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Your vision for your
Going to
child’s
Going school
tofuture
schoolin in
Nottingham
Nottingham
2013/14
2021/22
Information about
applying for a
school place
Information about applying
for a school place
• Starting school
• Transferring from an infant school to a junior school
• Transferring from a primary / junior school to a secondary
school
• Applying for a school place during the school year
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Checklist www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/schooladmissions
Apply online for a
school place
If your child is starting Applying online is the quickest and most
school, transferring secure way to apply for your child’s school
from an infant school place.
to a junior school or If your child is registered at a city school, and lives in
transferring from a Nottingham city, we will send you information about how
to apply for a school place. If you have access to an email
primary/junior school to
account you can apply for a school place online at
a secondary school in www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/schooladmissions
the 2021 autumn term
If you do not have an email account you’ll need to set one
you need to apply for a
up or visit www.go-on.co.uk and follow the step-by-step
school place. instructions.
Closing dates for applying
for a school place are: Benefits of applying online
31 October 2020 - • It is quick and easy.
Secondary school place • It is safe and secure.
(apply between • You can read the online tutorial before you start, which
7 September 2020 and will guide you through how to apply.
31 October 2020) • Internet access is available at most Nottingham city
libraries and children’s centres, and some schools may
15 January 2021 - allow you to use their computers to apply.
Infant, junior or primary • The system helps you to fill in your form correctly by
school place (apply giving a selection of options in drop-down lists.
between 16 November • We will send you an email to confirm that we have
2020 and 15 January 2021) received your application.
If we receive your • You can change your application at any time up to the
application after the closing date.
closing date, this will
• You will receive your decision by email on the national
reduce your chances offer day, rather than having to wait for your decision to
of getting a place at arrive in the post.
your preferred school,
particularly if it is popular.
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Important dates to
remember
Moving up to Starting school What happens on these dates?
secondary school (reception class)
from primary or junior and infant to junior
school transfers (Year 3 place)
Important dates to remember
31 October 2020 15 January 2021 Closing date for receipt of
all application forms and any
supplementary information or
supporting information
30 November 2020 10 February 2021 Last date for exceptional late
applications to be considered
1 March 2021 16 April 2021 • National offer day. Online applicants
receive an email showing the
outcome of their application
1 March 2021 16 April 2021 • Letters sent only to parents who
applied using a paper application
form, by second class post showing
the outcome of their application
1 March 2021 16 April 2021 • Waiting lists operate from this date
for any school that is full
15 March 2021 30 April 2021 • Final date for parents to accept or
refuse the place that is offered
29 March 2021 17 May 2021 Deadline for receipt of appeals for
applications made by the closing
date (some own admission authority
schools may use a different date)
May/June 2021 June/July 2021 Appeal hearings take place for appeals
lodged by the deadline (some own
admission authority schools may use a
different date)
The waiting list for primary, infant, junior and Waiting lists close*
secondary schools will operate on the offer day
and will be maintained by the local authority
up to 27 August 2021. After this date the
relevant admission authorities will operate their
own waiting list in accordance with their own
arrangements.
* All admission authorities must maintain a waiting list for the normal year of entry until the
end of the 2021 autumn term. Some admission authorities may continue to hold waiting lists
after this date.
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Welcome
This information is about children starting school; transferring to junior or secondary schools
or changing schools during the school year in Nottingham. To apply for your child’s school
place it’s best to apply online at www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/schooladmissions
Here you will also find the facility to translate the pages into your language and alternative
formats. If you require a Braille copy please contact us by phone on 0115 841 5568.
Welcome
Urdu
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Punjabi
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Arabic
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:
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Chinese
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Czech
Tyto informace jsou o dětech začínajících školu; přestupujících na druhý stupeň základní
školy (junior school) a chodících na střední školu v Nottinghamu.
Abyste si zažádali o místo ve škole pro Vaše dítě, nejlepší je zažádat online na
www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/schooladmissions. Také zde najdete nástroj k přeložení stránek do
Vašeho jazyka a alternativních formátů.
Pokud požadujete kopii v Braillově písmu, spojte se s námi, prosím, telefonicky na čísle
0115 841 5568.
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French
Ces renseignements concernent les enfants qui commencent à l’école; le transfert des
enfants à une école primaire et les enfants qui vont à une école secondaire à Nottingham.
Pour faire une demande d’inscription de votre enfant à une école il vaut mieux le faire en
ligne: www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/schooladmissions. Sur ce site vous trouverez l’option
Welcome
d’afficher les pages dans votre langue et en formats alternatifs. Si vous avez besoin de la
version Braille veuillez nous contacter par téléphone au 0115 841 5568.
Polish
Ta informacja jest na temat dzieci rozpoczynających szkołę, przeniesieniu do szkoły junior
oraz na temat pójścia do szkoły średniej w Nottingham. Aby złożyć wniosek o miejsce w
szkole dla dziecka, najlepiej zrobić to online pod adresem www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/
schooladmissions. Na stronie znajdziesz również program tłumaczeniowy, który pozwoli
przetłumaczyć strony na Twój język lub przekształcić w inny format. Jeśli potrzebujesz kopii
Braille proszę o telefon na numer 0115 841 5568.
Portugese
Esta informação é sobre as crianças em início do período escolar; ingressando em escolas
do ensino primário (junior schools) e secundário (secondary schools) em Nottingham.
