Whitegate Primary and Nursery School
Admissions
Consultation has now opened to consider the Admissions Policy for entry 2026/27 which you can find below.
The proposed policy includes the following amendments:
- Looked After Children (LAC) to be referred to as “Children in Care” (Section 3)
- Previously Looked After Children (PLAC) to be referred to as “Children Previously in Care” (Section 3)
- Catchment to be considered at both application closing date AND National Offer Date (Section 6.2)
- Waiting List to now include Year 6 (Section 6.5)
- Waiting List to be maintained until June 2027 (Section 6.5)
Please address any feedback on the proposed policy to admissions@transformtrust.co.uk and please mention the school your feedback relates to.
Consultation opens Friday 4th October 2024 and will remain open until 4pm Friday 29th November 2024.
If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below. If you want to find out more about admissions contact Mrs Davidson at the main reception or on 0115 9152944 or email admin@whitegate.nottingham.sch.uk
Whitegate Primary and Nursery Admissions Policy
The Admissions Policy for 2024/25 has been revised following the intervention of the Office of the School Adjudicator.
Applying for a place in our Nursery
We have a 85 place Nursery, offering Full-time and Part-time places. Children can join our Nursery when they are 3 years old.
To apply for a place for your child please contact Mrs Davidson at the main reception or on 0115 9152944 or email admin@whitegate.nottingham.sch.uk and ask for an application form.
Applications can be made at any time but will not be processed until your child is 3 years old.
2023 Nursery Admission Form
Applying for a place in Reception, KS1 and KS2
Whitegate is part of Transform multi academy trust. The Local Authority co-ordinates applications to our school on our behalf.
Parents/carers resident in Nottingham city are strongly encouraged to apply through the Council’s website using the online admissions system. CLICK HERE
Alternatively, if parents/carers resident in Nottingham city wish to apply using a paper application form (SCAF), the SCAF should be returned to the School Admissions Team, Pupil and School Services, LH Box 14, Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG.
Applications from parents/carers not resident in Nottingham city must be made on the relevant online or paper application form available from their home local authority. Where the LA receives a SCAF from a parent/carer not resident in Nottingham city, it will be sent directly to the parent/carer’s home authority to be processed.
Planned Admission Number (PAN)
The number of pupils that we can admit in each year group is determined by the PAN. Below is the PAN for each year group.
| Year Group | PAN |
| Reception | 60 |
| Year 1 | 60 |
| Year 2 | 60 |
| Year 3 | 60 |
| Year 4 | 60 |
| Year 5 | 60 |
| Year 6 | 60 |