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You must complete all the fields unless they are optional.

Should you be using this form?

  • Please note you cannot appeal for the same school in the same academic year unless there has been a material and significant change in your circumstances since your last appeal hearing, such as a change of address.
  • You can only appeal for schools where you applied and were refused admission.
  • Only use this form to appeal for schools whose appeals are managed by City of Wolverhampton Council.
  • If the school you wish to appeal for is not listed, please contact the school directly for details of their appeal arrangements.
  • If your child has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), please contact the SEN Start Team at SENSTART@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Notes on completing this form

  • You must complete all sections of the form.
  • You must set out your reasons for wanting a place for your child at a particular school so that the independent panel can consider the strength of your case.
  • If your appeal is due to your child's medical condition, you are encouraged to attach evidence of this to your appeal form, such as a consultant's letter from the hospital.
  • If your appeal is due to social reasons such as domestic violence, you are encouraged to attach evidence of this to your appeal form.
  • Please note: Failure to complete any of the above steps may cause a delay in your appeal being processed and eventually heard.

Education, health and care statutory assessment (EHCP)

Has your child or young person been referred for an education, health and care statutory assessment?

Person details

Pupil's details


Child's address




Your details

Customer name
Title



School(s) for which you are appealing

You can only appeal for a particular school if you made an application for that school which has subsequently been refused. If you are appealing for more than one school, please ensure that you submit supporting information in respect of each school.


Please select the Primary Schools you are appealing for Name any siblings currently at this school Operations
Please select the Secondary Schools you are appealing for Name any siblings currently at this school Operations

About your appeal

  • Include all the reasons why you think your child should be offered a place at the school you are appealing for.
  • State the reasons for your appeal concisely and clearly.
  • No further arrangements can be made for the hearing of your appeal until we receive your written grounds.

Upload any documents in support of your appeal Operations
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Allowed types: gif, jpg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, psd, txt, rtf, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, xml, avi, mov, mp3, ogg, wav, bz2, dmg, gz, jar, rar, sit, svg, tar, zip.
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Arrangements for appeal hearing

Appeals will be conducted online using a free application called Microsoft Teams.

You can attend the meeting remotely from any device with access to an internet browser (telephone, tablet, laptop) or, if you have not got a mobile device, you can dial in from any telephone.

All instructions and relevant joining information will be provided with your appeal hearing invite, which will be emailed to you before the hearing.


If you select no, this means the appeal will be considered based on the information provided in writing.
This means you may have less that 10 school days’ notice of your appeal date. 






Statement

I certify that the information I have provided on this form is true to the best of my knowledge, and understand that any false or deliberately misleading information on this form and/or supporting papers may render this application invalid and could lead to the withdrawal of an offer of a school place for my child.

By submitting this form you agree to the City of Wolverhampton Council processing your data in accordance with our Privacy and Cookies Notice | City Of Wolverhampton Council. The information collected on this form will be used by the independent appeals panel in support of your appeal. The form will be circulated to members of the independent appeals panel prior to the appeal meeting. This information will be retained for 2 years.


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