Hi, I'm hoping that some of the appeals experts could help me please?
We are going to appeal for an in-year admission for DD for Y1, at the school which DS already attends (Y4). She is currently 12th on the waiting list as we are out of catchment but she has priority over non-catchment kids due to having a sibling already at the school.
DD currently attends a private school because she wasn't allocated a place at any nearby primary schools for Reception (we live in Bournemouth and there was a shortfall of 300-400 Reception places for her cohort; it was an absolute nightmare). Our catchment school is currently full, although she is number 1 on the waiting list. We were lucky enough to get DS into his current school towards the end of Year 3 (although we are not in catchment, we only live 0.9 miles away - it is one of our local schools. Same postcode area etc).
The LEA have advised us to appeal for a place at DS' school for DD on a yearly basis. On what grounds can I appeal? Is it enough to say that, since there are no places available at any local school, we want a place at this particular school as DS already goes there and it is Bournemouth LEA's policy to keep families together?
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In-year admissions appeal - Year 1.... Advice please!
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MrsMcEnroe · 21/01/2013 20:47
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