How do admissions work at Lovers’ Lane Primary and Nursery School?

At our school, we welcome visits to the school from all prospective parents. We are proud to give you a tour of our super school and answer and questions you may have.

Admissions to Nursery

Admissions to our Nursery unit are managed by the office in liaison with our EYFS Lead/Nursery Reception teacher is Mrs Ellis. 

Following a tour of the school and meeting the staff, we will provide you with an information pack, which contains information about the school, expectations, uniform and all the forms you will need to complete to apply for your child’s place. It is possible for you meet our school cook on this tour of the school and discuss any dietary requirements your child may have if they are coming to Lovers’ Lane and will be having school dinners.

 

How do you apply for a Reception place or Junior school place at Lovers’ Lane Primary and Nursery School for September 2025?

Our admissions from Reception onwards are controlled by Nottinghamshire Local Authority, not the school directly, so we are never able to tell parents whether or not we have a space for your child. Parents can ask directly about this and how to apply for a school place by clicking the link below or by phoning admissions on 0300 5008080. Admissions made online are preferred.

All known Nottinghamshire children eligible for Reception or Junior School place in September 2025 will be sent an application pack to their home address in Autumn 2024. You can apply for a Reception or Year 3 place for September 2025 between 4th November 2024 and 15th January 2025.

Children who live outside of Nottinghamshire should contact their home local authority for information about applying.  Any families new to Nottinghamshire need to visit http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/admissions to make an application.

Please see the link below to apply for your child’s school place online – http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/education/school-admissions/apply-for-a-school-place

In-Year Admissions – Reception-Year 6 – 2024-2025

In-year admissions are are not controlled by the school, but by the Admissions Team at the Local Authority. Please see below for information on how to apply for a in-year place at our school.

The new School Admissions Code 2021 came into force on 1st September 2021 and all admission authorities are required to comply with the mandatory requirements of the Code.

In order to comply with the new requirements, Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) as the admission authority for community and voluntary controlled schools has varied its arrangements. The variations were approved at Children and Young People’s Committee on 26th July 2021.

We recommend that parents apply online at http://nottinghamshire.gov.uk/education/school-admissions/changing-school

 

School admission arrangements 2025-2026 – Nottinghamshire community and voluntary controlled schools

Nottinghamshire County Council’s (NCC) admission arrangements for 2025-2026 were approved on 5th February 2024.  Following a call-in period of 5 days, the arrangements are now determined and available on the public website, –  https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/education/school-admissions/determined-admission-arrangements/2025-2026 

Included below are the links to the arrangements for all relevant admission arrangement information for the following 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 admission:

The admission arrangements for all own admission authority schools in the Nottinghamshire area will be made available on our public website when they are received by the County Council.

 

Objections to admission arrangements for 2025-2026 of both maintained schools and academies can be made to the Schools Adjudicator who may investigate admission arrangements of any school that the Adjudicator considers do not, or may not, comply with the mandatory requirements of the School Admissions Code or the law.  Further details are available on our website.

 

If you have any further queries, please contact admissionsconsultations@nottscc.gov.uk 

How to Apply for a School Place at Lovers' Lane Primary and Nursery School

Our admissions are controlled by Nottinghamshire Local Authority, not the school directly, so we are never able to tell parents whether or not we have a space for your child. Parents can ask directly about this and how to apply for a school place by clicking the link below or by phoning admissions on 0300 5008080. Admissions made online are preferred.

Apply for your school place and find the information you need here:

Nottinghamshire.gov.uk/education/school-admissions/apply-for-a-school-place

First Admissions (Reception) and Infant to Junior transfers (Year 3) – September 2025

Applications for first admission (Reception) and transfer from infant to junior/primary (Year 3) for September 2025 opens in September 2024 till Wednesday 15th January 2025 for children living in Nottinghamshire.

All known Nottinghamshire children eligible to apply will be sent an application pack to their home address. Children who live outside of Nottinghamshire should contact their home local authority for information about applying. Any families new to Nottinghamshire need to visit www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/admissions to make an application.

We recommend that parents apply online at www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/admissions, they will then be able to view the outcome of their application on National Offer Day 16th April 2025. Please read the over subscription criteria carefully for your preferred schools and use all 4 preferences.

Please visit website www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/admissions where you will find a wide range of useful information regarding the admissions process.

How do you Apply for a In-Year for a School Place at Lovers' Lane Primary and Nursery School?

For information about how to apply in-year, please see link below:

https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/education/school-admissions/changing-school

Admission Policy for Lovers’ Lane 2025-2026