Secondary school admissions appeals

[newgirl85]

Does anyone have any advice or testimony about the appeal process? My daughter was not offered a place at any of the secondary schools we listed and this is my first time dealing with appeal process. Southwark say that 95% of families get schools of their choice so I'm feeling very unlucky!

[Mark Dodds]

You are not alone newgirl. I'd like Southwark to try and prove that 95% satisfaction figure. From anecdotal experience of almost everyone I know with children across two primary schools 95% sounds like total baloney.

[intexasatthe moment]

I'm sure that there are others who can give more specific advice but my experience of appeals is that ,to be succesful ,you have to show

either that the admissions process has been incorrectly applied or

that your child has some exceptional need ( social,medical ) to go to a particular school .

This site is helpful http://www.ace-ed.org.uk/

Good luck .

[Renata Hamvas]

Intexasatthemoment is correct, not many appeals are successful. However, many places do become available in the shakedown, from waiting lists, all the way until the beginning of September.

Renata

Cllr Renata Hamvas

Labour Councillor for Peckham Rye Ward

[newgirl85]

Thanks to you all for getting back to me. I'll have a look at that website, and most of all I guess I'll be crossing my fingers! It's a nightmare not necessarily being able to do right by your children. I've always been against private education but then again I never imagined not having any say in where your kids went to school either! If only...