Amber wrote:
If it doesn't, you can apply for in-year admission. Schools don't close their doors once the year 7s are admitted.
As Amber points out, you can apply for in-year admission (whether there are places available or not).
If refused, then there is a right of appeal to an independent panel.
If a grammar school declines to test at 12+, parents can submit their own alternative academic evidence.
The Appeals Code sets out what must happen if the school refuses to admit:
Quote:
3.15 If a panel has to consider an appeal for an in-year applicant where no assessment has taken place, it must follow the process in paragraph 3.13(a) .......
3.13 a) ........ the panel must only uphold the appeal if it is satisfied:
i) that there is evidence to demonstrate that the child is of the required academic standards, for example, school reports giving Year 5/Year 6 SAT results or a letter of support from their current or previous school clearly indicating why the child is considered to be of grammar school ability; and
ii) where applicable, that the appellant’s arguments outweigh the admission authority’s case that admission of additional children would cause prejudice.
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