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Secondary school appeal form

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CoffeeAndCommas · 07/03/2026 15:33

Hi,
We're planning on appealing because our daughter didn't get any of the preferred schools. On the appeal form, they are asking us to list all the schools that we applied for. Can they ask this information? Can we leave it blank or say prefer not to disclose? I thought the process would be independent and we will not need to disclose this. We are planning on appealing to all schools to increase the chances of getting a place.
Many thanks for reading.

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toomuchcarrotcake · 07/03/2026 15:47

I'm an appeal panel member and I will often ask parents which schools they applied for. If they've only put down schools which they have no realistic hope of getting a place at, I'm going to be less sympathetic to them claiming that they didn't get any of their preferences.

But I'm also a parent and I understand that you are going to want the best school for your child, and that you may be appealing for multiple schools.

It won't really disadvantage you to list the other schools - we are looking at whether your need for a child to have a place outweighs the disadvantage to this particular school. We don't think 'oh, they'll probably get a place at school B, so we won't offer them a place at school A'.

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