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Admission to primary and middle school - School admission appeals

School Admissions - April 2012
schooladmissions@kirklees.gov.uk


What if my child is not offered a place at my preferred school?

Community and voluntary controlled schools

If we refuse a place in your preferred school or if you are not happy with the school we have offered your child, you should contact the School Admissions Team. We will send you details of how to appeal against this decision.

If we had to refuse all three of your preferences you could appeal for each of them. There would be a separate hearing for each school for which you were appealing.

The right of appeal is suspended for children who have been permanently excluded from two schools.

Voluntary aided Church of England or Catholic Schools, free schools, trust schools and academies

If we refuse a place at any of the following schools on behalf of the governing body, you should contact the school to enquire about the appeal process.
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Notice of admissions appeal
It is very important for you to stay within any timetable given for your appeal process and that you state all the information on which your appeal is based in your written statement of appeal. If you miss the last date to ask for an appeal it may result in a delay in hearing your appeal.

You should return the completed notice of appeal form to the address shown on the form with any supporting documentation. The Kirklees Legal and Governance Unit will arrange the appeal.
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Appeal hearing
The clerk of the appeal panel will write to you about the appeal hearing and explain the procedures. An independent appeal panel hears appeals. It is made up of three people, including:
  • at least one 'lay' member (a member of the public with no specialist education experience)
  • at least one 'independent' person who has experience in education and who is familiar with educational conditions in our area or who is a parent of a registered pupil at a school.
We expect appeal hearings will take place from June to July 2012.
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Appeal decisions (all schools)
The clerk of the appeal panel will write to you to tell you the decision. The independent appeal panel's decision is final and binding on the admission authority, the school and the parent. It is not possible to have a second appeal for the same school in the same year unless there has been a significant and material change in circumstances since the original appeal.
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