Councils · England · Nottingham
Schools in Nottingham, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 76 primary, 19 secondary — with Nottingham’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Nottingham's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Nottingham's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN NOTTINGHAM
Find your shortlist.
All 112 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 76
Ambleside Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Berridge Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Bluecoat Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Burford Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School
Not judged yet
Carrington Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Claremont Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Crabtree Farm Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Djanogly Northgate Academy
Ofsted · Good
Djanogly Sherwood Academy
Ofsted · Good
Djanogly Strelley Academy
Ofsted · Good
Dovecote Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Not judged
Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Edna G. Olds Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Fernwood Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Firbeck Academy
Ofsted · Good
Forest Fields Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Glade Hill Primary & Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Glenbrook Spencer Academy
Ofsted · Good
Greenfields Community School
Ofsted · Good
Haydn Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Heathfield Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Hempshill Hall Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Henry Whipple Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Highbank Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Hogarth Academy
Ofsted · Good
Huntingdon Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy
Ofsted · Good
Melbury Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Mellers Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Middleton Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Nottingham Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Old Basford School
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Portland Spencer Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Radford Primary School Academy
Ofsted · Good
Rise Park Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Robin Hood Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Rufford Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Scotholme Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Seely Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Snape Wood Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Southglade Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Southwark Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre
Ofsted · Not judged
Springfield Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Ann's Well Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Stanstead Flying High Academy
Ofsted · Good
Sycamore Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Glapton Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Milford Academy
Ofsted · Good
Victoria Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Walter Halls Primary and Early Years School
Ofsted · Good
Warren Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Welbeck Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Westglade Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Whitegate Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)
Ofsted · Good
William Booth Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 19
Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bluecoat Trent Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Djanogly City Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Ellis Guilford School
Ofsted · Good
Farnborough Spencer Academy
Ofsted · Good
Fernwood School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Nottingham Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Nottingham Free School
Ofsted · Good
Nottingham Girls' Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
Ofsted · Good
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Ofsted · Good
Park Vale Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Bulwell Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
Ofsted · Good
The Oakwood Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Wells Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Special & other · 18
Bilborough College
Ofsted · Good
FUEL
Ofsted · Good
Fig Tree Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Green Crescent School
Ofsted · Good
Hollygirt School
Not judged yet
Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential College
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Nethergate Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Nottingham College
Ofsted · Good
Nottingham Girls' High School GDST
Not judged yet
Nottingham High School
Not judged yet
Oak Field School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Rosehill School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Silver Linings School
Not judged yet
St Joseph's School
Not judged yet
Sutherland House School
Ofsted · Good
Take 1 Learning Centre
Ofsted · Good
Westbury Academy
Ofsted · Good
Woodlands Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Nottingham.
If you live in Nottingham, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Nottingham secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Nottingham often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.