Secondary appeal

[bushra83]

Hi I am looking for some advice please in regards to school appeals my daughter got her third preference and I am looking to plead for the first preference I am looking for any advice u csn give in regards to how to win a appeal I have a young child who suffers from hyperinslinism and is tube fed and needs constant monitoring and one of the things I was going to use in my appeal was that because I have no family where I live I have no body to reply on and I will be in great difficult trying to get my daughter to school along with my younger children to primary school I know they will prob tell me that my daughter can get the bus into school i can get medical evidence and supporting letters from my baby consultants nurses etc to confirm his medical conditions I am looking for any advice anyone can give me pls hope this msg makes sense

No one wants their child to go to an underperforming school. However, by putting a school so far away on the list, you may be indicating to the panel that it's more important to you that she avoids the local school than it is she goes somewhere local despite the medical issues.

It's not insurmountable, but a panel will ask questions about it. You need to build a strong case around her needs for the appeal school, aside from being close to home as that alone won't carry much weight.

I don't think you will win on distance as it was your 3 preference and it was 22 miles away when you didn't even put your local school. This will be used against you to disprove your argument. Sorry you will need another argument.

Has the situation with your lo changed since you made the application?

no my lo situation hasn't changed but my own personal circumstances have

As others have said, you do think carefully about what you will say when - as they probably will - the panel ask why you didn’t apply for the catchment school. Saying it isn’t good enough is a weak answer. It’s better to focus on why it doesn’t meet your child’s needs and why the preferred school does.