Mid year school appeal

[B3l5]

I have applied for a mid year admission for my Year 1 and year 3 daughters. The Yr1 was offered a place and has since started and my other daughter in yr 4 was offered another sch. I have appealed the decision on the grounds of Sibling and the fact that both finishes at the same time.
Can anyone help with their own experience on what to expect and what the chances are, any tips to help me pls....am quite devastatedd as am struggling with pick ups + my daughter is not enjoying the school at all, she wants to be with her sis.
Thanks

Having a sibling at school isn't in itself grounds for appeal, unless you have strong evidence that your Y4 daughter needs to be with her sibling due to some experience/condition that she deals with. Many siblings are separated, and often schools will be infant/junior schools, so they wouldn't be together in that situation anyway.

Also, sadly, transport concerns are not in the remit of an appeals panel to deal with. Having two schools finishing at the same time is a very common scenario, and many parents go to appeal saying 'I have to be in two places at once....', which is met with a polite 'sorry to hear that, but it isn't grounds for appeal.'

What would count in your favour is anything about the appeal school that would particularly benefit your DD, that is unique to that school or not offered in the allocated school. Things such as nurture group (if vulnerable/SN), clubs, subjects taught. School size can sometimes be relevant if a child needs a small school to thrive.

Are there any schools that could take both of them?

Thanks for your responses. And no, all the schools around is dont have spaces for both of them together. When will having a sibling count as it was written in the admission policy that pupils with sibling in the partner school (the infant) will be given priority and the school is literally the closest to us

It will count if the school holds a waiting list, because you will be in a higher category than distance alone.

You can still go to appeal, just don't focus on sibling/school finish time.