Hi I am looking for some advice regarding my daughters primary school appeal, if anyone can help I would be very grateful. My little girl will be 4 this July, I applied for a primary school in Oct last year, to start this Sep. I only listed one school on the preference form which I now realise was not a good idea. We were refused a place at the preferred school, the letter states it would have been due to over-subscription. We were allocated a place at our nearest school which unfortunately is the worst in the area and has been classed unsatisfactory and there is a possibility of closure due to amount of surplus places every year, I emailed the LA informing them that my little girl will not be attending the allocated school and said they would receive my appeal in due course. I received an email back asking what other schools would I like to be considered for if places become available. I replied informing them of one other school I would be happy with. I have since spoken to the LA to try and establish the exact reason for refusal and was informed it was infant class sizes and distance, as I did not live in zone for the preferred school. I am quite confused about this, should these other details have been included in my refusal letter from the LA, and is over-subscription basically the same thing as infant class sizes? I was told 46 places have been allocated to our preferred school but it does have 2 classes for the foundation year, does this mean there should still be 14 places free? Also, should I have had any further letters from the LA to acknowledge my appeal or for any other reason, or is it down to me to send my appeal letter in first and state what my grounds for appeal are. If this is the case. What are my grounds for appeal? The school has been oversubscribed every year for at least 6 years and is classed as outstanding by Ofsted. I apologise for the lengthy post, any advice will be very much appreciated.
Thank you lyndsey