Beechwood Primary School (20 002 933)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 28-Sep-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about an unsuccessful appeal for a school place. This is because there is no evidence of fault by the appeal panel and so we cannot question the merits of its decision.

Royal Borough of Greenwich (20 003 449)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 28-Sep-2020

Summary: A parent complained that the school admission appeal panel did not take proper account of the evidence he provided about his son’s special needs when it refused his appeal for a place at his preferred primary school. But the Ombudsman will not start an investigation of this matter because the parent no longer wishes to pursue the issue in his complaint.

London Borough of Lambeth (20 001 824)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 25-Sep-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate Ms X’s complaint that a school failed to provide her child with education. We should not investigate her complaint the Council delayed in allocating a school place as the delay is not the cause of any significant injustice.

Nottinghamshire County Council (20 004 289)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 25-Sep-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council not allocating him a place at his preferred school for his child. This is because it is unlikely we would find fault and we would not achieve a significantly different outcome that already obtained.

Cheshire West & Chester Council (20 003 126)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 25-Sep-2020

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 and so we cannot question the merits of the panel’s decision.

London Borough of Hackney (20 003 174)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 25-Sep-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about the refusal of admission to the complainant’s preferred school for her son. This is because there is no evidence of fault in the way that the Independent Appeal Panel (IAP) made its decision.

Birmingham City Council (20 002 976)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 23-Sep-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about the refusal of admission for the complainant’s child to her preferred school. This is because she has a right of appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel and it is reasonable to expect her to use it.

Archbishop Blanch School (20 003 680)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 22-Sep-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Miss X’s complaint that the School’s Admissions Appeal Panel failed to provide her child with a place at this school. It is unlikely the Ombudsman would find fault which caused her to lose out on a school place.

St Hilda's C of E High School, Liverpool (20 003 621)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 18-Sep-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Miss X’s complaint that the School’s Admissions Appeal Panel failed to provide her child with a place at this school. It is unlikely the Ombudsman would find fault which caused her to lose out on a school place.

St. Marys C Of E Foundation Primary School (19 011 295)

Statement Upheld School admissions 17-Sep-2020

Summary: Miss X complains the admission authority did not properly consider her request for her summer born daughter to delay starting school into Reception until after she reaches compulsory school age. The Ombudsman finds fault with the admission authority’s decision-making process. We have recommended the admission authority apologise and reconsider Miss X’s application.