Admissions

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.

Admissions Privacy Notice

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Consultation for Primary admissions arrangements 2028-2029 (this consultation is now live)

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.

We 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

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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Admission Appeals

If you have been refused a place at a school within our Trust  you have the right to appeal this decision.

If you wish to make an appeal, you must write directly to the school in question, requesting an appeal be arranged. You should also set out your grounds for the appeal in the letter.

Please see the schedules below which set out the timescales for the appeal process:

 

Schools appeal timetable

Schools appeal late applications

Schools appeal late appeals

Depending on where you live, parents and carers should consult their Local Authority website for full details of the school admissions process, including information on the admissions cycle: