making an appeal for a high school place at an oversubscribed school?

[mumofjust1]

For various serious reasons, I removed my dd from her previous high school for her own safety, both mental and physical.

She is number on on our nearest high school waiting list. I have been told that this school is over subscribed in year 8 but that I can appeal on the grounds that is would harm my dd more if she wasn't offered a place than it would harm the school if she was.

I'm waiting for the appeal form to come through and was wondering if anyone has done this and been sucessful?

Any experiences, advice or info gratefully received

A friend of mine did this and was successful.

Her case looked at capacity. Showed previous years had run with extra children etc but really the focus was on the need for her child to have a fresh start in a safe environment. They were especially interested if her child had friends in the school she was appealing for.

Thanks Jin, its good to know that someone else has done this and succeded.

How would I go about finding numbers for previous years?

I think she got it from the admissions booklets but I'll ask her