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    St. Peter's C of E Primary & Nursery School participates in Nottinghamshire County Council’s in-year coordinated scheme and all applications for in-year school places should be made directly to Nottinghamshire County Council.  Information about how to apply and the timescale for processing applications is available at Changing school in-year | Nottinghamshire County Council

    Nottinghamshire County Council

    School Admissions telephone number:

    0300 500 80 80

    Primary

    Including children starting school for the first time (reception) and infant (year 2) to junior transfers (year 3).

    Key dates for applications to primary schools
     

    Stage Dates Action

    1

    From Monday 4 November 2024

    Information about applying for a school place available to parents.

    2

    Wednesday 15 January 2025

    National closing date for applications and any supplementary or supporting information, including any special circumstances.

    3

    Wednesday 29 January 2025

    Exchange of application information between Nottinghamshire County Council and other local authorities for schools in their area.

    4

    Friday 31 January 2025

    Last date for exceptional late applications and changes to preference to be received by Nottinghamshire County Council in order for a decision to be made whether the application can be considered as on time.  Proof of address to be received where relevant.

    5

    By Monday 10 February 2025

    Nottinghamshire County Council sends application information to own admission authority schools within Nottinghamshire.

    6

    By Friday 14 March 2025

    Own admission authority schools return all preferences in rank order of priority to Nottinghamshire County Council.

    7

    Between Monday 17 March 2025 and
    Thursday 3 April 2025

    Nottinghamshire County Council makes provisional decisions taking into account the ranking of preferences and informs other local authorities of these provisional decisions.

    8

    By Friday 4 April 2025

    Nottinghamshire County Council informs other local authorities of final allocations.

    9

    Tuesday 15 April 2025

    Nottinghamshire County Council informs all Nottinghamshire schools of final allocations.

    10

    Wednesday 16 April 2025

    Offers communicated to Nottinghamshire parents including offers on behalf of own admission authority schools and schools within other local authorities. Emails sent to Nottinghamshire parents who provided an email address.  All other applications are sent a letter posted second class.

    11

    Tuesday 20 May 2025

    Deadline for lodging an appeal (at least 20 school days days after offer day).

    12

    Thursday 12 June 2025

    Earliest date first appeals can be heard (10 school plus 2 postal days days after deadline for lodging appeals).

    13

    Tuesday 22 July 2025

    Last date on-time appeals can be heard.

    Appeal a school admission decision