Nightingale Infant & Nursery School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Nightingale Infant & Nursery School as their first choice and 100 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has risen from 25 in 2021 to 45 in 2026, while places went from 28 to 46.
Across Norfolk, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Norfolk lodged 125 appeals against primary school offers; 60 reached a hearing and 20 succeeded (33.3% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 45 | 100 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 36 | 113 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 87 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 28 | 23 | 68 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 32 | 30 | 83 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 28 | 25 | 87 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 40 | 39 | 88 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 43 | 39 | 88 | 0.9 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.