A mellhor forma para solicitação de vaga escolar de seu filho (a) é pelo site
www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/schooladmissions. Aqui também existe a facilidade para
tradução das páginas em seu idioma e outros formatos alternativos. Caso necessite de uma
cópia em Braille, favor entrar em contato conosco pelo número de telefone 0115 841 5568.
Romanian
Aceste informatii sunt pentru copiii care incep scoala; care se transfera la o scoala primara
sau incep generala in Nottingham. Ca sa faceti cerere pentru un loc la scoala pentru copilul
dumneavoastra cel mai bine este sa faceti asta pe Internet la
www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/schooladmissions. Aici veti avea si posibilitatea sa traduceti
informatiile in limba dumneavoastra si alte formate. Daca aveti nevoie de o copie Braille va
rog sa sunati la numarul 0115 841 5568.
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Turkish
Bu bilgiler okula başlayacak çocuklar içindir; Nottingham’ da ilk okula transfer olma ve
orta okula giriş; çocuğunuzun okula giriş vaşvurusunu www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/
schooladmissions websitesinden yaparsanız daha iyi olur. Bu websitede kendi dilinizde
tercüme edilmiş ve farklı formatlarda yazıları de bulabilirsiniz. Eğer Braille (göremeyenlar için
Welcome
yazı) tarzında isterseniz 0115 841 5568 telefon numarasından bize bildiriniz.
Farsi
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تسه ینایاپ تیاس بیو:
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Contents
This booklet contains important information about how to apply for your
child’s school place. There is more information on our website at
www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/schooladmissions or you can contact the
School Admissions Team on 0115 841 5568.
Page
Apply online for a school place 3
Contents
Important dates to remember 4
Welcome 5
Contents 8
Introduction 10
Step-by-step guide to applying for a school place 11
Step 1: Understanding the admissions process 2021-2022 12
o The admissions scheme 12
o The Law 12
o Infant class sizes 13
o When will children start infant or primary school? 13
Step 2: Decide which schools to apply for 14
o What to consider when deciding about schools 14
o Special Educational Needs and Disabilities 17
o Travelling to school 18
o Oversubscribed schools 21
Step 3: Apply for a school place 25
o When to apply 25
o Requests for admission outside the normal age group 25
o How to apply 26
o Naming your schools 26
o Supplementary forms 26
o Proof of your child’s home address 28
o Fair Access policy 29
Step 4: Find out the outcome of your application and what to do next 30
o How we decide which school to offer your child a place at 30
- Example of how the scheme works 31
o Accepting the place we have offered your child 32
o Your right of appeal 33
o Repeat applications 34
o Waiting lists 35
- Example of when a child is added to a waiting list 36
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Applying for a school place during the school year 37
o Changing schools during the school year 37
o Moving house 37
o Moving to a different school 37
o In-year waiting list - community schools 39
o In-year waiting list - other schools/academies 39
Extra help for children and families 40
o School attendance 40
o Free school meals and milk 40
o School clothing allowance 41
Contents
Early Years Pupil Premium - Information for parents 42
School information 43
o Types of schools in Nottingham 43
o Post 16 Education 44
o Terms and holidays – community schools 45
o Directory of nursery and primary schools in Nottingham City 46
o Maps of schools in Nottingham City 56
o Directory of secondary schools in Nottingham City 64
o Admissions criteria for community primary schools 67-69
Nottingham City Behaviour Charter 70
Useful information and contacts 72
o Including Elective Home Education
Checklist Back cover
Glossary
LA: Local Authority
CE: Church of England
DfE: Department for Education
Ofsted: Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills
Parent or carer: A person who is legally responsible for caring for a child
SEND: Special educational needs and disabilities
VA: Voluntary academy
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Introduction
Dear parents and carers, Every morning that a champion Nottingham
child comes into school children regardless of the
Schools in Nottingham are represents another school they attend.
exciting places where our opportunity to learn
pupils come to learn and something new or Our pledge is that, working
Introduction
develop. We’re proud that experience something with you, we will offer
we have inspiring teachers different. In Nottingham your children exciting
and support staff working in we aim to provide the learning experiences and
modern buildings with state- right environment in opportunities. We promise
of-the-art equipment. our classrooms for their to work tirelessly to achieve
creativity to flourish. the best possible outcomes
But it’s your children who for every single child in
are our strongest asset During the Covid-19 crisis Nottingham.
– they will be the ones to we have worked with all
shape the future of the schools and academies Yours truly,
city, and further afield, for to support them to adjust
generations to come. to changes that have
Here in Nottingham, we been required. We are
treasure and invest in these confident that despite the
assets. We strive to ensure new challenges presented,
that every parent has the they will work with pupils,
option of a good-quality parents and carers to
school close to home, and ensure the success that
every child receives the best Nottingham schools have
possible education. made in raising attendance
and attainment continues.
Parents and carers remain The increasing number of
our best partners. They all pupils attending schools
want the very best for their
child, and so do we.
rated Good and Outstanding Cllr David Mellen,
by Ofsted demonstrates
they have a strong platform
Portfolio Holder for
Our schools are great Regeneration, Schools
places for learning, where to fulfil their aspirations and
full potential. and Communications
children and young people
are valued, nurtured and Although the Council
encouraged. doesn’t have direct
responsibility for academies,
we take a keen interest in
all schools, work in close
partnership with them and
Nicholas Lee
Director of Education
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to applying for a school place
This guide sets out what you need to do to apply for a school place for
your child, whether they are starting school for the first time or moving
from one school to another.
