Starting Primary School in 2025

  THE PRIMARY APPLICATION PROCESS WILL OPEN IN MID-OCTOBER 2024      

      Admissions 01572 722577                      admissions@rutland.gov.uk

Admission arrangements for families with children wishing to join our Foundation Stage class for 2025 - 2026 are coordinated 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 www.rutland.gov.uk/admissions or you can apply online here.

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 next working day.

In Year Applications:

The Rutland Learning Trust is the admissions authority for Great Casterton CE Primary School.  Applications for school places in-year* should be made directly to The Rutland Learning Trust using the form below. Please send the completed form to:

Admissions Officer

The Rutland Learning Trust

c/o Cottesmore Academy

Kendrew Barracks

Cottesmore

Rutland  LE15 7BA

Email: admissions@rltschools.com

* 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 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

You have the right to appeal if your child has been refused a school place.  

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.

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 form below and return it using the details at the bottom of the form.

Any queries to this process, please email office@rltschools.com.

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

School Appeals Timetable for entry into 2025-2026

*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.