Appeals Procedures

FAQs for School Appeals

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Appeals Form

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Appeals Timetable

If your child is due to start secondary school in September 2023, you can appeal if you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (Wednesday 1 March 2023).

You need to submit your appeal before Tuesday 28 March 2023 for it to be considered by Thursday 15 June 2023. Any appeals received after this time will be heard within 40 school days from the deadline, or where reasonably possible in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education.

For late applications, appeals should be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged where reasonably possible in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education.