Rushcliffe Spencer Academy complies with the School Admissions Code and the School Admissions Appeals Code.
The school’s admissions policy can be downloaded below. If you would like to learn more about the school catchment area and which school serves your home address, visit the Nottinghamshire County Council website here.
Applications for New Year 7 Places
Parents/carers of children in year 6 will receive a letter from the Local Authority inviting them to apply for a place at their preferred secondary school in early September. Applications for new year 7 places must be made to Nottinghamshire County Council. Information on the Nottinghamshire County Council’s Coordinated Admissions Scheme is available here.
Our current linked primary schools are:
- Edwalton Primary School
- Lady Bay Junior School
- Abbey Road Primary School
- Pierrepont Gamston School
- St Peter’s CofE Junior School
- Rosecliffe Spencer Academy
In-Year Applications
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy is heavily oversubscribed in all year groups and holds a substantial waiting list of students wishing to join the school. You are very welcome to apply for a place at the school but we would recommend that you contact the admissions team at the school to discuss your application and the application process.
The application form for an in-year application can be found here. Please complete and return via email to admissions@rushcliffespencer.org.uk, or post to the Admissions Team at the school.
Please note that this application form is not for first admissions to Year 7 or admission to the Sixth Form.
Appeals
If you have been declined a place at Rushcliffe and wish to appeal this decision, please contact the school admissions team via telephone (0115 9744050) or email to request an appeals form.
Appeals are managed by an independent appeals clerk and heard by an independent panel.
The appeals timeline for all unsuccessful on time applications for year 7 places in September 2027 is as follows:
| National Offer Day | Monday 1st March 2027 |
| Deadline for return of forms if appealing | Tuesday 13th April 2027 |
| Appeals planned to start | tbc |
| Appeals planned to finish | tbc |
| Last Date on-time appeals can be heard | Wednesday 16th June 2027 |
Waiting List
We do keep a waiting list and unsuccessful applicants will automatically be placed on this waiting list. The list is ordered according to the over subscription criteria set out in our admissions policy – not by date of application.