Archive has 172 results
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Gloucestershire County Council (21 017 958)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 31-Mar-2022
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about an unsuccessful appeal for a school place. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault by the panel, and so we cannot question the merits of its decision.
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Blackburn with Darwen Council (21 018 147)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 29-Mar-2022
Summary: A parent complained about the school admission appeal panel’s decision to turn down her appeal concerning a school place for her son. But we will not investigate this matter as there is not enough evidence of fault by the panel.
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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (21 009 815)
Statement Upheld School admissions 25-Mar-2022
Summary: Mrs Y complains about the conduct of the Council’s presenting officer before a school admission appeal hearing. She complains the Council failed to respond to her complaint. We have upheld Mrs Y’s complaint that the Council has failed to respond to her complaint. This caused Mrs Y uncertainty. To remedy this, the Council has agreed to apologise to Mrs Y, make her a payment and put her complaint through its complaints process.
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Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council (21 007 009)
Statement Not upheld School admissions 15-Mar-2022
Summary: Mr X complained that the Council did not provide him with sufficient information and support when he was making an online application for a place for his child at his preferred primary school. I found no evidence of fault by the Council and no fault in the way the Independent Appeal Panel considered his infant class size appeal.
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Statement Not upheld School admissions 10-Mar-2022
Summary: Mrs X complained about the Independent Appeal Panel’s decision to not admit her child to their preferred choice of school. There was no fault in the way the appeal was conducted.
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Surrey County Council (21 015 848)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 07-Mar-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the advice the Council gave to schools about school admissions. Investigation by us would be unlikely to lead to a different or worthwhile outcome.
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Kent County Council (21 016 642)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 01-Mar-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about an unsuccessful appeal for a school place. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault for us to question the panel’s decision.
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Liverpool City Council (21 016 895)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 01-Mar-2022
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about an unsuccessful appeal for a school place. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault by the panel, and so we cannot question the merits of its decision.
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Suffolk County Council (21 006 358)
Statement Not upheld School admissions 01-Mar-2022
Summary: Mrs B complained that the Council provided inaccurate information to the Appeal Panel considering her appeal for a place at School D for her child C. We have not found fault with the Council.
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Royal Borough of Greenwich (21 009 449)
Statement Upheld School admissions 28-Feb-2022
Summary: Mr X says the admissions appeal panel did not take account of his medical conditions and did not treat him fairly. There was inadequate detail in the clerk’s notes to conclude Mr X’s appeals were conducted properly. However, the identified fault did not cause Mr X significant injustice to warrant further pursuit of this complaint by, or a remedy from, the Ombudsman.