School workforce census, 2025/26.
No. Distance only counts when Rugeley John Taylor has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Voluntary controlled school
0.8 miles away
Academy converter
0.9 miles away
Academy converter
1.0 miles away
Academy converter
1.1 miles away
Community school
1.2 miles away