Admissions
The Florence Nightingale Academy is a member of The White Hills Park Trust, and complies with the School Admissions Code and the School Admissions Appeals Code. All applications to join the school must be made through your home local authority. For Nottinghamshire residents, information can be found on the Nottinghamshire County Council website.
The admissions authority for The Florence Nightingale Academy is The White Hills Park Trust. The Trust determines admission arrangements for each academy within the Trust. The arrangements are implemented by the local governing body of each academy. Please use the link below to find out about admission arrangements for The Florence Nightingale Academy.
If you have any questions regarding admissions then please contact Nottinghamshire County Council Admissions team on 0300 500 8080, alternatively, please contact the school office and we will be happy to assist if we can.
If your child needs a school place for next September, and lives in Nottinghamshire, you should apply for a school place through Nottinghamshire County Council.
If your child is starting school for the first time (Reception Year) or transferring from infant school (Year 2) to junior education (Year 3) and not attending a Primary school:
- Apply From: 3rd November
- Closing Date: 15th January
- Offer Date: 16th April
Other key dates and guidance can be found on the Nottinghamshire County Council website.
Changing Schools During the Year
An in-year application is for children requiring a school place during the school year, rather than at the usual transfer time. Applications must be made here through Nottinghamshire County Council.
Appeals
The Florence Nightingale Academy is responsible for determining its own admissions and appeal arrangements. If your child is not allocated a place, then you have a statutory right of appeal. The deadline for lodging appeals allows for at least 20 school days from the date of notification that their recent application was unsuccessful to prepare and lodge their written appeal. Currently, appeals received are forwarded to an Independent Appeal Clerk who makes all the necessary arrangements for the Appeal to be heard by an Independent Appeals Panel within the required timelines. parents wishing to lodge an appeal should contact the school (01773 713452 or email office@theflorence.academy). You will then be sent a form to complete and return, together with any other supporting information. This will then be forwarded to the Independent Appeals Clerk.
The appeals process is run by Nottinghamshire County Council. Please see their website here for more information including dates and timelines for the process, or contact the Nottinghamshire County Council Admissions team on 0300 500 8080.
2025/2026 Admissions Appeals Deadline
Offer date 16th April 2026
Appeals lodged by 15th May 2026
Appeals to be heard by 17th July 2026
Decision letters sent within 5 school days of the hearing, wherever possible.
Appeals received after these dates will be heard by the same deadlines if possible. If not, they will be heard within 30 school days.
Nursery Admissions
To apply for a place in our Nursery, please complete a Nursery Application form and return it to the school office either by hand or email office@theflorence.academy.
Applications can be sent in at any time, and the application will be kept on file until the term before your child is eligible to start Nursery. Places are allocated termly and parents will usually be informed during the term before what places are available. There may be times when a place becomes available unexpectedly and then shorter notice may be given. Once admitted into Nursery children must attend for the full 5 sessions each week, term time only.
When considering Nursery applications we will aim to:
- Maintain a balanced Nursery in terms of age (3 and 4 years old), boys and girls in both morning and afternoon sessions.
- Ensure that all Nursery places are fully allocated at any one time.
- Ensure that children of a similar age are admitted together.
Nursery Admission Criteria
Places are allocated in date of birth order to those children who:
- Live in the catchment area with siblings already attending the school
- Live in the catchment area
- Live outside the catchment area with siblings already attending the school
- Live outside the catchment area
Oversubscription
If our Nursery is oversubscribed and places are not available, then children will be put on a waiting list and parents will be informed of the situation. Once a place becomes available then the school will follow the Nursery Admissions criteria above to allocate that place.