How primary school places are decided
Each school has a set number of places for the school year, starting in September. If too many people apply, the school uses its admission rules to decide who gets a place.
You should put three schools on your application – if you put fewer, and miss out, you could have less choice about what school your child goes to.
Schools’ admission rules
Some schools use the Council’s rules; all places at these schools are decided in the same way.
Other schools use their own rules.
Primary schools that use our rules
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School
- Alvaston Junior Academy
- Allenton Primary School
- Arboretum Primary School
- Ash Croft Primary School
- Ashgate Primary School
- Ashwood Spencer Academy
- Asterdale Primary School
- Beaufort Primary School
- Becket Primary School
- Borrow Wood Primary School
- Brackensdale Primary School
- Breadsall Hilltop Primary School
- Brookfield Primary School
- Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy
- Cavendish Close Infant School
- Cavendish Close Junior School
- Chaddesden Park Primary School
- Chellaston Infant School
- Cherry Tree Primary School
- Cottons Farm Primary School
- Dale Community Primary School
- Derwent Primary School
- Firs Primary School
- Gayton Junior School
- Grampian Primary School
- Griffe Field Primary School
- Hackwood Primary School
- Homefields Primary School
- Lakeside Primary School
- Lawn Primary School
- Markeaton Primary School
- Meadow Farm Primary School
- Mickleover Primary School
- Oakwood Infant School
- Oakwood Junior School
- Parkview Primary School
- Pear Tree Infant School
- Pear Tree Junior School
- Portway Infant School
- Port way Junior School
- Ravensdale Infant School
- Ravensdale Junior School
- Redwood Primary School
- Reigate Primary School
- Ridgeway Infant School
- Roe Farm Primary School
- Rosehill Infant and Nursery School
- Shelton Infant School
- Silverhill Primary School
- Springfield Primary School
- The Bemrose School
- Wren Park Primary School
- Village Primary School
Schools that use their own admission rules
- Akaal Primary School
- Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery
- Chellaston Junior School
- Hardwick Primary School
- Landau Forte Academy Moorhead
- Shelton Junior School
- St Albans Catholic Voluntary Academy
- St Chad’s Church of England Nursery and Infant School
- St George’s Catholic Voluntary Academy
- St James’ Church of England (Aided) Infant and Nursery (Federation)
- St James’ Church of England (Aided) Junior (Federation)
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
- St Joseph’s Catholic Voluntary Academy
- St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy
- St Peter’s Church of England Junior School
- St Werburgh’s Church of England Primary School
- Walter Evans Church of England Primary and Nursery School
- Wyndham Primary School
- Zaytouna Primary School
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