Supporting information for your school admission appeal
Complete the grounds for your appeal on the back of your appeal form. You should carefully consider why you want your child to attend a particular school.
You should have clear and sound reasons why your child should be offered a place at your preferred school. If your case is based on medical grounds you should provide written evidence from your child’s consultant or medical professional in advance of the hearing.
We also recommend that you provide evidence, including any letters of complaint and other correspondence, if your reason in full or part for seeking a new school for your child is dissatisfaction with the current school – including, if you believe your child is being bullied.
A member of the admission authority may check with the school concerned. The admission authority may also submit written evidence from your child’s current school for the appeal hearing.
If you have moved house
You will need to provide evidence that you are residing at your new address. This evidence could include, but is not limited to, a Council Tax letter or tax credit awards letter etc.
If you have additional evidence
Any further evidence seven days in advance of your hearing. Evidence produced at the hearing may result in the hearing being adjourned and re-scheduled to an alternative date and time or the panel refusing to accept and consider that evidence.