Horsendale Primary School 

Admissions

Welcome to our School Admissions' page. We hope you find the information below useful. If you have any questions, please contact the School office on 0115 9132331 or email office@horsendale.notts.sch.uk.

Our applications and waiting list are maintained by Nottinghamshire County Council Admissions. To apply for a school place or for further information on admissions in general, please contact the Council admissions team on 0300 500 8080 or visit their website https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/education/school-admissions

Are you thinking about Horsendale for your child's first school in September 2025?  If so, take a look at the information below to see what being part of the Horsendale family will mean when your child joins our Reception Hedgehogs and how to apply for a place.

KEY DATES - PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Nottinghamshire County Council Admissions

Applications open: 4 November 2024

Deadline: 15 January 2025

National Offer Day: 16 April 2025
 

Welcome to Horsendale Primary School.

We are delighted to be able to share with you our vision and values to help you get a true flavour of our school. We are confident that you will find us a welcoming school – one where your child will flourish and realise their potential, whatever that potential might be. We value getting to know all our children. This means we have a better idea of what motivates them and what success should look like for them.

We are committed to providing our children with the very best opportunities and experiences, and we are proud of the relationships that we have with our children, parents and the community. In partnership, we want to provide an outstanding education for the children at Horsendale to ensure they are well equipped to be confident individuals, lifelong learners and good citizens.

At Horsendale we believe that all pupils have the ability to achieve wonderful things. Our aim is to ensure that our children are happy and enjoy their time at school. This is achieved by providing an environment where children feel safe to explore the new challenges and learning opportunities they encounter. 

All our staff are passionate about making children happy, developing their confidence and inspiring them to be successful. This passion ensures that Horsendale is a vibrant and creative place to be. We aim to help develop creative children who are inspired learners, are considerate citizens, are independent thinkers, have curious and enquiring minds and are caring friends.  

We care about every child in our school. Through our strong commitment to pastoral care we strive to ensure that we provide outstanding support for all of our pupils and families.  Horsendale prides itself on supporting all children, regardless of their background or additional circumstances. We believe that a child’s potential should not be limited or pre-determined.

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Mrs Amanda Smalley

Head Teacher

I am delighted that you have chosen to visit our website and find out more about us.  I hope this site will provide you with a wealth of information whilst giving you an understanding of the culture and ethos of our wonderful school. 

I am so proud to be the Head Teacher of Horsendale.  Every day I am lucky enough to work with brilliant children, a fantastic team of staff and governors, and very supportive parents and carers.  We all have high standards and aspirations, and work together in harmony to ensure that our children achieve both academically and socially.

We are renowned for the warm and welcoming atmosphere of our school where relationships and well-being are high priority.  Visitors to Horsendale always comment upon the happy ‘family feel’ that envelops you as soon as you walk in the door.  This ethos of warmth, care and happiness permeates every area of our school and is the foundation on which our success is built.

We pride ourselves on being an innovative, forward-thinking school that is on a continuous journey of self-improvement. Everything we do is based upon our Trust values of confidence, responsibility, perseverance, creativity, enjoyment, aspiration and pride.  As a team of children, staff, governors and parents, we strive to be the best we can be.  As Head, I want our children’s primary school years to be some of the best of their lives, so that they can “look back with pride and forward with confidence.”

Working together at Horsendale, we strive for each and every one of our children to ‘Dream, Achieve and Flourish!’

Thank you for visiting!

Amanda Smalley

Our School also offers:

• A close working relationship with the Horsendale Out of School Club which operates next door to Horsendale. They offer breakfast and after-school care for children who attend our School. Please view their information here.

What you need to know when applying for a place

Before you apply for your child’s school place at Horsendale for September 2025, please make sure that your child is the right age – meaning they were born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 inclusive.

If you apply online or using a paper form, you will be asked to pick four schools in order of preference. One of these schools should be your catchment school, although it does not have to be your top choice.

You will then find out whether your child has a place with us on 16^th April 2025, National Offer Day.

You can find out more and apply online via: https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/education/school-admissions/apply-for-a-school-place.

The school’s catchment area is centred on the Nuthall estate. However, we have always accepted pupils from outside the area. We are proud of our tradition of warmly welcoming pupils from outside Nuthall. All children are part of our family once they walk through our gates for the first time. If you live outside Nuthall and have any questions at all about how applying for a place with us might work, then do get in touch with the office.

Flying High Partnership

The Flying High Partnership is a partnership of schools across Nottinghamshire, Nottingham City and Derbyshire. Schools work together to ensure we are relentless in ensuring our children receive the best possible opportunities and experiences. This is achieved through a true collaboration where all decisions centre on children and schools are empowered to adopt best practice, adapt it within the context of each school and fly!

A message from the C.E.O. of our Trust, the Flying High Partnership, Chris Wheatley.