Appeal the outcome of a school placement

Dates for 2023-24

Appeals for Year 7 entry from September 2023

  • National Secondary Offer Day – Wednesday 1 March 2023
  • Deadline for lodging appeals – Tuesday 28 March 2023
  • Appeals received by Tuesday 28 March 2023 will be heard by Wednesday 14 June 2023
  • Appeals received after Tuesday 28 March 2023 will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline date or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged (whichever is later)
  • Secondary School on-time applicants: hearings will commence on Tuesday 25 April 2023 and finish on Wednesday 14 June 2023

Appeals for Reception (and Year 3 entry if transferring to a junior school) from September 2023

  • Primary Offer Day – Monday 17 April 2023
  • Deadline for lodging appeals – Tuesday 16 May 2023
  • Appeals received by Tuesday 16th May 2023 will be heard by Monday 17 July 2023
  • Appeals received after Tuesday 16 May 2023 will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline date or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged (whichever is later)

Primary School on-time applicants: hearings will commence on Monday 19 June 2023 and finish on Monday day 17 July 2023.

Appeals for Sixth Form places from September 2023

Where the offer of a place is conditional upon exam results, appeals will be heard within 30 school days of confirmation of those results.

Where the offer of a place is not conditional upon exam results, appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals.

Please contact the school directly for information regarding individual sixth form arrangements.

In-year admissions (outside of the normal round of entry)

In year (or casual) admission appeals will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

Where possible All Appeals received by Wednesday 28 June 2023 will be heard before the start of the new term in September 2023. It may not be possible to hear appeals received after this date prior the start of the new term in September 2023.

Please note no appeals will be heard between Tuesday 26 July 2023 and Monday 18 September 2023.