Specific question about the appeals process

[ShowOfHands]

If 2 families are appealing and they prove that the school can admit 2 further children above PAN, do those places get allocated according to admissions criteria? So according to the waiting list? I presume so. Does that hypothetically mean you could appeal, prove the school can exceed PAN and gain a place for another child whose family didn't appeal and still be without a place for your own child?

[ShowOfHands]

Oh I'm realistic. I'm utterly despondent tbh.

[PatriciaHolm]

Sorry, I didn't mean to have that effect on you! Good luck.

[ShowOfHands]

Oh it's not you, it's the whole process!

I'm not hopeful at all.

[IAmAPaleontologist]

Yup appealing is always worth it,especially if the intake is below 30 and so no infant class size issues. Case in point this year ds2 and his best mate did not get in to first choice school even though older siblings are there. They were numbers 1 and 2 on waiting list. Neither has got in from the waiting list but they were the only 2 who appealed and the school decided they could take the extras so on map peak deadline day they told us we were successful. If we had not appealed we would still be sitting waiting for someone to decide to move away.

And yes showy, we have managed to get them all in together thank goodness!

Is his allocated school terrible or is it just that you'd rather have them together? Of course it is never easy having them in separate schools, just wondering if it is an "over my dead body" situation or if will be ok if you don't get him in.

[ShowOfHands]

I'll PM you. It's complicated.

[NynaevesSister]

Apologies only just come back to this. Misread the OP.