At Archbishop Runcie First School, we manage our own Nursery admissions. If spaces allow, we have three Nursery intakes per year. These are in September, January and April.
- 7th November 2025 - Closing date for Nursery applications.
- 14th November 2025 - Nursery places offered.
- 21st November 2025 - Deadline for Parents and Carers to accept places.
Appeals timetable
The appeals team does not routinely acknowledge receipt of appeal forms, if you would like to confirm that we have received your form, please contact us.
For Reception or transfer appeals for places in September, you will have at least 20 school days to submit an appeal from the day you received notice that your application was unsuccessful.
The deadlines for submitting an appeal in order to ensure that it is heard before the end of the summer term are:
- Transfer place - 1st April 2025
- Reception place - 26th May 2025
Appeals submitted within the deadlines will be heard within 40 school days of these dates. You can submit an appeal after these dates but it may not be possible to hear your case until after the summer holiday. Then it will be considered after the panel has already heard any appeals which were submitted within deadline.
Where possible appeals arising from late applications will be heard within 40 school days of this deadline or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Appeals submitted after the deadline will be heard within 40 school days of receipt where possible.
In-year appeals
Appeals for in year admissions will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
How to raise an objection to the school Admission Policy
There is a right for people to object about the policy to the Schools Adjudicator (OSA). See the Schools Adjudicator website<https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-the-schools-adjudicator> for more information on how to do this.
https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/services/schools-learning-and-childcare/about-our-schools/appeals-school-places