Nottingham school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (19)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Bluecoat Aspley Academy	187	843	275	158	4.5 per offer
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy	177	309	127	127	1.7 per offer
Bluecoat Trent Academy	237	761	287	185	3.2 per offer
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy	206	904	228	168	4.4 per offer
Djanogly City Academy	238	401	150	150	1.7 per offer
Ellis Guilford School	212	274	126	126	1.3 per offer
Farnborough Spencer Academy	177	198	149	149	1.1 per offer
Fernwood School	293	796	426	286	2.7 per offer
Nottingham Academy	169	197	131	131	1.2 per offer
Nottingham Free School	120	487	185	112	4.1 per offer
Nottingham Girls' Academy	170	310	150	139	1.8 per offer
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology	120	513	194	107	4.3 per offer
Nottingham University Samworth Academy	149	215	96	96	1.4 per offer
Park Vale Academy	186	341	168	168	1.8 per offer
The Bulwell Academy	181	199	147	146	1.1 per offer
The Nottingham Emmanuel School	177	414	146	125	2.3 per offer
The Oakwood Academy	157	292	142	142	1.9 per offer
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy	187	497	209	173	2.7 per offer
The Wells Academy	71	102	44	44	1.4 per offer

Primary schools (75)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Ambleside Primary School	67	93	65	65	1.4 per offer
Berridge Primary and Nursery School	65	91	60	60	1.4 per offer
Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School	30	61	45	30	2.0 per offer
Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School	42	80	39	39	1.9 per offer
Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy	30	70	32	29	2.3 per offer
Bluecoat Primary Academy	60	121	58	53	2.0 per offer
Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School	25	44	25	25	1.8 per offer
Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School	25	53	22	22	2.1 per offer
Burford Primary and Nursery School	28	45	28	28	1.6 per offer
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School	31	50	30	30	1.6 per offer
Carrington Primary and Nursery School	30	114	36	28	3.8 per offer
Claremont Primary and Nursery School	44	79	38	38	1.8 per offer
Crabtree Farm Primary School	32	45	32	32	1.4 per offer
Djanogly Northgate Academy	22	39	21	21	1.8 per offer
Djanogly Sherwood Academy	18	39	17	17	2.2 per offer
Djanogly Strelley Academy	34	41	33	33	1.2 per offer
Dovecote Primary and Nursery School	17	28	16	16	1.6 per offer
Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School	33	53	22	22	1.6 per offer
Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School	29	50	29	29	1.7 per offer
Edna G. Olds Academy	31	93	49	31	3.0 per offer
Fernwood Primary School	145	283	138	138	2.0 per offer
Firbeck Academy	8	35	8	8	4.4 per offer
Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School	58	85	57	57	1.5 per offer
Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School	28	58	28	28	2.1 per offer
Glenbrook Spencer Academy	29	44	29	29	1.5 per offer
Greenfields Community School	30	61	31	30	2.0 per offer
Haydn Primary School	61	180	89	61	3.0 per offer
Heathfield Primary and Nursery School	93	131	85	85	1.4 per offer
Hempshill Hall Primary School	37	54	37	37	1.5 per offer
Henry Whipple Primary School	21	28	19	19	1.3 per offer
Highbank Primary and Nursery School	22	47	19	19	2.1 per offer
Hogarth Academy	13	28	13	13	2.2 per offer
Huntingdon Academy	37	67	33	33	1.8 per offer
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy	34	58	32	32	1.7 per offer
Melbury Primary School	15	26	15	15	1.7 per offer
Mellers Primary School	42	60	41	41	1.4 per offer
Middleton Primary and Nursery School	90	195	93	87	2.2 per offer
Nottingham Academy	34	48	34	34	1.4 per offer
Old Basford School	46	73	45	45	1.6 per offer
Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy	26	51	26	26	2.0 per offer
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School	31	78	40	31	2.5 per offer
Portland Spencer Academy	44	74	38	38	1.7 per offer
Radford Primary School Academy	30	61	37	30	2.0 per offer
Rise Park Primary and Nursery School	50	88	48	48	1.8 per offer
Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School	30	56	30	30	1.9 per offer
Robin Hood Primary School	60	96	58	58	1.6 per offer
Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School	55	86	51	51	1.6 per offer
Rufford Primary and Nursery School	41	51	40	40	1.2 per offer
Scotholme Primary and Nursery School	48	83	48	47	1.7 per offer
Seely Primary School	77	137	66	61	1.8 per offer
Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School	32	67	39	32	2.1 per offer
South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School	43	70	43	43	1.6 per offer
Southglade Primary and Nursery School	33	69	33	33	2.1 per offer
Southwark Primary School	52	72	51	51	1.4 per offer
Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre	20	29	17	17	1.5 per offer
Springfield Academy	21	28	20	20	1.3 per offer
St Ann's Well Academy	19	38	19	19	2.0 per offer
St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy	26	47	26	26	1.8 per offer
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School	26	39	25	25	1.5 per offer
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	25	46	23	23	1.8 per offer
St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School	19	43	19	19	2.3 per offer
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School	59	137	74	59	2.3 per offer
Stanstead Flying High Academy	29	53	28	28	1.8 per offer
Sycamore Academy	56	77	56	56	1.4 per offer
The Glapton Academy	25	61	22	22	2.4 per offer
The Milford Academy	41	73	35	35	1.8 per offer
Victoria Primary School	21	42	20	20	2.0 per offer
Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School	27	44	25	25	1.6 per offer
Warren Primary Academy	21	31	21	21	1.5 per offer
Welbeck Primary School	45	77	47	45	1.7 per offer
Westglade Primary School	29	38	29	29	1.3 per offer
Whitegate Primary and Nursery School	35	61	33	33	1.7 per offer
Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)	24	38	24	24	1.6 per offer
William Booth Primary and Nursery School	23	42	21	21	1.8 per offer
Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy	33	51	31	31	1.5 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Nottingham secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.