Can someone explain ?

[Etienne]

Everyone will know their child's position on the Order of Suitability from the Head's Summary Sheet (provided their child was ranked).

The full Order of Suitability is made available with the appeal papers a week or so before the hearing (it includes the scores actually achieved, but not pupil names). The examples in the thread Sticky: Bucks Order of Suitability give a rough idea of what to expect, but I'll see if I can lay hands on a real example and add it to the thread.

Some parents have succeeded in getting a pretty good idea of the Order of Suitability as a whole by asking the school. The argument to use is that you're going to see it anyway the week before the hearing, - but the school has to be cautious because their copy has the pupils' names on it.

[guesttttt]

Do all counties and schools within counties have an order of suitability?

[Etienne]

Bucks is unusual - its secondary education system is wholly selective, and most of the grammar schools have not sought foundation status.

I'm not aware of any other authority that has a system quite like the Order of Suitability, but would be interested to hear of any that do.

[dejavu]

One parent told me that a few years ago in Bucks they decided not to use the ranking system for the appeal, but the appeal panel found it even harder to come to decisions so they reinstated it.

[Etienne]

I think this is correct. There was one year when there was no OoS in Bucks.

[Guest55]

Yes I remember it well Made it very difficult for panels if they weren't good at data - ours argued with the LA rep who was supporting our comment!