School appeal, can they use where you work to reject dc or can i use it as reason to accept dc?

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Am trying to understand if the fact i work in a school that is further away (not by much) than the appeal school is likely to be a factor which either i can use as a reason for my dc not attending same school that i work at or if i would have to declare that i work in the other school and they might use that as a reason dc should go to school i am at, or if it should make no difference.

This suggests it can be used in state schools as well;

www.gov.uk/schools-admissions/admissions-criteria

It can be used in state schools as long as the admissions authority follows proper procedure to have it included. It's mainly used in hard to recruit areas where it incentivises people to apply to work in a school they would otherwise overlook.

Absolutely it does.

The school I taught at has it as the third criterion after EHCP naming the school and LAC.

A number of state schools have children of staff as an admission criteria. It is rare, but it does have relevance in some state schools.