Appeal against a decision to refuse your child a school place
Your child will not be offered a place at any of the schools you have applied for if the school(s) are full with other children who more fully meet their admissions criteria.
You have the right to appeal for a place at any school you have applied for that has refused your child admission.
In deciding whether you have a good chance of your appeal being successful, it may be beneficial for you to consider the following:
- have you been realistic in the school preferences you put forward for your child?
- do you have genuine reasons why your child should attend a particular school?
- would your child be disadvantaged by not attending a particular school?
- are there exceptional circumstances preventing your child from attending the school offered or any of the available alternative schools?
- has a mistake been made in how your application was dealt with, which meant that your child was not offered a place?
- do you have any evidence or documents to demonstrate the point(s) that you are making?
| Stage of education | Birmingham Local Authority | National |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | 0% | 16.4% |
| Secondary | 5% | 20.9% |
| Stage of education | Birmingham Local Authority | National |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | 2.97% | 17.2% |
| Secondary | 6.72% | 21.1% |
Before submitting your appeal form, check the schools for which Birmingham City Council manages appeals.
If you submit an appeal form for schools Birmingham City Council does not manage, your appeal will be disregarded.
List of schools whose appeals are managed by Birmingham City Council.
In-year appeals
You may be unable to submit an in-year appeal form against a school’s decision to refuse your child a place.
We suggest that you do not make an application or submit an appeal during this time. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Appeal against the refusal of a place in current reception class to current year 13 using our in-year appeal form below.
Page last updated: 2 October 2024
