Gloucestershire County Council (25 029 650)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 24-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs M’s complaint about the Council’s handling of her application for a secondary school place for her daughter because her complaint is late. In any event, Mrs M had a right of appeal to challenge the Council’s decision. There is nothing worthwhile we could achieve by investigating her complaint now.

Gloucestershire County Council (25 023 368)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 20-Mar-2026

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 Council and the appeal panel.

London Borough of Lambeth (25 024 477)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 20-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about Mr Y being refused a second school admission appeal because we are unlikely to find fault in the Council’s actions.

Hertfordshire County Council (25 008 821)

Statement Not upheld School admissions 18-Mar-2026

Summary: Mr X complained about the way the independent school admissions appeal panel considered his daughter-in-law’s (Ms Y’s) appeal against the refusal of a place for her son at her preferred school. We do not find fault in the way the panel considered the case and therefore we are closing the complaint.

Leeds City Council (25 024 637)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 17-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council’s schools’ admissions appeal panel refusing her appeal. It is unlikely we would find fault which caused Mrs X to lose out on a school place.

Swindon Borough Council (25 008 904)

Statement Upheld School admissions 17-Mar-2026

Summary: We found there was fault in the way the Council decided Mrs X’s application for her children to be admitted to Reception out of their normal age group. We recommended the Council apologised and reconsidered its decision.

St Luke's C of E Halsall Primary School (25 021 958)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 16-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about the School’s admissions appeal panel refusing her appeal. It is unlikely we would find fault which caused Miss X to lose out on a school place.

London Borough of Bexley (25 024 751)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 16-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about the Council’s decision to process an application for a school place. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault by the Council for us to be able to question its actions.

Archbishop Beck Catholic College (25 027 086)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 16-Mar-2026

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 by the panel for us to be able to question its decision.

Kent County Council (25 020 754)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 13-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the arrangements made for his child to sit the Kent Test for entry to grammar schools. This is because it is reasonable for Mr X to use his right of appeal.