Admission appeals
If you have requested a place at a primary or secondary school in Hull that has no vacancies, you have the right of appeal to an independent panel.
Parents or Guardians who wish to exercise their right of appeal, need to complete an appeal form. This can be requested from the Admissions Team by calling 01482 300 300.
Once the appeal form has been submitted, an appeal hearing date will be set within 30 school days of receipt of the form for in year transfers or 40 school days during the normal admissions round.
You will receive a letter 10 days before the hearing confirming the time and date of the hearing. Guidelines on what to do at the appeal will also be included in the pack. You must let democratic services know if an interpreter is required.
Appeal outcome
Following the hearing, you will be sent a letter confirming the decision within 5 working days. If your appeal has been successful, it will contain instructions for what you will need to do next.
If your appeal has been unsuccessful, the letter will include the reasons why the Panel decided to refuse your appeal. The Panel consists of experienced and trained people who are independent of the council.
Once an appeal decision has been made, you will not be able to appeal to the same school until the following academic year. If you wish to challenge this decision, you will need to take advice on any further steps you can take.
Even if a place has been allocated at a school, the parent can still lodge an appeal for a school where an application has been made.
Parents and carers who feel that the way in which admission decisions have been reached by the Authority and the Appeal Panel are improper, may take their case online through the Department for Education website.
Alternatively complaints about a maintained school can be made in writing or by telephone to -
The Commission for Local Administration in England Ombudsman
PO Box 4771
Coventry
CV4 OEH
They can also be contacted by telephone 08456 021 983.
If your complaint is regarding the an academy school you can contact -
Complaints Team
Education and Skills Funding Agency
Cheylesmore House
Quinton Road
Coventry
CV1 2WT
You can also contact them by telephone on 0370 000 2288.
An appeal decision cannot be overturned by the Ombudsman or the Education and Skills Funding Agency. They can consider whether there has been any maladministration. If it is decided that something went wrong the DfE may ask the school to hold a new appeal hearing or recommend the school reviews its appeals process.