Hey fellow mumsnetters,
I'm not sure whether I've posted this in the right place.
I know junior school admission appeals are unlikely to be successful but I suppose I need to try.
Split from ex husband 2 years ago, finally had his permission to apply for schooling for current year two daughter to start year 3 in September at the local school. (I moved to about 5 miles away from the former family home).
No extenuating circumstances with regards to schooling, simply the fact that although her current school is only 4 miles away it takes 45 minutes in the traffic to get there, and I work in the opposite direction so she's spending time in the car getting there early/getting home later than necessary than if she was at one of two local schools. I know this in itself isn't enough to successfully appeal, just thought I'd shed some light on it. All the usual chat about the fact she has friends/activities in our current area etc. I know they won't care, just setting the scene for you.
Any advice with appeals? Simply want to chat about your experience? I just feel I need to be a bit more familiar with how it'll work/what I say. I understand the chances of winning are minuscule, but I have to try.
Suppose to have 30 kids per class with two classes per year group. 56 admitted out of 140 applications in 2016, 60 admitted out of 190 in 2017 and 61 admitted out of 160 in 2018. (One SEN child, so potentially exempt from normal admission rules maybe)?
Thanks all.