This section of the site provides information on the process of appealing against the decision of a Church of England Voluntary Aided (VA) School in the Diocese of Peterborough not to admit a child to their school.
Please note that admissions and appeals for Church of England Voluntary Controlled (VC) Schools are the responsibility of the Local Authority within which the school is situated.
If your child has been refused a place at a Church of England VA School* in the Diocese of Peterborough and you wish to appeal, in the first instance please contact the Appeal Administrator, Christine Burnett and ask for an appeals pack. She can be contacted on 01604-887006 or education@peterborough-diocese.org.uk
The pack includes a Notice of Appeal Form that should be returned to the Diocesan Office. If, having read the guidance documents, you have a question about the appeals procedure, Peter Goringe, Deputy Director of Education, may be able to help. His telephone number is 01604-887061.
* Please note that appeals for The King's School, Peterborough, are managed by the school itself. Contact regarding appeals should be made with the school, rather than the Diocesan Office.
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Admission Appeals- guidance notes for parents 27 July 2010 More details |
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Infant Class Size Supplementary Information 27 July 2010 More details |
The Governing Body of a Voluntary Aided school is the Admission Authority for the school and is therefore responsible for all admissions and admission procedures.
If a year group is oversubscribed - that is, there are more applications than places available - the Governing Body will apply the admissions criteria from the Admission Policy, allocating places up to their Published Admission Number.
Parents/legal guardians of those refused places are then entitled to appeal against the Governing Body's decision.
Appeals are heard by an Independent Appeals Panel. A decision made by the Appeal Panel whether to offer a place at the school, is binding on the Admission Authority and the parent/legal guardian.
The acceptance of a place at an alternative school does not affect your right of appeal.
The paper entitled 'Admission Appeals - Guidance Notes for Parents' is available to download on this page. It outlines the steps in the appeals process.
If you are appealing for a place for your child in an "Infant" class that has 30 pupils, you will need to have read the "Infant Class Size Supplementary Information " paper which is available for download on this page.
Another source of information and help is the Advisory Centre for Education based in London. (This link will open in a new window.)
