Recent statements in this category are shown below:
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Liverpool City Council (24 005 353)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 23-Jul-2024
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s Schools Admissions Appeal Panel’s failure to provide his child with a place at School Y. It is unlikely the Ombudsman would find fault which caused them to lose out on a school place.
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Hampshire County Council (24 005 044)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 22-Jul-2024
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s school admission appeal panel’s decision to refuse the complainant’s appeal for a school place for her son. This is because there is no evidence of fault on the Council’s part.
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Lancashire County Council (23 019 931)
Statement Not upheld School admissions 21-Jul-2024
Summary: Mrs M complains about the Independent Appeal Panel’s decision not to admit her children to a primary school. There is no fault in the Panel’s decision. The Ombudsman cannot question decisions taken without fault.
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St Bernard's RC Grammar School, Slough (24 003 789)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 18-Jul-2024
Summary: We 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 by the panel.
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Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (24 005 653)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 18-Jul-2024
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s Schools Admissions Appeal Panel’s failure to provide his child with a place at School Y. It is unlikely the Ombudsman would find fault which caused them to lose out on a school place.
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Kent County Council (24 005 139)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 17-Jul-2024
Summary: We 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 for us to be able to question the panel’s decision.
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Holy Family Catholic High School (24 004 928)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 15-Jul-2024
Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about an unsuccessful appeal for a school place. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault.
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Hampshire County Council (24 004 808)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 14-Jul-2024
Summary: We 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 panel’s decision.
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Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council (24 005 103)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 14-Jul-2024
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the withdrawal of a school place. This is because the Council was acting on behalf of an academy school. We have no powers to investigate when this is the case.
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Statement Upheld School admissions 10-Jul-2024
Summary: Mrs Y complains the Council took too long to offer a school place to her son, D, when she stopped providing home education. She says D missed a significant amount of education due to the Council’s delay. We find the Council did not comply with the timescales in the statutory guidance and its own policy which caused significant injustice to D. To remedy the injustice caused by fault, the Council has agreed to complete the actions listed at the end of this statement.