Complaint Outcomes: Education archive 2006-07

Lady Margaret School, Parsons Green (05A05670, 18169)
Some of the most extensive problems and flaws with school admissions criteria the Ombudsman had ever seen.

20 March 2007

Rosebery School, Epsom (06A03333)
Appeals against refusals of places at Rosebery School, Epsom, were very poorly handled.

06 February 2007

London Borough of Waltham Forest (05A12278)
Delay in taking action to find a school place for boy with special needs, and failure to provide education while he was out of school.

15 January 2007

Essex County Council (05A01826) & Kent County Council (05A04531)
Essex CC at fault in deciding to move a young man with learning difficulties to Kent when it was told there was no suitable education available, while Kent CC was at fault in failing to provide appropriate education while he was living there.

04 December 2006

Northamptonshire County Council (05B00611)
Faults in the provision of social services and education for severely disabled girl.

30 November 2006

Kingsbury High School, Brent (05A11622)
Mishandling of appeal against refusal of school places to four children.

28 September 2006

Staffordshire County Council (05B00448, 05B00897)
Unreasonable refusal to admit two children to a nursery school even though places were available.

21 September 2006

Surrey County Council (05A13627)
Delay in assessing a boy's special educational needs.

13 September 2006

London Borough of Lambeth (05B11513)
Failure to provide out-of-school education for bullied child with learning difficulties.

17 July 2006

London Borough of Wandsworth (05B01598)
Failure to either take action to address non-attendance at school of boy with special needs, or to provide him with alternative education.

06 July 2006

St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood (06A00825)
Operation of admissions policy denied a parent her legal rights to apply for a place and to have an independent appeal if unsuccessful.

29 June 2006

Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council (05C00898)
Delay in finalising boy's statement of special educational needs at the time of his transfer to secondary school.

27 June 2006

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (05C03466)
Unreasonable withdrawal of free school transport from autistic boy with poor motor skills and profound learning disability.

25 May 2006

Northamptonshire County Council (05B07355)
Mishandling of request for girl to transfer to Year 6 of a new school.

06 April 2006