Step 1:
Step-by-step guide to applying for a school place
Understand the admissions process; read pages 12 and 13 or visit our website
at www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/schooladmissions
➜
Step 2:
Decide which schools to apply for; read pages 14 to 23 or visit our website at
www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/schooladmissions, which gives you links to the
websites of individual schools, Ofsted and the Department for Education (DfE).
➜
Step 3:
Apply for a school place. This is easier to do online (read pages 25 to 29). If you
do not have access to the internet you can apply by filling in a paper application
form. Remember to use all your school preferences to increase your chances of
getting a school you want your child to go to.
➜
Step 4:
Find out the outcome of your application, including your rights of appeal (read
pages 30 to 36).
We are here to help you. For more information about applying for a school place,
contact us in one of the following ways:
By phone: 0115 841 5568
By email: schooladmissions@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Online: www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/schooladmissions
By post: The School Admissions Team
LH Box 14
Loxley House
Station Street
Nottingham
NG2 3NG
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Understanding the admissions
process 2021-2022
The aim of the • Applications for infant, The law
co-ordinated primary or junior school:
If you live in Nottingham You have a legal right to
admissions scheme is
Step 1 - Understanding the admissions process
city and your child will be tell us which school you
to make the process starting infant or primary would prefer your child
easier by allowing school or moving up to go to. This is not the
parents and carers to from infant to junior same as having a choice
school in the 2021-2022 and automatically getting
list their preferences school year, you must a place for your child at
in order of priority, on apply to us for a school that school. However, most
the online or paper place through the co- children will be offered a
application form. ordinated admissions place at a school listed
scheme. In order of as a preference on their
You do not apply direct priority, list up to four application, unless their
to any school, unless it is school preferences parent/carer has not used
a private or independent for infant and primary all their preferences.
school. The scheme also schools, and up to three
makes sure that every school preferences for We provide you with
parent or carer living in junior schools, including information to help you
Nottingham city who has schools in other local apply online and, if you need
applied for a school place authority areas. it, individual advice on the
for their child by the closing admissions process, a guide
date receives not more • Applications for and a form. We will always
than one offer of a school secondary schools: offer your child a place
place by Nottingham City If your child will be going at the school you listed
Council on the national to secondary school in highest in your preferences
offer day. You can apply September 2021, you if there is a place available.
easily online at must apply for a school In some cases, a school
www.nottinghamcity.gov. place through the receives more applications
uk/e-admissions co-ordinated admissions than it has places available.
A paper form to fill in scheme. All applications If that happens, we will
yourself is available on from people living in offer places according to
request. Nottingham city for each school’s admissions
places in year 7 at criteria (see pages 67 to 69
If you do not live in secondary schools in the for community schools and
Nottingham city, you must city or Nottinghamshire the separate Appendices
contact your home local are co-ordinated by the 1 and 2 for other schools/
authority (the local authority local authority. List up to academies).
for where you live) to apply four school preferences,
for a school place, even in order of priority,
if you want to apply for a including schools in
Nottingham city school. other local authority
areas.
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manage school admissions
in line with the School children start your child starting school
until they reach compulsory
Standards and Framework infant or primary school age, you should
Act 1998, the Education school? arrange this with the head
Step 1 - Understanding the admissions process
and Inspections Act 2006 teacher of the school. You
and the School Admissions All children whose fifth will still need to apply for a
Code. All parents and carers birthday is between school place by the closing
must fill in an application 1 September 2021 and date, i.e. 15 January 2021.
to ask for a place at the 31 August 2022 will start
school they would like their school in September 2021, However, if your child’s fifth
child to go to, even if it is even though they may not birthday falls between
the catchment school (the yet be five years old. You 1 April 2022 and 31 August
school your child would be will be able to delay your 2022, delaying your child
most likely to be offered a child starting school if you starting school until they
place at considering your feel they are not ready for reach compulsory school
home address). full-time school in age would result in your
September. The law says child starting school in a
The way in which school all children must receive different admission year
places are offered must be full-time education no later and missing out on their
clear and fair. Make sure than the start of the term reception year. In this case,
you read the admissions after their fifth birthday. This your child could not be
criteria at the back of this is known as compulsory given a reception place at
booklet and in the separate school age. Parents and the school during the 2021-
Appendices 1 and 2 to carers can ask the head 2022 school year and you
understand how they will teacher if they would like would have to apply for a
apply to your child and your their child to go to school place in year 1 during the
application. part-time until they reach summer term 2022. If you
compulsory school age. are thinking of this option
Infant class sizes please contact us for
For admission advice.
There are rules relating to
infant class sizes, which purposes only, term Parents/carers may request
say that no infant class dates are as follows: admission for their child
may contain more than 30 outside their normal age
pupils with a single qualified Autumn term: group – see page 25 for
teacher. We cannot offer 1 September 2021 to further details.
your child a place at an 31 December 2021
infant/primary school if this
Spring term:
would mean there would be
1 January 2022 to
more than 30 pupils in that
31 March 2022
class.
Summer term:
1 April 2022 to
31 August 2022
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Decide which schools to apply for
get the feel of schools and details on travelling to
we strongly encourage you school.
