Appeals Timetable

If you have not been offered a place at your preferred school, you have the right to appeal.

Appeals are dealt with by Hampshire County Council

Guidance surrounding this process can be found on the Hampshire County Council website:

 

Appealing for a School Place
The timetable of Admissions Appeals, detailing the key dates and deadlines of the appeals process, can be found here:

Admission Appeals Timetable for Year 3 (Infant to Junior school transfer) in September 2024

For community and voluntary controlled schools (i.e. schools for which Hampshire County Council is the admission authority) appeals will follow the timetable below.

For infant, junior and all-through primary schools which are their own admission authority (i.e. Academy, Foundation, Trust and Voluntary Aided schools), please refer to the individual school for their appeal dates.

 

National notification date for on-time applicants:                                               Tuesday 16 April 2024

Notification date for late applicants (whose applications received after 15 January and before 16 April 2024):                                                                                                                                      Monday 29 April 2024                                                       

Deadline date for parents wishing to lodge an appeal (submitting completed appeal form to the County Council):                                                                                                                                Tuesday 21 May 2024

Appeal hearings to be held                                                                               From 03 June to 23 July, inclusive

Decision letters to be sent                                                                                Within five school days of hearing 

 

Please note

(i) Appeals lodged after 21 May 2024 will be heard during the above dates if possible. Where it is not achievable to hold an appeal between the above dates, the hearing will be scheduled within 30 school days (excluding any school holidays) of the appeal being lodged. Appeals lodged on or after 12 June 2024 may not be heard until the autumn term.

(ii) Appellants will receive at least 10 school days’ notice of the exact date and location of their appeal hearing.

(iii) Following the lodging of an appeal, additional papers may be submitted to the Appeals Service until 10 school days before the hearing. Evidence submitted after this date will be considered by the panel but this may lead to an adjournment and significant delays.