Applying for schools
If your child lives in Nottingham City and was born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017, you need to apply for an infant/primary school place for September 2021.
Children who were born between 01 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 and are attending an infant school in year 2 will transfer to a junior school in September 2021. Children in year 2 at a primary school do not need to change school and will stay at that primary school until year 6 and this information does not apply.
National Offer Day
Applications received before 15 January 2021
The national offer day for primary school applications is 16 April 2021.
If you applied online, you will receive an email on 16 April 2021 notifying you of the outcome of your application (unless you indicated on your application you do not want to receive the decision by email). A decision letter will also be posted to applicants who applied using a paper application form, on 16 April 2021 by second class post. Letters should be received by 19 or 20 April.
Please do not telephone the School Admissions Team for your decision as these will not be given verbally, regardless of the circumstances; you must wait for your email or letter to arrive. We will only reprint decision letters not received by 23 April 2021, so if you have not received your letter do not contact us for another copy until after 23 April.
Our telephones are extremely busy after national offer day, so please be patient if you are trying to contact us.
You will be able to accept your offer by:
- Logging back into your online application
- Emailing us at schooladmissions@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
- Returning the reply slip posted with your letter.
Please do not use more than one of these options as it is unnecessary and reduces the time our staff are available to provide help to parents and carers.
Applications received after 15 January 2021
If you applied after the closing date of 15 January 2021, you will receive a decision on your application from the end of May onwards. We will not be able to make a decision on your application prior to this date.
How do I apply?
The closing date for applications was Friday 15 January 2021. Applying after the deadline may reduce your chances of getting a place at your preferred school, particularly if it is popular.
Please contact the School Admissions Team at schooladmissions@nottinghamcity.gov.uk or on Telephone 0115 841 5668 to request an application form.
Basic details on the application process, along with things you should consider can be found in the summary leaflet below.
Your application
You can no longer use the Capita system to apply online, but you can still view any application you made prior to the closing date below.
Going to School in Nottingham
Make sure you read our ‘Going to School in Nottingham’ booklet to gather as much information as possible about the application process. Appendix 2 gives the admission criteria for all primary schools in Nottingham City.