Leicester City Council (19 007 399)

Statement Not upheld School admissions 21-Oct-2019

Summary: Mr F complains a school admission appeals panel failed to properly consider his appeal for a place for his son, G. There is no evidence of fault.

Cumbria County Council (19 010 477)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 17-Oct-2019

Summary: The Ombudsman 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.

Nottingham City Council (19 010 547)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 17-Oct-2019

Summary: A parent complained about the school admission appeal panel’s decision to turn down her appeal regarding a place for her son at her preferred primary school. But the Ombudsman does not have reason to investigate the complaint because there is no sign of fault by the panel in the way it made its decision.

St. Bedes Catholic Junior School (19 004 536)

Statement Not upheld School admissions 14-Oct-2019

Summary: Miss B complained about the way her appeal against the refusal of a school place for her daughter, C, was handled. We cannot find fault with the actions of the appeal panel.

Kent County Council (19 004 268)

Statement Not upheld School admissions 11-Oct-2019

Summary: Mrs X complains the admissions appeals panel did not properly consider her son’s appeal for a grammar school place. From the evidence seen, the Ombudsman does not find fault in how the admissions appeals panel considered the appeal.

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council (19 005 220)

Statement Not upheld School admissions 11-Oct-2019

Summary: Miss X complains about the way the Council managed the process which considered her daughter’s school admissions appeal. She says the panel which heard the appeal considered the information her daughter’s father had submitted, but not the information she had submitted. She also questions why her daughter was not awarded a place when some became available, given her position on the waiting list. The Ombudsman has found the Council was not at fault because the panel considered all the information that Miss X submitted in support of her daughter’s case that was relevant to the appeal before deciding to reject it.

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council (19 010 184)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 11-Oct-2019

Summary: The Ombudsman 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.

Notre Dame College (19 004 639)

Statement Upheld School admissions 08-Oct-2019

Summary: Miss D complained about the decision of an Independent Appeal Panel to refuse her daughter a place at her chosen school. The Ombudsman has found fault in the way this appeal was conducted. To remedy the injustice caused, the school has offered a fresh appeal.

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council (19 007 772)

Statement Not upheld School admissions 08-Oct-2019

Summary: Mr F complained about the way in which an independent admission appeals panel considered his appeal for a place at Z School. Mr F has now moved house, submitted a new application for a place at Z School which was refused and so now has a fresh right of appeal. This investigation is discontinued as any finding of fault about the original appeal would be remedied by a fresh appeal and Mr F already has this. So further investigation cannot achieve a better outcome than Mr F already has and there is nothing to be gained by pursuing the complaint now.

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council (19 007 445)

Statement Not upheld School admissions 08-Oct-2019

Summary: Mr F complained about the way in which an independent admission appeals panel considered his appeal for a place at Q School. Mr F has now moved house, submitted a new application for a place at Q School which was refused and so now has a fresh right of appeal. This investigation is now discontinued as any finding of fault about the original appeal would be remedied by a fresh appeal and Mr F already has this. So further investigation cannot achieve a better outcome than Mr F already has and there is nothing to be gained by pursuing the complaint now.