Secondary school admissions Appeal guidance notes Some helpful information for Parents/Carers This leaflet has been published by the London Borough of Redbridge, Children’s Services. It is designed to help parents of children transferring to secondary school who have not yet been offered their preferred school. Parents/Carers are advised that this Authority follows the current Department for Education (DfE) advice which, at the time this leaflet was prepared, reflects the School admissions codes and regulations, details of which can be found on its website: www.education.gov.uk Contact: Admissions and Awards Team -
[email protected] Contents Page 1 Introduction Page 2 Some Basic Information Page 3 Arrangements for the Appeal Hearing Page 6 At the Appeal Page 7 Making Your Case Page 7 Reaching a Decision Page 8 After the Appeal Introduction Choosing your child’s secondary school can be a difficult decision for you to make. In Redbridge most parents and carers get a place for their child at one of the schools they have applied for. If you do not get the school you want, you can appeal for a place on statutory grounds (unless your child has been permanently excluded from two schools). This leaflet is to help you understand the process and answers some common questions. Schools which are responsible for their own admissions (as ‘admission authorities’), deal with their own appeals. You should write to these schools direct for information about their appeal process. The only exceptions are Beal High School*and Loxford School Trust* which both became an academy in February 2014 – appeals will be arranged and progressed by Redbridge Admissions Team only, not the academy schools themselves, for both these schools.