School admissions archive 2019-2020


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  • Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council (19 012 473)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 05-Nov-2019

    Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate this complaint about the decision of an Independent Appeal Panel (IAP) to admit a child to the school where the complainant is chair of governors. This is because the complainant is acting in his official capacity and is not a qualifying complainant.

  • Hampshire County Council (19 006 137)

    Statement Not upheld School admissions 04-Nov-2019

    Summary: There is no fault in the way the independent admission appeals panel arranged by Hampshire County Council considered Ms F’s appeal for a place at Q School.

  • Plymouth City Council (19 012 118)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 02-Nov-2019

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr A’s complaint that the Council has refused his application for a school place for his son. This is because it would be reasonable for Mr A to use his right to appeal against the Council’s decision.

  • Dorset Council (19 011 563)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 30-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 and so we cannot question the merits of the panel’s decision.

  • Hampshire County Council (19 002 977)

    Statement Not upheld School admissions 29-Oct-2019

    Summary: Mr X complained about the Independent Appeal Panel’s decision not to admit his daughter to his first preference school.
    He said this caused him inconvenience and distressed his daughter. The panel was not at fault in how it dealt with Mr X’s appeal.

  • Fullhurst Community College (19 009 756)

    Statement Upheld School admissions 28-Oct-2019

    Summary: Mrs D complains she could not present her case in person to an appeal panel, when appealing for her child to join the School. We uphold the complaint. We consider the Clerk to the appeal gave wrong advice that prevented Mrs D presenting her case in person, which may have affected the result of the appeal. The School accepts this finding and has arranged for Mrs D to receive a fresh appeal.

  • Nottinghamshire County Council (19 005 448)

    Statement Upheld School admissions 28-Oct-2019

    Summary: Mrs C complains about the conduct of an independent school admission appeal panel hearing. We uphold the complaint finding the panel did not properly engage with the grounds of Mrs C’s appeal. This causes uncertainty as Mrs C does not know if the outcome of the appeal may have been different but for the fault. The Council has agreed to apologise to Mrs C in recognition of this injustice. It will also brief clerks and panel members on the lessons to be learnt from the complaint.

  • Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School (19 009 332)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 26-Oct-2019

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr A’s complaint that the admission authority for a Voluntary Aided school refused his application for a school place for his son, and the school admission appeal panel refused his appeal. This is because it is unlikely we would find fault on the part of the authority or the panel.

  • St George's CoE School (Broadstairs) (19 005 523)

    Statement Not upheld School admissions 23-Oct-2019

    Summary: The Ombudsman has discontinued his investigation into Ms B’s complaint about the way the independent appeal panel considered her appeal against the refusal of place at St George’s School for her son. Ms B has withdrawn her complaint because her son is now settled at another school.

  • Honeywell Infant School (19 007 892)

    Statement Not upheld School admissions 23-Oct-2019

    Summary: Mrs X complained about how the admission appeal panel for a Foundation school carried out the appeal process for her child, Y. The School has since offered Y a place, therefore I have discontinued my investigation as there is nothing more I could achieve.

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