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School admissions in Nottingham

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 6 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

75 schools. 12 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Edna G. Olds AcademyNottingham1.5831not published
Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham1.5030not published
Haydn Primary SchoolNottingham1.46610.117 miles 2026
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary SchoolNottingham1.2931not published
St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolNottingham1.2559not published
Radford Primary School AcademyNottingham1.2330not published
Sneinton St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolNottingham1.2232not published
Carrington Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham1.2030not published
Bluecoat Bentinck Primary AcademyNottingham1.0730not published
Welbeck Primary SchoolNottingham1.04450.558 miles 2026
Greenfields Community SchoolNottingham1.03300.422 miles 2026
Middleton Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham1.03901.007 miles 2026
Brocklewood Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham1.0025not published
Burford Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham1.0028not published
Crabtree Farm Primary SchoolNottingham1.0032not published
Edale Rise Primary & Nursery SchoolNottingham1.0029not published
Firbeck AcademyNottingham1.008not published
Glade Hill Primary & Nursery SchoolNottingham1.0028not published
Glenbrook Spencer AcademyNottingham1.0029not published
Hempshill Hall Primary SchoolNottingham1.0037not published
Hogarth AcademyNottingham1.0013not published
Melbury Primary SchoolNottingham1.0015not published
Nottingham AcademyNottingham1.0034not published
Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary AcademyNottingham1.0026not published
Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham1.0030not published
Scotholme Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham1.0048not published
South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary SchoolNottingham1.0043not published
Southglade Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham1.0033not published
St Ann's Well AcademyNottingham1.0019not published
St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary AcademyNottingham1.0026not published
St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham1.0019not published
Sycamore AcademyNottingham1.0056not published
Warren Primary AcademyNottingham1.0021not published
Westglade Primary SchoolNottingham1.0029not published
Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)Nottingham1.0024not published
Forest Fields Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham0.9858not published
Southwark Primary SchoolNottingham0.9852not published
Old Basford SchoolNottingham0.9846not published
Mellers Primary SchoolNottingham0.9842not published
Rufford Primary and Nursery SchoolBulwell0.9841not published
Djanogly Strelley AcademyNottingham0.9734not published
Ambleside Primary SchoolNottingham0.9767not published
Cantrell Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham0.9731not published
Bluecoat Primary AcademyNottingham0.9760not published
Robin Hood Primary SchoolNottingham0.9760not published
Stanstead Flying High AcademyNottingham0.9729not published
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary SchoolNottingham0.9626not published
Rise Park Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham0.9650not published
Djanogly Northgate AcademyNottingham0.9522not published
Springfield AcademyNottingham0.9521not published
Victoria Primary SchoolNottingham0.9521not published
Fernwood Primary SchoolNottingham0.95145not published
Djanogly Sherwood AcademyNottingham0.9418not published
Whitegate Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham0.9435not published
Dovecote Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham0.9417not published
Jubilee L.E.A.D. AcademyNottingham0.9434not published
Windmill L.E.A.D. AcademyNottingham0.9433not published
Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham0.9342not published
Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham0.9355not published
Walter Halls Primary and Early Years SchoolNottingham0.9327not published
Berridge Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham0.9265not published
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolNottingham0.9225not published
Heathfield Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham0.9193not published
William Booth Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham0.9123not published
Henry Whipple Primary SchoolNottingham0.9021not published
Huntingdon AcademyNottingham0.8937not published
Bulwell St Mary's Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham0.8825not published
The Glapton AcademyNottingham0.8825not published
Claremont Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham0.8644not published
Highbank Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham0.8622not published
Portland Spencer AcademyNottingham0.8644not published
Seely Primary SchoolNottingham0.86770.981 miles 2026
The Milford AcademyNottingham0.8541not published
Southwold Primary School and Early Years' CentreNottingham0.8520not published
Dunkirk Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham0.6733not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

19 schools. 7 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlaces
Nottingham University Academy of Science and TechnologyNottingham1.62120
Nottingham Free SchoolNottingham1.54120
Bluecoat Aspley AcademyNottingham1.47187
Fernwood SchoolNottingham1.45293
Bluecoat Trent AcademyNottingham1.21237
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary AcademyNottingham1.12187
Bluecoat Wollaton AcademyNottingham1.11206
The Oakwood AcademyNottingham0.90157
Park Vale AcademyNottingham0.90186
Nottingham Girls' AcademyNottingham0.88170
Farnborough Spencer AcademyNottingham0.84177
The Nottingham Emmanuel SchoolWest Bridgford0.82177
The Bulwell AcademyNottingham0.81181
Nottingham AcademyNottingham0.78169
Bluecoat Beechdale AcademyNottingham0.72177
Nottingham University Samworth AcademyNottingham0.64149
Djanogly City AcademyNottingham0.63238
The Wells AcademyNottingham0.6271
Ellis Guilford SchoolNottingham0.59212

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.