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to attend. Contact details of
Before references
• The best way to assess
p
all secondary schools are
u
school lication, yo
your child’s chances
listed on pages 66 to 68.
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your a onsider wh
Step 2 - Decide which schools to apply for
of getting a place at a
c Get a copy of the school you prefer is to
should you would
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schools’ prospectuses, study that school’s
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curriculum, and details of places available) last
pupils’ achievements. It year. For Nottingham city
also contains information schools, see pages 21 to
about the school’s 23.
dress code, discipline • Places in Nottingham
What to consider policy and other general city primary community
when deciding about information. schools will be offered
schools • If your child has special to applicants who live in
educational needs the school’s catchment
There is no substitute for and disabilities (SEND) area first (see the
seeing things yourself. can these be met at a admissions criteria on
The best way to decide how mainstream school? If not pages 67 to 69).
well a school might suit your you will need the support
child is to go and see it for • If you want to apply for
of the SEND team
yourself. That way you are a place at a school that
(see page 17 for more
not relying on rumours that was oversubscribed
information).
last year, but you do not
are often incorrect and out of • If your child has a live in the catchment
date. Most infant, junior and physical disability find area for that particular
primary schools are happy to out if your preferred school, find out how
arrange a time for you to visit school(s) is suitable many children who
them. as not all our school lived outside the
buildings are currently catchment area were
Most secondary schools
able to provide full access offered a place last year.
hold open evenings or
for disabled pupils (see For Nottingham city
sessions, details of which
page 17). community schools, look
can be found on our website
at www.nottinghamcity. • Think about how your at the table on page 21.
child will get to and The further away from
gov.uk/schooladmissions.
from school - it is your the school you live, the
Alternatively you can
responsibility to make less likely you are to be
contact the schools you
sure your child can get offered a place.
are interested in to find out
to and from school. See
details of these sessions. We
pages 18 to 20 for more
believe this provides a very
good opportunity for you to
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specialist places (for date for applications (i.e. application, so a place is
example performing arts 31 October 2020) to advise offered at an alternative
or technology) and your you of either the outcome or school that still has
child may need to take ranking of your child’s test. places available.
Step 2 - Decide which schools to apply for
a test if you are applying If the outcome of the • If you are considering
for one of these places. technology test is that your applying for a place
Ask yourself whether your child has passed the test at Dunkirk Primary or
child has an aptitude for or has a high ranking, this Heathfield Primary,
the subject being tested. does not mean they will be you cannot apply for a
The only Nottingham city offered a technology place particular site. As these
school that has specialist at the academy. It means schools are run from
places available for pupils they will be considered for two sites, if your child is
who have an aptitude for a technology place along offered a place you will
technology is Bluecoat with other applicants in this have the opportunity to
Aspley Academy. If you criterion, provided you have discuss which site you
name this school as named the school in your prefer with senior staff
a preference and you application and ticked the at the relevant school or
would like your child Specialist Technology box academy.
to be considered for on that application. We recommend that at
one of these specialist • We strongly recommend least one of the schools
places, they will have that you use all of your you list as a preference
to sit an aptitude test preferences and do not on your application form
at the academy during name a school more should be a school where
October 2020 and than once (if you do this you are sure that your child
you must contact the it will count as only one will meet one of the higher
academy directly by preference and you will admissions criteria. (Please
30 September 2020 to have lost the opportunity see pages 67 to 69 and
arrange this. If you do to name other schools). the separate Appendices
not, your child cannot Naming only one school 1 and 2 for the admissions
be considered for a does not increase your criteria.) This is likely to be
technology place. chances of getting a your catchment school.
Pupils who are offered a place at that school. If Most parents and carers are
place under the specialist you do not use all your happy for their child to go
criterion at Bluecoat school preferences and to their catchment school,
Aspley Academy will it is not possible to offer and this is the school where
still follow the same a place at your preferred your child will be given
curriculum as all other school(s) your child may priority for a place, so we
pupils in the academy. be offered a place at a strongly recommend you
school you do not want. consider listing it as one of
What happens next? An alternative offer may your preferences. If you do
If your child sat the aptitude be made when it is not not name your catchment
test you will be sent a possible to offer a place school on your application,
letter by Bluecoat Aspley at any of the schools there may be no places left
at that school if you decide
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later.
Make sure you fill in
your online application
Step 2 - Decide which schools to apply for
or return a common
application form (and any
supplementary forms you
are asked to fill in if you
are applying for a church
school) by the closing
date.
Please consider your
preferences for schools very
carefully before filling in your
application, as it will not be
possible to change the order
of your preferences at a
later date and it may not be
possible to offer your child a
place at a different school if
you change your mind after
the closing date.
If your preferences are not
realistic, we may not offer
your child a place at any of
your preferred schools and
we may offer your child a
place at a different school
instead.
There is no guarantee of
a place at your catchment
school as it will depend on
the number of applications
we receive and the number
of places available.
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special educational needs
chosen for them to go to a
special school rather than a
educational and disabilities, the move mainstream school and this
needs and
from primary to secondary will have been agreed by the
school should always be SEN Service.
Step 2 - Decide which schools to apply for
disabilities supported by the special
educational needs and Our special schools are
(SEND) disabilities co-ordinator developing new ways of
(SENDCO) or another linking with mainstream
schools.
