Archive has 172 results
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Leagrave Primary School (21 003 874)
Statement Not upheld School admissions 25-Oct-2021
Summary: there is no fault in the Independent Appeal Panel’s decision not to admit Ms M’s daughter to the School. The Ombudsman cannot question decisions taken without fault.
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London Borough of Camden (21 004 439)
Statement Not upheld School admissions 25-Oct-2021
Summary: The Ombudsman exercised discretion to discontinue the investigation of Miss L’s complaint about the appeal panel’s failure to follow procedure and consider her evidence when it rejected her appeal against the Council’s decision to refuse her daughter a place at her preferred school. Had our investigation continued and found fault, we could not remedy any injustice it caused. This is because Miss L accepted the Council’s recent offer of a place at the school.
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London Borough of Waltham Forest (21 009 286)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 20-Oct-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Ms X's complaint that the school admission appeal panel refused her appeal for a school place for her son. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault in the way the appeal panel dealt with matters.
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North Yorkshire County Council (21 002 079)
Statement Upheld School admissions 19-Oct-2021
Summary: The complainant, Mrs X, complained the Council failed to properly consider her application and appeal for a school place for her son. The Council says it followed the correct admissions and appeals procedures. Following the rejection of Mrs X’s appeal, the Council offered a place at the school. We found the Council acted with fault but did not cause an injustice.
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St Hilda's C of E High School, Liverpool (21 002 660)
Statement Not upheld School admissions 18-Oct-2021
Summary: there is no fault in the Independent Appeal Panel’s decision not to admit Ms M’s son to the School. The Ombudsman cannot question decisions taken without fault.
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London Borough of Waltham Forest (21 004 826)
Statement Not upheld School admissions 18-Oct-2021
Summary: The Ombudsman exercised discretion not to investigate Ms F’s complaint about the appeal panel failing to properly consider her appeal against the decision to refuse her son a place in Year 7 this year at her preferred school. This is because we can achieve no worthwhile outcome for her as she would not transfer him from the school he now goes to even if we found fault and she had a successful new hearing.
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Statement Not upheld School admissions 17-Oct-2021
Summary: there were no faults which call the Independent Appeal Panel’s decision not to admit Mr F’s son to the School into question.
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London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (21 009 834)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 13-Oct-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about an unsuccessful appeal for a school place. This is because Mr X’s child has now been offered a place at his preferred school and so an investigation could not achieve anything more.
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Manchester City Council (21 008 883)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 12-Oct-2021
Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint from a parent about the school admission appeal panel’s decision to turn down her appeal concerning a place for her daughter at an academy school. This is because the law prevents us from considering complaints about appeals for academies.
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The Latymer School, Edmonton (21 003 166)
Statement Not upheld School admissions 30-Sep-2021
Summary: there was no fault in the way the Independent Appeal Panel made its decision not to admit Mr F’s son to the School. The Ombudsman cannot question decisions made without fault.