School Admission Appeals

• How to appeal
• Secondary Transfer Appeals
• Reception Transfer Appeals
• In-Year Appeals
• Contact

How to appeal

You have the right of appeal against the refusal of a place at any of the schools which you listed on your application form. You can only appeal for schools which you have already applied for. An independent panel will hear your appeal and their decision is binding for both the admission authority and the school.

We strongly recommend that you accept the place you have been offered, as this will ensure that your child has a school place in September. Accepting a school place will not influence the outcome of your appeal or your child’s position on a waiting list.

There are three types of admissions appeal:

• Secondary Transfer Appeal - if your child is starting secondary school in Year 7 next September
• Reception Transfer Appeal - if your child is starting primary school in Reception next September
• In-Year Appeal - if you want your child to move or start school at any other time

Secondary Transfer Appeals for Year 7 in September

The deadline for secondary transfer appeals is 2 April 2021.

1. Read the  Secondary Transfer Appeals Factsheet (PDF, 939KB)
2. Read the  Admissions Appeal Statistics (PDF, 267KB)
3. Complete the Secondary Transfer Appeal Form before the deadline of 2 April 2021.
4. The appeals administrator will contact you after the deadline to let you know exactly when your appeal will take place:
   1. Any Secondary Transfer appeals received before 2 April 2021 will be considered as on-time. You will be contacted at least 10 days before the hearing to confirm the date of your appeal
   2. Any Secondary Transfer appeals received after 2 April 2021 will be considered as late and may be heard after those appeals which were submitted on-time.

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Reception Transfer Appeals to start primary school in September

The deadline for reception transfer appeals is 21 May 2021.

1. Read the  Reception Transfer Appeals Factsheet (PDF, 1.1MB)
2. Read the  Admissions Appeal Statistics (PDF, 267KB)
3. Complete the Reception Transfer Appeal Form before the deadline of 21 May 2021.
4. The appeals administrator will contact you after the deadline to let you know exactly when your appeal will take place:
   1. Any Reception Transfer appeals received before 21 May 2021 will be considered as on-time. You will be contacted at least 10 days before the hearing to confirm the date of your appeal
   2. Any Reception Transfer appeals received after 21 May 2021 will be considered as late and may be heard after those appeals which were submitted on-time

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In-Year Appeals

If you want to appeal for a school place and your child is not moving to Year 7 or Reception for the first time in September, then you should complete an In-Year Appeal. You can make an in-year appeal at any time, there is no specific deadline.

1. Read the  In-Year Appeals Factsheet (PDF, 1.1MB)
2. Read the  Admissions Appeal Statistics (PDF, 267KB)
3. Complete the In-Year Appeal Form (PDF, 51KB) and send it to schooladmissions@haringey.gov.uk
4. The appeals administrator will contact you to let you know exactly when your appeal will take place.

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Contact the Appeals Service

Independent Appeals Administrator

• Tel: 020 8489 1000
• Email: schooladmissions@haringey.gov.uk

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