Appeal if on the waiting list?

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Createdjustforthis · 01/03/2022 07:00

We applied out of catchment to the closest school (2.3 miles away, 5.6 miles for the catchment school) but have been placed on the waiting list and offered the catchment school instead.

I can’t send him to the catchment school, he’s been bullied terribly and is seeing a therapist as a result. The bus alone would terrify him.

Do I need to appeal or do I wait out the waiting list? I have no idea how this works.

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Createdjustforthis · 01/03/2022 07:25

Thank you! I was dreading having to appeal as the process seems weighed against the child so much.

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Whatwouldscullydo · 01/03/2022 07:20

Meant to say I'd definitely appeal rather than rely on the wait lists. You can go down as well as up and anyone who wins an appeal will not count as a place. You will be say 10th on the waiting list but if they are 4 over 30 as a result of appeals you have to wait fir 5 people to leave befire there's a space available if that makes sense.

Nothing to lose by appealing.

You can also appeal for more than one school

Whatwouldscullydo · 01/03/2022 07:09

You can do both.

I would accept the school you have though.
I was told by many on here that refusing a school can work against you as it can appear you are trying to blackmail , so to speak, the panel.

Check the box that says you want to appeal and then you can just drop it if you gain a place before then.

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