Appeal on school place

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Mstiva · 11/03/2021 13:22

Hi good afternoon my son has being offered a place at a school which was not on our options of preference which we are undecided on.
We’ve done some research on the school offered and it doesn’t offer the German language which is a shame as we have close family friends from Germany and he’s keen to learn the language.

The school offered offers options at year 10 but the school we had preference for offers options at year 9 which I believe will benefit our son as the 3 year programme of ks4 will provide a greater depth of study.

Any help will be much appreciated thanks

The school offered has children achieving 6 GCSEs on average and school we were hoping for has children averaging a total of 10 GCSEs

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UserTwice · 11/03/2021 13:57

If you want to appeal, you appeal for the school you want, not against the one you don't. If you can prove that German is very important to you (and unless they are extremely close family friends, your reason sounds a bit nebulous) and only offered by your preferred school, then that's a reason for appeal.

Your other reasons are not grounds for appeal. A 3 year KS4 does not mean greater depth of study, it just means you study the same material over a longer time (and lose out on greater breadth of study as you lose a year of KS3).

Average numbers of GCSEs attained are irrelevant. Unless one school only allows DC to take 6 GCSEs, which would seem highly unlikely, the school attainment is likely to be linked to their intake. The counter argument would be that your child would get a good education at either school.

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Mstiva · 11/03/2021 13:26

Sorry forgot to mention my son is currently 7th on preferred school waiting list before second allocation date thanks

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