London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (25 025 199)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 07-Apr-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about how the Council handles requests for summer born children to be educated out of their normal age group. This is because Mrs X has not suffered any significant personal injustice from the matter complained about.

Pittville School (25 020 462)

Statement Not upheld School admissions 01-Apr-2026

Summary: The Council complained about an unsuccessful appeal for a looked after child, Y, to attend Pittville School. We have ended our investigation because Y has since started at another school and is no longer seeking a place at Pittville School. As a result, there is no worthwhile outcome achievable by continuing the investigation.

East Sussex County Council (25 021 882)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 01-Apr-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about an unsuccessful appeal for a school place for her child. There is not enough evidence of fault to warrant investigation.

Essex County Council (25 029 672)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 31-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about school admissions. This is because it is unlikely we would find fault with the issues complained about.

London Borough of Redbridge (25 023 015)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 26-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to refuse to allow Mr X’s child to sit an 11+ examination and about the sharing of data. This is because the issues can be considered by the statutory admissions appeal process and the Information Commissioners Office respectively.

Hampshire County Council (25 013 959)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 25-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of his application for a school place for his son. Mr X’s appeal for a place was successful. Any outstanding injustice is not significant enough to warrant an investigation.

London Borough of Merton (25 021 600)

Statement Upheld School admissions 25-Mar-2026

Summary: We found fault on Mrs Y’s complaint about the appeal panel’s failure to properly consider her appeal against the Council’s decision, acting as admission authority, to reject her application for her daughter to transfer to another school. There was a failure to show the appeal was properly decided. The decision letter failed to explain the reason for the decision. The Council agreed to send a written apology, arrange a new appeal hearing with a different panel, and provide guidance to the clerk to the panel.

Medway Council (25 022 414)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 25-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about an unsuccessful Infant Class Size appeal for a school admission. This is because we are unlikely to find fault with the Council’s appeal process.

Jewish Community Secondary School (25 023 242)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries School admissions 25-Mar-2026

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

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.