How are special
member of staff at your
needs identified?
child’s junior or primary
school and the SENDCO
What should you
at the secondary school do if your child
Some children’s special
educational needs and
working together to ensure has a physical
disabilities are identified
that the transition goes
ahead smoothly.
disability?
at a very early age. Health
If your child has a physical
professionals, early years What is the local disability, needs help moving
settings and education
support services will work authority policy? around school, or needs
some other physical support,
together to share information Nottingham City Council’s it is helpful to think at an early
and provide support for these local policies follow national stage about the schools your
children. policies and guidelines child is likely to go to.
When children start to receive in the great majority of
cases, children with special We are trying to adapt as
a formal education, the staff
educational needs and many of our mainstream
working with them (SENDCO,
disabilities (SEND) will have schools as possible to meet
teachers and teaching
their needs effectively met the needs of disabled pupils.
assistants) are responsible
in mainstream schools. Only However, not all our schools’
for identifying any children
a very small minority will buildings are currently
with special educational
require a special school. suitable and there are some
needs and disabilities. They
schools where it will not
will also make arrangements In a number of mainstream be possible to provide full
to meet those needs. schools, resources are in access for disabled pupils.
By the time children place to meet certain types
of special educational You can get more information
approach the move
needs. This is called focus about education for children
to secondary school,
provision. with special educational
information about their
needs and disabilities from
special educational needs Special schools cater for the Special Educational
and disabilities is generally children with very severe and Needs Service on
well known and understood complicated needs. Children 0115 876 4300 or
and the relevant schools who go to special schools email special.needs@
make robust transition have an Education, Health nottinghamcity.gov.uk
arrangements in preparation and Care Plan (EHC). Their or contact the Ask Us
for the move. parents or carers will have Service (formerly Parent
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0115 804 1740. Travelling to You are responsible for
making sure your children
The Ask Us Service works school can get to and from school
and for paying any transport
with parents and carers of costs involved. However,
We would prefer all
all pre-school and school- help with travel costs may
Step 2 - Decide which schools to apply for
children to walk or cycle
aged children with special from home to school to be available to eligible pupils
educational needs and encourage exercise and who go to their catchment
disabilities. There are more promote children’s health school or a nearer available
contact details for the Ask and well-being. We do school and live further away
Us Service on page 73, not guarantee to provide from the school than the
and you can find more free travel to school and maximum walking distance.
information on their website you should take this into The maximum walking
at www.ppsnotts.org.uk. account when choosing distances (measured using
your school. Please see the computerised software) for
conditions below for free children at primary school are
travel to school. as follows:
• If a pupil’s address does • Two miles for pupils aged
not have a catchment 5 to 7
school, then under the
Home to School Transport • Three miles for pupils
Policy the nearest school aged 8 to 11
to the pupil’s address • Two miles for pupils aged
will be classed as their 8 to 11 from low-income
designated catchment families
school for school
transport purposes. If we refuse your child a place
at their catchment school
• A walking distance and they go to the next
measurement carried out nearest school, this becomes
by the School Transport their catchment school for
team is a measurement the purpose of assessing
taken from the pupil’s whether they qualify for help
home address to their with transport costs.
place of education using
any walkable public right Pupils from families on a
of way or access. low income (those families
that are entitled to free
Infant, junior and school meals or receive the
primary schools maximum level of Working
Tax Credit) may be entitled
Most children who go to their to help with travel costs to
catchment primary school and from school, if they go
will live well within walking to their catchment school or
distance and so do not the nearest available primary
qualify for help with transport school to their home, and
costs. this school is at least two
miles away from their home
(walking distance). You will
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show that you are entitled to three nearest schools single-sex secondary school
help. which is over two miles because of their religion or
away from their home belief if:
If your child qualifies for (walking distance).
free transport because • the family have more
Step 2 - Decide which schools to apply for
you are on a low income, For more information than one school-aged
they will only receive free please call the Children child at the nearest faith
transport for this school and Adults Transport Team or single-sex secondary
year. You must apply again on 0115 876 5049 or email school because of their
for future school years. If them at transport.team@ religion or belief and the
there is a change in personal nottinghamcity.gov.uk school is over two miles’
circumstances that means walking distance from
you are no longer considered Or you can visit their website the home, and the family
to be on a low income, we at www.nottinghamcity. are receiving Working
may withdraw your child’s gov.uk/school_transport to Tax Credit where the
entitlement to free transport see the latest copy of the full reduction due to income
for the following school year. policy. is less than the family’s
yearly school travel costs.
Secondary school Faith school
transport transport Children with
special transport
Where walking or cycling
is not an option, we
Nottingham City Council
does not have a statutory
needs
would prefer pupils to duty to provide free If you are the parent or
use public transport to transport for pupils who carer of a child with special
and from school. Bus and go to their allocated or educational needs who has
tram services pass near to nearest faith primary a special transport need,
every secondary school in or secondary school. you may qualify for help
Nottingham city and special However, discretionary free with your child’s transport
tickets for pupils are available travel may be considered costs to and from school.
from most bus operators. for pupils if: Most children with special
You are responsible for • the pupil is from a family educational needs do not
making sure your children on a low income (we will have special transport
can get to and from school need to see evidence needs.
