School admissions


Recent statements in this category are shown below:

  • Sheffield City Council (23 017 124)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 13-Feb-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about an unsuccessful appeal for a school place. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault.

  • Hertfordshire County Council (23 016 075)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 09-Feb-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council handled Mr X’s application for a school place. This is because the Council was acting on behalf of an academy school. We have no powers to consider complaints about academies.

  • Leeds City Council (23 017 253)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 06-Feb-2024

    Summary: A parent complained that she missed a school admission appeal hearing because the Council gave her misleading information about the appeal venue. But we cannot investigate this matter because the Council was acting on behalf of an academy school, and we have no jurisdiction to consider complaints about academies.

  • Lincolnshire County Council (23 001 813)

    Statement Not upheld School admissions 05-Feb-2024

    Summary: Mrs D complains the Council failed to properly consider her request for her daughter to be admitted to reception at compulsory school age when she starts school in 2024. We have ended our investigation because we cannot achieve the remedy Mrs D wants.

  • Peterborough City Council (23 008 638)

    Statement Upheld School admissions 02-Feb-2024

    Summary: Ms X complains about the Council’s decision to refuse her request for delayed entry to reception for her summer born child, Y. She says the Council’s policy does not comply with recent government guidance. There was fault in the Council’s decision making as it has not applied the correct test. The Council has agreed to apologise and reconsider Ms X’s request. It will also review and revise its policy to ensure this reflects the Admissions Code and non-statutory guidance.

  • Peterborough City Council (23 015 819)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 30-Jan-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about how the Council handled her applications for school places for her children. This is because Miss X’s children have now been offered places at her preferred school and so we could not achieve anything more.

  • London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (23 013 920)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 26-Jan-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a school admission appeal panel’s refusal of an appeal for an infant school place. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault by the panel to justify our involvement.

  • London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (23 013 919)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 26-Jan-2024

    Summary: A parent complained about the school admission appeal panel’s decision to refuse her appeal for a school place. But we will not investigate this complaint because there is not enough evidence of fault by the panel to justify our involvement.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council (23 011 702)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 24-Jan-2024

    Summary: A parent complained the Council had not taken sufficient action to ensure her child was admitted to her preferred school, or to provide home tuition meantime. But we will not investigate this complaint as there is not enough evidence of fault by the Council to warrant our involvement.

  • North Yorkshire Council (23 014 160)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 17-Jan-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.

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