Key dates
All local authorities are required to publish the coordinated scheme and timeline for admission arrangements to the normal admissions round and late applications.
The following gives information about the key dates for our coordinated scheme for 2024 to 2025.
| Open date | Close date | Offer date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary | 7 August 2023 | 31 October 2023 | 1 March 2024 |
| Primary | 6 November 2023 | 15 January 2024 | 16 April 2024 |
Primary
Including children starting school for the first time (reception) and infant (year 2) to junior transfers (year 3).
| Stage | Dates | Action |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
From Monday 6 November 2023 |
Information about applying for a school place available to parents. |
|
2 |
Monday 15 January 2024 |
National closing date for applications and any supplementary or supporting information, including any special circumstances. |
|
3 |
Monday 29 January 2024 |
Exchange of application information between Nottinghamshire County Council and other local authorities for schools in their area. |
|
4 |
Friday 2 February 2024 |
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 5 February 2024 |
Nottinghamshire County Council sends application information to own admission authority schools within Nottinghamshire. |
|
6 |
By Thursday 7 March 2024 |
Own admission authority schools return all preferences in rank order of priority to Nottinghamshire County Council. |
|
7 |
Between Friday 8 March 2024 and |
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 5 April 2024 |
Nottinghamshire County Council informs other local authorities of final allocations. |
|
9 |
Monday 15 April 2024 |
Nottinghamshire County Council informs all Nottinghamshire schools of final allocations. |
|
10 |
Tuesday 16 April 2024 |
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 2024 |
Deadline for lodging an appeal (at least 20 school days days after offer day). |
|
12 |
Thursday 12 June 2023 |
Earliest date first appeals can be heard (10 school plus 2 postal days days after deadline for lodging appeals). |
|
13 |
Friday 18 July 2024 |
Last date on-time appeals can be heard. |
Secondary
Including primary (year 6) to secondary transfer (year 7) and transfer to a school with an atypical age of admission (year 9 or year 10).
| Stage | Dates | Action |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
From Monday 7 August 2023 |
Information about applying for a school place available to parents |
|
2 |
Tuesday 31 October 2023 |
National closing date for applications and any supplementary or supporting information, including any special circumstances. |
|
3 |
By Friday 10 November 2023 |
Exchange of application information between Nottinghamshire County Council and other local authorities for schools in their area. |
|
4 |
Monday 27 November 2023 |
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 Wednesday 29 November 2023 |
Nottinghamshire County Council sends application information to own admission authority schools within Nottinghamshire. |
|
6 |
By Thursday 18 January 2024 |
Own admission authority schools return all preferences in rank order of priority to Nottinghamshire County Council. |
|
7 |
Between Monday 22 January 2024 and Wednesday 14 February 2024 |
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 19 February 2024 |
Nottinghamshire County Council informs other local authorities of final allocations. |
|
9 |
Thursday 29 February 2024 |
Nottinghamshire County Council informs all Nottinghamshire schools of final allocations. |
|
10 |
Friday 1 March 2024 |
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 applied online and opted to receive an email. Letters are posted second class |
|
11 |
Friday 28 March 2024 |
Deadline for lodging an appeal (at least 20 school days days after offer day). |
|
12 |
Wednesday 30 April 2024 |
Earliest date first appeals can be heard (10 school plus 2 postal days days after deadline for lodging appeals). |
|
13 |
Friday 13 June 2024 |
Last date on-time appeals can be heard. |
