You may appeal for a place at any school to which you apply and for which you have been refused a place.
For voluntary aided schools in enter council name, the responsibility for appeal arrangements rests with the school, and you should contact them directly for details.
For community schools, the responsibility for appeals rests with enter council name Education Authority. If you want to appeal for a community school, you can ask your child's primary school headteacher or the enter council name Admissions Team for a form.
When completed, the appeal form should be returned to enter address
Please note: appeals for first and second preferences must be received by enter date Appeals for third and fourth preferences must be received by enter date
Appeals are heard by an independent panel. A decision by an appeal committee whether or not to offer a school place is binding on the admissions authority. If your appeal for a enter council name community school is unsuccessful, you may not appeal for the same school within one calendar year unless there has been a material change in your circumstances.
Acceptance of a place at a school does not affect your right to appeal for a place at another school. However, if you decide to appeal for any of your preferences, it is wise to secure a place for your child at an alternative school in case your appeal is unsuccessful. This is because secondary transfer appeals are normally heard during the second half of the summer term. By this time, there will be very few alternative schools which still have vacancies. enter council name LEA is always willing to discuss alternative schools with vacancies at any stage in the process.
The acceptance of a place at an alternative school does not affect your right of appeal.
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