School appeals advice

[TheDisillusionedAnarchist]

I just wanted to get some advice re primary school appeals (Year 2 Wales)

My daughter’s year is full and my son has been accepted for the same school. It will be a prejudice appeal not infant class size confirmed by the offer letter.

My main grounds would be

1. my daughter’s extreme anxiety which means she would be better if she was in the same school as her brother
2. The school has an excellent communication system between parents and staff which would benefit her as she is high risk for EBSA and would need a close working relationship between staff and parents

She is under CAMHS and there’s a possibility they will write a letter supporting this.

I imagine these are both fairly weak grounds and we’d be unlikely to win but worth a go. Almost no schools in our city will permit visits or discussion pre being offered a place so not much chance of strengthening the case

Do I need to include all evidence etc in my initial response to say we will be appealing or is it ok to outline my case and add later?

Any suggestions for making this appeal as strong as possible would be much appreciated.

No they run YR as one unit on its own (I assume with three teachers) then split Y1 and Y2. Remarkably well staffed school. Teacher and TA per class in KS1 and unusually high numbers of TAs in KS2.

I guess then they must be running classes of 28 which would explain the appeal not being ICS although the ALNCO was adamant they were 30.

@titchyYes, but schools do go above pan. Are they just saying it’s above pen or giving prejudice reasons? What are the prejudice reasons? Without knowing how the school organises, it’s difficult to say whether going over pan prejudices anything for other dc if they don’t have 30 in a class in ks1. Or where the majority are ks1. So is it classroom size, staffing? Needs of other dc? Why does 1 over pan prejudice the education of existing pupils?