Admissions
Starting Primary School in 2025
THE PRIMARY APPLICATION PROCESS for September 2025 starters will open in mid-October 2024
All details can be found on the Rutland County Council website.
Admissions 01572 722577 admissions@rutland.gov.uk
Admissions arrangements for families with children wishing to join our Foundation Stage class for 2025-2026 are co-ordinated by Rutland County Council.
Applications for children living in Rutland should be made directly to Rutland County Council. The booklet 'Starting Primary School in Rutland' and an application form is available on their website Rutland County Council School Admissions.
This application round is for children whose date of birth falls on or between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021.
You must apply for a primary school place by 15th January 2025
Families living outside Rutland should contact their own local authority for advice on how to make an application. For families living overseas, an application can be submitted to the local authority area they are moving to. For schools in the Rutland Learning Trust this is Rutland County Council.
The National Primary Offer date is 16 April 2025 (or the next working day)
https://www.rutland.gov.uk/education-learning/school-admissions
The School Admissions Officer at Rutland County Council have asked us to share this with anyone you know who has a child starting Primary school in September 2025.
Full details of the process, along with a copy of the primary school admissions brochure and a link to their online portal where applications can be submitted, are available on the ‘Starting Primary School in September 2025’ page of the website at www.rutland.gov.uk/admissions
Children who live in Rutland, an application must be submitted to Rutland County Council. Children who live in another LA area must submit an application to their ‘home’ LA (the Council where they live), even if they want to apply for a place at a Rutland school.
The national closing date for applications is 15 January 2025.
RLT Admissions Policy 2026
RLT Admissions Policy 2025
RLT Admissions Policy 2024
RCC Admissions Documents
In Year Admissions
The Rutland Learning Trust is the admissions authority for Empingham CE Primary School.
Prior to making a formal application, please contact your chosen school directly to establish if places are available, discuss requirements and arrange any visits.
Applications for school places in-year* should be made directly to The Rutland Learning Trust using the form at the bottom of this page. Please send the completed form to the Admissions Officer:
By Email: admissions@rltschools.com
By Post:
Admissions Officer
The Rutland Learning Trust
c/o Cottesmore Academy
Kendrew Barracks
Cottesmore
Rutland LE15 7BA
* in-year admissions refers to applications for places outside of the normal admissions round ie. for Year groups 1 to 6 and for Reception places for children not starting school for the first time.
Families may submit an application form even if there is no place available for their child at the time of application.
Parents will be advised of the outcome of their application within 15 school days.
If the application is refused, families have the right to appeal and the opportunity to place the child’s name on the school’s waiting list.
School Appeals
School Appeals
You have the right to appeal if your child has been refused a school place.
The Rutland Learning Trust employs RCS (Rutland)Ltd to administer any appeals for admissions to schools within our trust. Should you wish to make an appeal, please complete the Appeal Form at the bottom of this page and return it using the details at the end of the form.
Any queries to this process, please email office@rltschools.com.
Normal Round Appeals
If your child has been refused a place into our Foundation Stage class, you will be advised of your right to appeal. An appeal application must be submitted within 20 school days from the date of notification that your application was unsuccessful and the appeal must be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging the appeal.
In-Year Appeals
If you have applied for an in-year school place, and been refused, then you must lodge an appeal within 20 school days of being notified that your application was unsuccessful.
Your appeal will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
School Appeals Timetable for entry into 2025-2026
National closing date for on-time applications | 15th January 2025 |
National offer date for all Primary Schools | 16th April 2025 |
Closing date for on-time appeals | 23rd May 2025 |
On-time appeals will be heard | 16th June 2025 – 4th September 2025* |
Last date to submit any additional information in support of your appeal | The independent clerk to the appeals panel will notify you of this date |
Appeals will be heard no later than | 4th September 2025 (40 days after closing date for on time appeals) |
Decisions will be communicated in writing from the clerk within five working days of the date of your appeal hearing | |
*You will receive notification of your hearing date during this time. If there's any changes the independent clerk will let you know before your hearing.
Waiting List
If a place has been refused at our school because the cohort is full, you may request to have your child's name put on our waiting list.
To do this, please contact the admissions co-ordinator
Update to admissions guidance in relation to parents from other countries applying for a school place.
Please visit the updated website below for information regarding this type of application is relevant to you and your child.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/schools-admissions-applications-from-overseas-children
Forms
https://www.rutland.gov.uk/education-learning/school-admissions
