked After Child (Form LAC1) - Request for a School Place
Request for a School Place for a Looked After Child (Form LAC1)

Related Contacts

Admissions Team
Learning & Achievement, Pupils, Parents & Schools Service
Children & Young People's Directorate, 3rd Floor Stopford House, Stockport. SK1 3XE
E: admissions.support@stockport.gov.uk T: 0161 217 6028 F: 0161 953 0012