We aim to make the admissions process simple, fair, and easy to understand. Our school office is happy to guide families through this process and answer any questions.
You are warmly invited to visit and see the school in action; this can be arranged by calling the school office and making an appointment or emailing admin@st-augustines.nottingham.sch.uk.
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, as ‘own admission authority’ for its 35 schools, is required by the School Admissions Code to determine admission arrangements annually; with certain changes requiring consultation prior to determination.
This year, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust is proposing changes to the Primary School Admissions Policy for 2028-2029, reducing the Published Admission Number (PAN) from 45 to 30 for St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School, Nottingham.
The consultation will run from 9am Monday 2nd November 2026 – 9am Mon 14th December 2026.
Could I please ask that you consider this year’s consultation carefully and we invite stakeholders to make comments should they wish.
The rationale for the proposed changes can be found here.
Please click the link to see the proposed Catholic Primary Schools Admissions Arrangements 2028-2029
(Information relating to this consultation is also available on the OLoL CMAT website)
It is important that all consultees have an opportunity to comment on the proposed arrangements if they wish to do so, comments can be made up to 9am on Monday 14th December 2026 by:
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The Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust is the admission authority for all the schools within the Trust and is responsible for determining the admissions policy.
On behalf of the Trust, the admissions are coordinated by the relevant Local Authority. All decisions relating to admission applications will be taken by the school’s Local Governing Body
More information can be found on the Trust’s website: www.ololcatholicmat.co.uk/governance/admissions
Children born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 will be starting school for the first time (Reception year) in September 2026.
The application window will be open from Monday 4th November 2025 and the closing date for applications is Thursday 15th January 2026. Applications can be made quickly and easily through the Nottingham City Council Admissions Hub.
Please also remember to submit a Supplementary Information Form if you wish for a school place to be considered under a faith criterion.
Please note that you must include the supporting evidence with this form. If you are unable to locate the required faith evidence, please contact the parish where your child was baptised in good time for a ‘copy’ certificate to be supplied.
Full information on how to apply is available on the Nottingham City Council website:
Apply for a Primary, Infant or Junior School Place – Nottingham City Council
You will be notified on Thursday 16th April 2026 if you have been given a school place.
We have 26 places at our school nursery which children can start the school term after they have turned 3.
To apply for a space please complete the attached form.
An application can be made for a place for a child at any time outside the admission round and the child will be admitted where there are available places.
An application should be made to Nottingham City Council by completing the Common Application Form and following the instructions on their website here(opens in new tab).
If you are applying for a place on faith grounds, you will also need to complete a supplementary form:
OLoL Supplementary Form(opens in new tab)
If you have any questions in relation to in-year admissions please contact our school office on 0115 9156995.
You may also wish to discuss in-year applications with Nottingham City Council on 0115 8415568 or www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk(opens in new tab)
St Augustine’s normal intake into Reception each year is currently 45 children. Current Legislation limits the size of Early Years/Key Stage1 Classes to 30 and as a result, we operate with mixed classes throughout all stages of the school apart from Reception where we have 2 classes with 23 and 22 children.
If your child is not offered a place during the normal admissions round, you can choose for them to be added to the waiting list, unless you have already been offered a place at a higher‑preference school.
The list will remain open until the end of the academic application year. If you want your child to remain on the waiting list, you must re-apply each academic year.
Nottingham City Council manages the waiting list for St Augustine’s Catholic Primary and Nursery School.
