ToadMum wrote:
FortyNinePence wrote:
I’d take care in saying it’s worth appealing
Check Dartford and Wilmington’s record of letting in children on appeal that haven’t passed
It hardly ever happens
They only let in children that have passed, from OOC on appeal
Not fair, not right, but what happens
The school doesn't 'let children in' as the result of an appeal. The school may be
directed to admit a child by an
Independent Appeal Panel if said
Independent Appeal Panel upholds their appeal.
Even where academies organise their appeals (as opposed to buying in the service from their LEA or from another organisation), the arrangements must comply with the School Admission Appeals Code
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/275897/school_admission_appeals_code_1_february_2012.pdf.
Do you have concrete evidence that appeals for this school are conducted in a way which contravenes the Code?
Concrete evidence would take months to gather so no
I did look into their records for 2016 and 2017 in some detail though
And anecdotally everyone knows round here that both schools for both sexes the chances of getting in on appeal if you haven’t passed are very very slim
But sure, you’ve got to be in it to win it. Just flagging it so as not to raise expectation