Appeals

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Please note - appeals dates

Dates for the appeals process are as follows. If you require further information please contact the schools admissions team on admissions@wiltshire.gov.uk or 01225 713010.

Appeal	Dates
Secondary Appeals	23 April 2012 – 27 April 2012
Primary Appeals	17 May 2012 – 31 May 2012
Mop up appeals	11 June 2012 – 12 June 2012
Mop up appeals	2 July 2012 – 11 July 2012

Whenever a child is refused admission to a school his or her name is automatically added to a waiting list. This means that for any year group of a school that is oversubscribed, there will be a waiting list.

If you have been refused a place at your preferred school, you may also appeal.

If you have applied to a voluntary aided or foundation school or academy, you must contact the school directly as they are responsible for their own appeal arrangements. Some schools may require you to make an appeal within a strict timescale so it is important that you contact them as soon as possible.

If you have not secured a place at your preferred community or voluntary controlled school, you must appeal through Wiltshire Council.

You can download an appeal form and guidance notes 40kb  or contact Customer Services on 01225 713010 to request a paper copy.

Your appeal will be heard by an independent appeal panel, which will consider:

• Whether the admissions authority followed its own admissions policy and if it had good reasons for not offering your child a place (e.g. the school was over-subscribed and other children met the over-subscription criteria more closely).
• Whether your child’s need to be at the school is greater than the effects of having additional children at the school.
• Your reasons for wanting your child to attend the school.
• Any supporting evidence that might be relevant to your case (although this may not apply if this is for an infant class size appeal)

If you have been refused a place at a Wiltshire school but do not live in the county, you must contact Wiltshire Council's school admissions team for details of how to appeal.

Excluded children

If your child has been permanently excluded you still have a right to apply for another school and appeal if you are turned down. However, a child who has been twice permanently excluded within the last two years may be refused a place and you will have no right to appeal.

Related links

• Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) - a national charity that provides advice and information to parents and carers on school based issues including admissions.

Last updated: 25 January 2012