Schools in Nottinghamshire

298 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Nottinghamshire

Primary

Offered their first choice 99.1%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 91.5% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 7,912
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 99.1% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 7.6 points higher than in 2016, when it was 91.5%.

The council's primary schools between them had 10,513 places for 7,912 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 92.5%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 93.8% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.1%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 9,200
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 92.5% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.3 points lower than in 2016, when it was 93.8%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 9,842 places for 9,200 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Nottinghamshire lodged 726 appeals about a school place.

552 of them were heard by a panel and 96 succeeded, which is about 17 in every 100 heard.

The other 174 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

All Through

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Serlby Park Academy Doncaster	0.88	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Nottinghamshire by first preferences per place
Schools in DN10 (8)
Schools in DN11 (11)
Schools in DN22 (19)
Schools in LE12 (28)
Schools in NG11 (12)
Schools in NG12 (13)
Schools in NG13 (10)
Schools in NG14 (8)
Schools in NG15 (15)
Schools in NG16 (28)
Schools in NG17 (25)
Schools in NG18 (12)
Schools in NG19 (20)
Schools in NG2 (19)
Schools in NG20 (13)
Schools in NG21 (8)
Schools in NG22 (14)
Schools in NG23 (12)
Schools in NG24 (16)
Schools in NG25 (3)
Schools in NG3 (12)
Schools in NG4 (14)
Schools in NG5 (33)
Schools in NG6 (12)
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