Admissions for Co-op Academy Glebe are managed on our behalf by the Local Authority Admissions Team and as an academy we do not independently offer places to pupils requesting a place.

All Nursery children aged 3 to 4 are entitled 15 hours free Nursery provision and some families may be entitled to an additional 15 hours free.  For those who are not entitled to the additional 15 hours, we offer the top-up hours for a fee.

Our school offers are set out below and more information can be given by contacting our school office at: gleb-office@coopacademies.co.uk or calling us on: 01782 234868 where a member of the team will be more than happy to help and answer any queries you may have.

Offer 1

30 hours free place (15 hours universal and 15 hours extended) for all children eligible, and eligible parents, who wish for their child to be in full time Nursery education. This offer includes a lunch break, lunch is not included and will be charged weekly. To find out the full details of your entitlements please use the Childcare Calculator at www.gov.uk/childcare-calculator

The hours that your child will attend school are:  Full-time hours | 8.25 am to 2.45 pm Monday to Friday

Offer 2

15 hours universal free place for all children and a fee-paying placement for the additional 15 hours for all children. Lunch is not included and will be charged weekly. The current charges are in the Charging and Remissions Policy.

The hours that your child will attend school are: 08.25am to 2.45pm, Monday to Friday

For more information about the criteria for 30 hours free childcare eligibility please visit 30 Hours Free Childcare Eligibility

Places to our Nursery are allocated by the Local Authority.

Parents are asked to contact Admissions on 01782 236867/233232 or www.stoke.gov.uk/admissions for an admission form.

For places in any year

You should apply on your local authority website.
Places are limited by the number of children we can (legally) accept in each year group.

• If you live in an area that’s City of Stoke-on-Trent– stoke.gov.uk
• If you live in another area, find your local council here – gov.uk/find-local-council
   

Apply for a reception place (if you have missed the deadline)

• If you live in an area that’s City of Stoke-on-Trent – stoke.gov.uk
• If you live in another area, find your local council here – gov.uk/find-local-council

If you want to defer or delay your child's entry to reception

Parents or carers can defer the date their child is admitted to the school until later in the school year, but not beyond the point at which they reach compulsory school age.
Parents will not, however, be able to defer admission beyond the academic year for which the original application was accepted or beyond the beginning of the term after the child’s fifth birthday. Parents may also request part-time attendance until later in the school year, but not beyond the point at which they reach compulsory school age.
Parents or carers can request that the date their child is admitted to the primary school is deferred until later in the school year or until the child reaches compulsory school age in that school year. Applications for deferred admissions must be made by the primary admissions published closing date.
Further information is available from the Stoke-on-Trent Coordinated Admissions Scheme September 2024/2025
file:///C:/Users/mhancock/Downloads/Stoke_on_Trent_Coordinated_Admissions_Scheme_2024_25%20(1).pdf  

Move to us from another school

If you want to move school, get in touch and we can help you get started. You can complete this online on your council’s website:

• If you live in an area that’s City of Stoke-on-Trent – stoke.gov.uk
• If you live in another area, find your local council here – gov.uk/find-local-council

For support with this, please contact the in-year transfer team. For Stoke this is – in-yearadmissions@stoke.gov.uk

Reception

For children born between: 1 September 2020 – 31 August 2021
When to apply: 1st November 2024 – 15th January 2025
Find out your school place: 16th April 2025
Start Reception: September 2025

Nursery Admissions

For children born between: 1 September 2021 – 31 August 2022

When to apply: 1st December 2024 – closes 31st January 2025. 
Find out your school place by end of May 2025

If you require any help, your local Council website has lots of information about the process. You can also contact us.

Stoke-on-Trent Council Admissions Website
Stoke-on-Trent Council Admissions Helpline – 01782 234598

Our school admissions policy can be accessed via pur policies page: Policies

Admissions Arrangements 2024-2025

Admissions Policies

Admissions Appeals Timetable

Admissions Code and Appeals

Parent's Guide to Admissions Appeals

Stoke-on-Trent Coordinated Admissions Scheme 2024-2025