Reception Class Appeal

[Banana1982]

We recently found out that our daughter did not get into any of our first choice schools. Our first choice school and the school we are thinking of appealing to, will be changing to an academy for September intake. The admissions for reception was 50 children. When we heard from the school that they had automatically transferred 30 children from the nursery to the reception. When we heard this we where very shocked and seems at odds with the admission code. Can anyone offer some advice if they think this is good grounds to appeal?

Tiggy - They can't do the whole thing again as that would involve taking away offers to people who have already got them. If there are lots of appeals it puts the appeal panel in a difficult position.

Banana1982 - I am also happy to take a look if you would like to PM me the details.

Argh. MN lost my post which said that offers already made can't be retracted, and if there are lots of appeals, the panel may have to decide how many more the school can admit and prioritise accordingly. As prh47bridge says, it could become very tricky.

Ultimately an academy that ignores the Admissions Code can have its funding withdrawn. That would, of course, be the final sanction if all else failed.

Pressed Post too soon! Before it gets that far the Secretary of State can direct them to comply with the Code.

prh47bridge, I have PMd you and Admission, Thanks for you assistance everybody.

From what I can understand, if there was lots of appeals that where successful, they would only admit the strongest cases. Up to the limit of what they believe the school could admit with Prejudice to the existing pupils.