Hello,
We had an unexpected result for our daughter who came 5 marks short of the qualifying standard.
We are a military family and our daughter has moved school 5 times in 5 years. Each time it has taken her several months to adjust as socially she has found making friends a slow process. When she does settle, she enjoys school and has historically always been one of the brightest in her class (top sets etc etc).
We have not lived in a Grammar school area previously so teachers have never specifically mentioned she is 'Grammar school material' as it was simply irrelevant in other Countries or non Grammar areas of the UK.
I would like to appeal on the basis that she is definitely academically more suited to a Grammar school. I think that her mobility and the churn of schools has had a detrimental impact on her abilities, but that she is certainly there with all of the potential. Our last school move was in January this year, previous to that she was in a school for 3 months, previous to that we were overseas (and so it goes on).
Would anybody have an opinion or experience on using Mobility as a grounds for a qualifying result appeal?
The school we are set on, her brother already attends but is very oversubscribed so we will have a double whammy appeal process.
