Parents of pupils who are due to start secondary school in Gedling borough next September 2017 are being urged to submit their applications before the deadline on Monday (October 31).
Parents in the borough will need to apply through Nottinghamshire County Council, even if they wish to apply for schools locally or in other areas such as Nottingham City or Derbyshire.
Nottinghamshire County Council’s acting service director for education Marion Clay said: “If your child is in Year 6 at primary school, then if you’ve not already done so, you must now think about applying for a place at secondary school next September.
“This time around it might also feel more complicated because your child may have strong ideas about which secondary school they want – or don’t want – to attend. And their ideas may not always be the same as yours.
“The good news, however, is that last year, over 98% of families who applied for a secondary school place on time were offered one of their preferred schools.”
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The easiest way to apply for a place is online at www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/schooladmissions and this is the method the county council advise parents to use. Parents submitting their application online will receive an email confirming that their application has been received.
The council has issued a number of golden rules to parents when making an application:
- Apply on time – If parents miss this deadline (Oct 31, 2016) their application will only be processed after all the on-time applications.
- Use all of your four preferences – parents should make sure that they use all four of their preferences rather than just making one preference and limiting their options.
- Check the admission over-subscription criteria – parents are urged to include at least one school within the four preferences where their child will have high priority within the school’s admission oversubscription criteria and are therefore highly likely to get a place.
- Other relevant information – parents need to make sure they mention any information that is relevant to their application which may affect how the admission oversubscription criteria are applied. They should also tell the Council if they are moving house as this may affect how their application is considered. It is important to read the relevant sections in the Admissions to schools guide which is at www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/admissionsguide
For more information about the application process, schools, the number of places available or how places are allocated, visit the website at www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/admissions or call 0300 500 80 80.
