Sir Thomas Rich's Appeal, Gloucester
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 4:53 pm
Hi everyone,
DS qualified for STRS but was too low on the rankings to be offered a place. He was 364 with 366 being the lowest qualifying rank. He has been offered a place at the Crypt School, which we have accepted but we wish to appeal.
DS was involved in a bike v car accident on 28th August with the test taking place on 15th September. He was hurt physically with a wound on his knee and bad bruising but the psychological impact was huge with bed wetting, being withdrawn, not sleeping, not wanting to leave the house. He did no further papers or study. On the day he didn't have any pain killers until after the tests and he did have pain and stiffness.
Academically I have a letter from the school which says his overall standardised CAT score in year 5 was 129 with individual scores of 118,132,127 and 138. He was working at greater depth at the end of year 5 and is predicted greater depth at end of KS2. The head teacher also wrote a lovely character reference including that he works hard, has a determination to succeed, is a real advocate for school and a role model.
I have the letter from school, the police report from the accident, photos relating to the accident, his KS1 results, the leaflet given to us by the NHS called 'Coping with stress following a major incident' which details the possible impact of the accident, and the details of successful appeals in previous years.
I have two other children at the school, one in year 10 and my DD who joined the sixth form last year.
Any advice or guidance about how to structure the appeal letter or what else I might need would be really helpful. There are very few appeals on the forum for this school.
Many thanks
DS qualified for STRS but was too low on the rankings to be offered a place. He was 364 with 366 being the lowest qualifying rank. He has been offered a place at the Crypt School, which we have accepted but we wish to appeal.
DS was involved in a bike v car accident on 28th August with the test taking place on 15th September. He was hurt physically with a wound on his knee and bad bruising but the psychological impact was huge with bed wetting, being withdrawn, not sleeping, not wanting to leave the house. He did no further papers or study. On the day he didn't have any pain killers until after the tests and he did have pain and stiffness.
Academically I have a letter from the school which says his overall standardised CAT score in year 5 was 129 with individual scores of 118,132,127 and 138. He was working at greater depth at the end of year 5 and is predicted greater depth at end of KS2. The head teacher also wrote a lovely character reference including that he works hard, has a determination to succeed, is a real advocate for school and a role model.
I have the letter from school, the police report from the accident, photos relating to the accident, his KS1 results, the leaflet given to us by the NHS called 'Coping with stress following a major incident' which details the possible impact of the accident, and the details of successful appeals in previous years.
I have two other children at the school, one in year 10 and my DD who joined the sixth form last year.
Any advice or guidance about how to structure the appeal letter or what else I might need would be really helpful. There are very few appeals on the forum for this school.
Many thanks