and for paying any transport of this) and goes to Children may have special
costs involved. their designated school transport needs if they have:
and the school is more
However, in a few cases • complex needs or
than two miles’ walking
pupils may be entitled to a disabilities that place
distance and less than
free bus pass if: them or others at a
15 miles’ driving distance
• they go to their serious risk of danger
from home (driving
catchment school or the during the journey to and
distance is the shortest
nearest available school from school; or
available route by road).
to their home; and • a mobility difficulty or
As well as the points listed medical condition which
• the walking route is over
above, we may consider means they need to travel
3 miles, or
providing free school travel to to school in a specialised
• they are from a low- pupils who go to their vehicle.
income family and are
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Younger children do not travel independently to you they w
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usually travel to school on and from school and
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only or this
their own and so would not would be provided with a
p o r t f
trans
normally be eligible for help bus pass to enable them
with travel costs unless to do so.
h o o l year.
sc
Step 2 - Decide which schools to apply for
they have significant special
educational needs. If we If there is a group of
agree that your child has a children travelling
special transport need, we together, we will usually
provide someone to travel independent travel skills
may provide help with travel and provide training and
in one of a variety of ways, with them dependent on age
and need. If you decide to support so they can use
for example, Independent public transport and travel
Travel Training, a bus pass, a send your child to a school
that is further away than the independently.
mileage allowance, minibus
or in exceptional cases a taxi. nearest appropriate school If you think your child may
with available places, we will have a special transport
If we provide help with travel not provide help with travel. need, please contact
and your child usually travels the Special Educational
on their own, we may ask We will continue to review
your child’s special transport Needs and Disabilities
you to travel with them. Team on 0115 876 4300
needs and any help we
Another form of travel provide is likely to change or email special.needs@
assistance is Independent over time, for example, as nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Travel Training where your your child gets older we may
child would be supported by help them to learn
an Independent Travel Trainer
or their school to learn to
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Oversubscribed schools in reception year in 2020/2021
Table 1 lists the city community primary schools which were oversubscribed in reception
year with applications received by the closing date in the 2020/2021 school year. The
number of applications offered (in yellow) or refused (in blue) for each school is indicated
along with the criterion under which they were considered. Proof of residence may be
required for these schools (see page 28). These figures will further increase as a result of
additional late applications received and refused after the closing date. Please note that
Step 2 - Decide which schools to apply for
these schools and a number of other schools have also been oversubscribed in other year
groups during the 2020/2021 school year.
Table 1 - 2020/21 community primary schools
Places offered in each criterion* Number refused in each
Total no. of applications received
(total equals the admission criterion*
was oversubscribed (as detailed
Total number refused at 16 April
No. refused because the school
No. refused because they were
number) (total equals the
offered a school they ranked
number refused
because the school was
higher than this school
in columns to the right)
oversubscribed)
Admission number
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
by closing date
Education, Health
Medical / social
& Care Plan
grounds
School
2020
Cantrell 60 114 0 19 28 9 4 54 46 8 8
Primary
Carrington 30 144 2 4 8 4 12 114 101 13 13
Primary
Fernwood 150 333 1 41 55 17 36 180 154 26 26
Greenfields 30 74 10 8 4 8 44 43 1 1
Primary
Haydn 60 243 2 22 36 183 102 81 10 10 61
Primary
Hempshill 60 107 9 19 11 21 47 43 4 4
Hall Primary
Mellers 60 114 8 10 20 22 54 46 8 8
Primary
Middleton 90 263 1 23 41 6 19 173 135 38 38
Primary
Rise Park 60 130 17 16 12 15 70 60 10 10
Primary
Robin Hood 60 139 21 23 6 10 79 68 11 11
Primary
Seely Primary 75 151 1 21 33 10 10 76 73 3 3
Walter Halls 60 90 20 29 6 5 30 29 1 1
Primry
Westglade 30 72 5 9 15 1 42 28 14 14
Primary
William Booth 30 72 3 8 10 9 42 28 4 4
Primary
*SUMMARY OF CRITERIA:
Criterion 1 – Looked After / Previously Criterion 4 – Living outside catchment area, brother or Medical/Social – Where the local authority is
Looked After children sister attending the school at the time of admission satisfied that a pupil has exceptional medical,
mobility or social grounds for attending this
Criterion 2 – Living in catchment area, Criterion 5 – Living outside catchment area school and the application has been supported by
brother or sister attending the school at the a statement in writing from a doctor, social worker
time of admission
www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/schooladmissions or other relevant professional. For full details of
Criterion 3 – Living in catchment area the criteria, please see pages 67 to 69. 21The table below lists the academies in Nottingham city which were oversubscribed at the
closing date in reception year in the 2020/2021 school year.
applications received
Total number refused
No. refused because
No. refused because
they were offered a
school they ranked
Admission number
Step 2 - Decide which schools to apply for
higher than this
oversubscribed
by closing date
the school was
at 16 April 2020
Primary School / Academy
Total no. of
school
Ambleside Primary 90 137 47 47 0
Blessed Robert Widmerpool 30 61 31 27 4
Blue Bell Hill Academy 60 132 72 64 8
Bluecoat Primary Academy 60 204 144 103 41
Bulwell St Mary's 30 91 61 52 9
Edale Rise Primary 30 76 46 36 10
Edna G Olds Academy 30 116 86 37 49
Hogarth Acadmey 30 86 56 54 2
Old Basford School 60 131 71 48 23
Our Lady and St Edwards 30 86 56 43 13
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 30 111 81 59 22
Radford Primary 30 74 44 35 9
Sneinton St Stephen’s CofE Primary 30 82 52 45 7
St Margaret Clitherow 30 57 27 23 4
St Mary’s Catholic VA 30 124 94 63 31
St Teresa’s Catholic VA 60 207 147 99 48
Sycamore Academy 60 89 29 29 0
The Milford Academy 60 95 35 34 1
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The table below lists the academies in Nottingham city which were oversubscribed at the
closing date in year 7 in the 2020/2021 school year.
