Admissions

Our admissions timetables for appeals are as follows:

Secondary School Allocation Day – Wednesday 1 March 2023.
Deadline for Receipt of a Secondary School Admission Appeal Form – Friday 31 March 2023.
Secondary School Admission Appeals will be held at a date to be confirmed within 40 school days of deadline to lodge appeal and will be held between Wednesday 3 May and Monday 19 June 2023.
Notification of appeal hearing date – At least 10 school days before the appeal hearing.
Deadline for the Admission Authority to submit their case papers to the Clerk to the Independent Appeals Panel – At least 9 working days before the date of the appeal hearing.
Clerk to send appeal papers to Appellants, Panel and the Admission Authority – At least 7 working days before the date of the appeal hearing.
Deadline to submit additional information to the Clerk to the Independent Appeals Panel – At least three days prior to your appeal date.
Decision Letter sent to appellants and Admission Authority within 5 school days of the decision being made.

September 2023 Preference period begins and parents/carers should have received their information packs.
October 2023 Closing date for secondary applications.
March 2024 Parents/carers will be able to log into their application to confirm whether a place has been offered, if they applied online. Letters will only be posted where a paper application is received or it has not been possible to offer a place at a preferred school. Details of how to appeal will be explained in this letter. March 2024 Acceptance form should be returned by this date.
March 2024 First reallocation of places begins. April 2024 Appeal forms must be returned by this date.
May 2024 – July 2024 Appeals held – parents/carers will be notified of the outcome within 5 working days of the hearing.
May 2024 – August 2024 Reallocation of places.
December 2024 Waiting lists cease to operate.

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