Leeds City Council (23 011 987)

Statement Not upheld School admissions 04-Mar-2024

Summary: Mr X complained the Council’s school admission appeal panel did not properly consider his appeal for a school place for his son, Y. Specifically, Mr X complained the Council did not take sufficient account of the fact that Y was not in education. There was no fault in the Council’s actions.

Lancashire County Council (23 012 157)

Statement Not upheld School admissions 04-Mar-2024

Summary: Mr X complained the Council did not follow the correct process when it offered his child, Child Z a school place. He also complained the admission appeal panel failed to consider points raised at the appeal. We have ended our investigation because there was nothing more we could have achieved by pursuing this further. The Council has now offered Child Z a place at the preferred school and it has already put in place a service improvement.

Lincolnshire County Council (23 009 144)

Statement Upheld School admissions 28-Feb-2024

Summary: Miss X complains the Council failed to properly consider her request for her son Y to be admitted to reception at compulsory school age when he starts school in 2024. We found fault by the Council in its decision making. The Council has agreed to remedy the injustice this caused.

London Borough of Redbridge (23 016 798)

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

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

London Borough of Redbridge (23 018 916)

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

Summary: A parent complained about the school admission appeal panel’s decision to reject her appeal for an infant school place for her child. But we will not investigate this matter as there is insufficient evidence of fault by the panel to justify our involvement.

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (23 017 848)

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

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council handled Miss 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.

Birmingham City Council (23 017 441)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 20-Feb-2024

Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of her application for a school place under its Fair Access Protocol. We could not add anything to the Council’s response or achieve the outcome Miss X wants.

North Somerset Council (23 017 746)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 20-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.

Leeds City Council (23 003 000)

Statement Not upheld School admissions 20-Feb-2024

Summary: Mr X complains about the conduct of panel members considering his daughter’s admission appeal. Our investigation found no evidence of fault in how the admission appeal was considered.

Lincolnshire County Council (23 010 460)

Statement Upheld School admissions 19-Feb-2024

Summary: Mrs A complains the Council failed to properly consider her request for her daughter B to be admitted to reception at compulsory school age. We found fault by the Council. It has agreed our recommended remedies.