Could I win my school appeal

[Kayloulou90]

Hello all,
I am appealing to get my 9 year old into a different school (year 5)
Her younger brother goes to a school which is literally next door to our house and we are hoping to get her in here through appeal since they don't have spaces in her year.
I am basing the appeal off a few points but it mainly being my daughter has a medical condition which, although the new school won't accommodate it better, it's closer than her current school meaning I can get to her quicker in a medical emergency since I don't drive and her current school is a a mile and a half away. If she does have a medical emergency with her condition she will be left in pain and urinating blood until she can get intervention which, it's atleast a 40 minute walk till I could get to her and I'm terrified of her being by herself in an ambulance.
Could this win an appeal with the school district?

Assuming you are in England, to win an appeal for Y5, you need to show that the disadvantage to your daughter from not being admitted to the school outweighs any problems the school will face from having to cope with an additional pupil. You being terrified of her being by herself in an ambulance is unlikely to carry any weight as that is about you, not your daughter. I'm not sure the fact it will take you 40 minutes to walk to school will carry much weight either, particularly if the required intervention is something the school could handle such as giving her medication. I'm not saying you definitely won't win an appeal with this case - that depends on the strength of the case to refuse admission. But it doesn't strike me as a particularly strong case, I'm afraid.

Would a taxi not get.you there quicker? Or could you jog in about 20min which is probably quicker than an ambulance anyway

Or cycle to her

If it's a genuine medical emergency I would expect the school to phone an ambulance. They won't wait 40 minutes for you to walk there first. It's either an emergency or it isn't?

The argument you’re giving would imply that you never leave your house in case she has an episode. It would also imply that you sit outside her current school just in case. I would assume that if she has such a significant health condition that she would need immediate emergency care she would have a Health Care Plan. Does she?

I would expect that the first question the panel would ask is does your daughter have a health care plan. They should also ask you how many times she has required an ambulance from the school she is at. From what you've written, you are upset at the thought of her being in an ambulance by herself, but it that sounds like it has never happened. You only stand a chance if you can demonstrate that this has happened, and provide the evidence. Otherwise, I would expect the panel to consider your reasons theoretical.