Appealing for reception class place

[Esin09]

Hi everyone,
I have recently received a letter from my local authorities telling me I didn't have my preference school for my son. He was going to same school' nursery last two year and I had difficulties to settling in that school now he is happy and excitedly waiting to start to reception class just next door of his current nursery class.
He has asthma and was using current school'after school activities with his older brother-he will be start to secondary school in September 2014-

He was recently has some behavioural concern of me such as blinking his eyes couple of time we have seen doctor. We try to sort it out this problem as whole family. I am thinking new environment will effect him.
I am a parent of my preference school nearly 11 years.
This changes also effect me.
I am going to appeal.
Can anyone help me.
How can I prepare myself to the appeal
Esin

Presumably as older sibling is already year 6 he didn't get a sibling link category. He'd be on his own for after school actviities anyway. Attendance at nursery rarely qualifies you for a higher category and unless your ds has a diagnosed medical/social need- or at least professional support on that basis for that particular school only - it will be hard to appeal. Where is he on the waiting list ?

Firstly, you need to know if it's an Infant Class Size (ICS) appeal. This will be the case if there are already 30 children in each infant class. If so, there is very little chance of winning an appeal unless the council made an error when allocating places. Do you have any reason to suspect an error?

If it's not an ICS appeal, there is more hope of winning, but you would need to give good reasons why that is the only school that can meet your son's needs.

As MrsKCastle says, the most important thing you need to know is whether or not this is an ICS appeal as that has a huge bearing on your chances of winning the case. If it is an ICS case none of the points you make in your post will help. Indeed, even if it is not an ICS case they don't make for a strong appeal. Assuming this is not an ICS case:

he is happy and excitedly waiting to start to reception

In the absence of expert evidence to the contrary the appeal panel is likely to think he will settle quickly regardless of where he goes to Reception.

He has asthma and was using current school after school activities

Any school should be able to cope with asthma so that is unlikely to help. The after school activities may help but only if the allocated school doesn't have anything equivalent and you can show that your son will be disadvantaged as a result.

some behavioural concern

Again, any school should be able to cope with behavioural issues.

I am a parent of my preference school nearly 11 years. This changes also effect me.

I'm afraid that isn't relevant for appeal at all. You could be a governor of the school and it still wouldn't help.

If this is not an ICS case you will need to produce evidence that your son will be disadvantaged in some way unless he attends this school. If this is an ICS case you should only be able to win if the admissions process has gone wrong in some way that has cost your son a place.