Published Admission
applications received
Total number refused
No. refused because
No. refused because
they were offered a
school they ranked
Step 2 - Decide which schools to apply for
higher than this
oversubscribed
at 1 March 2020
the school was
by closing date
Places offered
Secondary School / Academy
Total no. of
Number
school
Bluecoat Aspley Academy 190 189* 1005 816 481 335
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy 194 194 391 197 177 20
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy 155 155 789 634 397 237
Bulwell Academy 210 210 365 155 120 35
Emmanuel School 210 209* 526 317 256 61
Fernwood School 300 300 515 215 207 8
Nottingham Free School 119 119 540 421 254 167
NUAST 120 120 634 514 258 256
The Oakwood Academy 150 150 337 187 146 41
Trinity Catholic School 190 190 599 409 282 127
*EHCP Children offered remaining places up to PAN
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Apply for a school place Yo u ’ll need t
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u se
When to should only be educated
your word to
a ss
and p
out of their normal age
.
apply group in very limited
pp ly online
circumstances. a
The deadlines for applying • Parents are required to
Step 3 - Apply for a school place
for a school place are as make an application for
follows: their child’s normal age
group at the usual time
31 October 2020 - (i.e. by 31 October for
secondary school place secondary and by 15 • If the request to be
(apply between January for primary) but admitted out of age
7 September 2020 and should also submit a group is refused, the
31 October 2020) request for admission out parent must decide
15 January 2021 - of the normal age group whether to accept the
infant or junior or at the same time. offer of a place for the
primary school place normal age group, or to
• The relevant admission refuse it.
(apply between authority will be required
16 November 2020 and to make a decision on
15 January 2021) which age group the A copy of the Council’s
If we receive your application child should be admitted accelerated/delayed school
after the closing date, this to. One admission admissions policy can be
will reduce your chances authority is not required found at
of getting a place at your to honour the decision www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/
preferred school, particularly made by another schooladmissions.
if it is popular. If your child admission authority on
already goes to a primary admission out of the
school and is in year 2, normal age group.
they will stay at this school • If the request is agreed
until they are 11, and this by all admission
information does not apply authorities, the
to you. application for the normal
Requests for admission age group may be
withdrawn before a place
outside the normal age is offered. Parents will
group then need to make a new
• Parents/carers may application for reception/
request admission for Foundation 2 as part
their child outside their of the main admissions
normal age group. In round for the following
general, it is considered year. The application
that children should be will then be considered
educated in their normal alongside other
age group, with the applications received and
curriculum differentiated determined against the
as appropriate, and they admission arrangements.
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The quickest and easiest
schools forms
way to apply for a school
place is to go online at
Fill in your application If you are applying for a
Step 3 - Apply for a school place
place at a Nottingham city
www.nottinghamcity.gov. and list up to: church school/academy,
uk/e-admissions and follow • four infant or primary you may also need to fill in a
the instructions. schools; or supplementary form.
You will need a valid email • three junior schools; or
You can get these forms
address to apply online. • four secondary schools. from the relevant school/
It is completely safe and academy or at
secure to apply online, you Give us details (including the www.nottinghamcity.gov.
can make changes to your date of birth) of any brothers uk/schooladmissions
application right up to the or sisters who already go to Please remember that the
time of the closing date the schools you have listed supplementary form is not a
and we’ll send you an email as preferences or a linked valid application on its own
to confirm that we have infant or junior school and − you must also fill in an
received your application. who will still be on roll at the online or paper application.
If you do not have an email schools in September 2021.
account you’ll need to set Send your supplementary
Having a place at a nursery form straight to the church
one up or visit
school does not guarantee
www.go-on.co.uk and follow school/academy you are
your child a place in the applying for, do not send it
the step-by-step instructions.
linked infant or primary to us. If you are applying for
If you don’t have access school. You still need to a voluntary-aided school,
to the internet, you can apply for a place at the trust school, foundation
use the computers at most school on the online or paper school or academy outside
Nottingham city libraries and application form. Nottingham city, you need
children’s centres. Some to contact that school to
If you are applying for a
schools may also allow you to check if you need to fill in a
place at Bluecoat Aspley
use their computers to apply. supplementary form.
Academy, please confirm
A paper form to fill in yourself whether you are applying
is available on request. for one of the ‘specialist’
technology places. You must
contact the academy directly
by 30 September 2020 to
arrange for your child to sit
the technology test. If you
do not, your child cannot be
considered for a technology
place.
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application to us recorded or special delivery
(proof of postage is not address
proof that we received your
When you apply form).
