Brookside Primary School Local Governing Body have approved their own Admissions Arrangements which will be followed for entry to school from September 2026. 

Equals Trust Board have approved Trust-wide Admissions Arrangements which will be followed for entry to school from September 2027.

Please find a copy of the Admissions Arrangements below.

Admissions applications for Brookside Primary School are received through Nottinghamshire County Council’s co-ordinated scheme for first admission to school, and for in-year transfers.

If you wish to make an application, please click on the following link:

https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/education/school-admissions/hub

You do not need to live in catchment to apply for a school place with us but we advise that you check your catchment area before applying for school places.  You can check your catchment area by clicking on this link:

https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/search-for-a-school#/catchments

Brookside Primary School’s catchment can be viewed by clicking on the following link:

https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/search-for-a-school#/details/2732

If you have a query about your application to Brookside Primary School, please contact Equals Trust Admissions team by telephone on 0115 9143211 or by email:  admissions@equalstrust.org

Admissions Appeals

The Admissions Appeals process for all Equals Trust schools engages Nottinghamshire County Council’s Independent Appeals Panel.  None of the members who sit on the panels have any connection to Equals Trust schools.  Their decision is independent and final.

The Admissions Appeals process is free to parents/carers, as the cost is paid by the school’

Consultation on Admission Arrangements for Member Schools of Equals Trust – 2027-28

Equals Trust is the Admission authority for 18 schools in Nottinghamshire, situated in the Borough areas of Rushcliffe, Broxtowe and Gedling.

Previously, all member schools of Equals Trust had their own Admissions policies.  From 2027-28, we propose to have a single Admissions policy for Equals Trust which will combine all the information in one place.

You can give your views on the consultation between 13 October 2025 and 1 December 2025

Anyone can comment on the arrangements. If you wish to respond, you can do this up to 1 December 2025 by:

All responses received by 5pm on Monday 1 December 2025 will be considered. Trustees of Equal Trust will make a decision on behalf of all member schools, taking into account a range of information, including the consultation responses.

You can view the proposed Admission Arrangements for 2027-28 here