Secondary school appeals
We will try to offer you the school place you most want,
but may not be able to do this. If more people want places at a
school than the school has room for, it uses its admission criteria
to put children in priority order to decide which of them should be
offered places. We use these lists, together with your list of
preferred schools, to make the highest offer possible.
If you want to appeal for a place at any (or all) of the schools
you asked for but were not offered, you need to complete an appeal
form.
Read this guidance (PDF, 684k) (which includes the appeal form)
for more details.
September 2013 entry
Appeals as a result of year of entry or transfer
applications will be heard according to the following
timetable:
| |
Offer |
Appeals deadline |
Appeals to be heard by |
| Secondary |
1 March 2013 |
16 April 2013 |
19 June 2013 (40 school days) |
| Primary |
5 April 2013 |
14 May 2013 |
16 July 2013 (40 school days) |
Appeals lodged after the deadline will be heard within
40 school days of the appeals deadline or 30 school days of being
received, whichever is the later date.
In Year appeals
Appeals resulting from In Year
Admission applications will be heard within 30 school days of
the appeal being lodged.
You will be sent notification of your appeal hearing
together with a copy of the school’s case 10 full school
days before the hearing.
If you wish to submit further evidence which was not included
with your initial appeal, you must make sure that it is
received at least 5 full school days before the hearing
date.