We consider a pupil’s home
Step 3 - Apply for a school place
address to be the residential
online, make sure you property where they are
click ‘submit’ at the If you do not get a living which is their only or
end of the application. reply letter at least main home on the closing
one week before the date for applications and
If you fill in a paper
application, sign and date closing date, it is which their parent, carer
or guardian owns, leases
the form and return it by the your responsibility to or rents under a lease or
closing date to: follow this up and call written rental agreement.
The School Admissions
us on 0115 841 5568.
If more than one person has
Team If we have not received your parental responsibility for
LH Box 14 application and you make the child and those people
Loxley House another application after live in separate homes, we
Station Street the closing date, we will will consider the child’s
Nottingham consider this to be a late home address to be the
NG2 3NG application. property at which they live
for most of the week (this
Acknowledgement This will reduce your includes weekends as well
chances of your child being as weekdays).
If you apply online, we will offered a place at your
send you an email straight preferred school. If the child lives at two
away telling you we have separate homes for an
received your application. Nursery equal length of time, we
If you apply by filling in a applications will consider their home
address to be the address
paper form, we will send named on the Child Benefit
you a reply in writing when If you want to apply for a
nursery school place, you letter. If you live or move
we have received it. If you into the catchment area
do not hear from us within need to contact the head
teacher of the nursery. For of a school that you have
10 days, call us on listed as a preference and
0115 841 5568. more information, please
call the Families Information which has a history of
Service on Freephone being oversubscribed (see
If you do not get a reply
0800 458 4114 (calls from pages 21 to 23 for details
letter it means we have not
mobile phones may be of oversubscribed schools
received your application
charged at the network in 2020/2021), we may
form or maybe we do not
provider’s standard rate). need documents from you
have your correct address.
to prove that you live in the
We will only consider your
catchment area.
application if we have sent
you an acknowledgement, We will accept one piece of
even if you have delivered evidence from each of the
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as proof of your home your child’s name and we will investigate and
address. This is because we address. will require parents to
give priority to pupils who provide additional proof
live within the catchment Category 2 of address. If we find out
Step 3 - Apply for a school place
area and we need to avoid • A copy of your tenancy that we have offered your
offering places to people agreement; or child a place based on
who have claimed their incorrect, fraudulent or
child lives in the catchment • A copy of a solicitor’s misleading information we
area of a school when in letter confirming the will withdraw that offer of a
fact they do not. Please completion of a property place.
send photocopies of the you have bought; or
documents listed below, do • A copy of a council tax Late applications
not send originals. bill (we will only accept
If we receive your
this if you have lived in
Proof of your the catchment area for
application or any changes
child’s home over six months).
to your preferences after
the closing date, we will
address Category 3 deal with your application
If you do not provide proof after 1 March 2021 (if your
of your child’s home address • A copy of your bank application is for a place
when we ask for it, we will statement dated within at a secondary school) or
be unable to consider your the last six months; or after 16 April 2021 (if your
application as being from application is for a place at
• A copy of a utility bill
within the catchment area an infant, junior or primary
(gas, water or electricity
and it may reduce your school). This may mean
bill, but not mobile
child’s chance of getting that we cannot offer your
phone bill) dated within
a place at their catchment child a place at one of your
the last six months.
school. preferred schools.
We will not accept informal
Category 1 living arrangements with Under exceptional
family and friends unless circumstances, we (and
• A copy of a letter
there are exceptional other admissions authorities)
from the Child Benefit
circumstances (in which may be willing to accept
Agency showing the
case we will need to see applications which we
child’s name and home
proof of the exceptional receive late but before 5pm
address; or
circumstances). on 30 November 2020 (for
• A copy of a letter from applications for a place
the Child Tax Credit Fraudulent at a secondary school)
Agency showing the or 10 February 2021 (for
child’s name and home applications applications for a place at
address; or We take the issue of an infant, junior or primary
• A copy of your child’s fraudulent applications school).
bank statement, showing very seriously. If we receive
the child’s name and any information alleging
address; or that an application has
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circumstances include if the application before the in their local authority’s fair
application is from: closing date and you then access policy, even if they
send in a late application for are already full to make
• a family who are different schools, because sure that all schools in an
Step 3 - Apply for a school place
returning from living you are still applying for a area have their fair share of
abroad; school place in the same vulnerable and challenging
• a single parent who has academic year, we will add pupils.
been ill for some time; or these to the end of your
first list of schools. For Admissions authorities
• a family who is moving check each application
example, if you applied for
into Nottingham from to decide if it should be
four primary schools before
another area. considered through the fair
the closing date and then
applied for three different access policy. For full details
If you think there are
primary schools after the of our fair access policy and
exceptional circumstances
closing date, they would be the categories of children it
which mean we should
your fifth, sixth or seventh covers, please visit
accept a late application
preferences. We will deal www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/
from you, you must attach
with these after the national schooladmissions
written details to your
application form. We offer date.
Please remember that the
will consider each case
individually. Please note Fair access policy fair access policy does
not apply to year 6 pupils
that where we do accept
Under the 2014 School moving up to secondary
a late application under
Admissions Code, all local school in September.
exceptional circumstances,
authorities must have a
we will still consider your
child’s home address to
fair access policy to make Help and advice
sure they offer a school
be where they were living If you would like any help
place quickly to children
at the closing date for or advice about applying
and young people who are
applications. for a school place, please
vulnerable or considered
hard to place in school. The call us on 0115 841 5568.
School Admissions Code Or, for secondary school
says that all schools and applications, you can also
call the Choice Advice
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