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what can i do about a refused appeal?

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jaynel · 28/06/2010 21:07

ok here goes very long and maybe confusing but i'm so angry and not sure what to do. My dd sat a grammar in the next town and the kent test. she passed the next town one with 10 marks to spare but failed the kent one but she was unwell on the day. unfortunatley she didn't get offered a space in the next town one as we are 1 mile to far away, we appealed but didnt get a space, i then decided to go on a late appeal to the kent test, her head wrote her a very good supporting letter, she also did her own appeal as she felt she deserved to be there, she is a very clever girl and is top of the class for all her subjects except english but she is progressing very well. we had the appeal on friday and found out today she didnt get in as they feel she would struggle. i am so angry as 4 girls in her class somehow got in on appeal and they are in lower groups than my dd (they also failed the kent test). but 1 of the girls didnt pass either of the test, my dd passed 1. does this sound fair?

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thisisyesterday · 28/06/2010 21:24

i mean, do you really want to try and insist on a place at a school that doesn't want her there?

i would look at other alternatives if it were me

thisisyesterday · 28/06/2010 21:21

in your opinion yes. the school obviously thinks she is not well suited to it though. maybe you should bear that in mind...

jaynel · 28/06/2010 21:19

maybe but she is brighter than them, surely she deserved a chance like they did, i was thinking of writing to my local mp, do u think this will help?

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Milliways · 28/06/2010 21:18

Seems odd if they still have spaces? How do they decide who to allocate to?

However, what are your alternatives. My DD did not get into our grammar (they simply take the 100 girls with highest mark from ANY area, no catchment, so competition is insane) but she ended up with "perfect" exam results after a very happy 7 years at the local comprehensiv, and has just finished her first year at a top Uni.

Sometimes, being top of the Comp is better than middle or lower (or just not top) of a grammar?

thisisyesterday · 28/06/2010 21:16

it's surely up to them who they offer places to? so... i don't think there is anything you can do about it tbh
they're within their rights to give places to the children they thinkm will do best at their school, so maybe your dd just didn't fit the bill?

jaynel · 28/06/2010 21:11

oh yeh forgot to say, they still have 20 spaces, i thought they would of given her a chance with the amount of spaces they have!

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