School appeals

Primary Schools

• 26th May 2023: Deadline for on-time appeals. Appeals will be accepted after this deadline but they may be heard at a later date than appeals lodged on time.
• 12th June to 19th June 202: Notice of hearing information issued for appeals lodged on time. For appeals lodged on time, notice of appeal hearing date and time should be issued in this time period
• 26th June to 7th July 2023: Appeal hearings will take place. All appeals lodged before the deadline of 26th May 2023 will take place by the end of 7th July 2023.
• 26th June 2023: Notice of hearing for late appeals (VA, Free Schools and Academies). For appeals lodged after the deadline of 26th May 2023, notice of hearing date and time should be issued by this date wherever possible. Appeal hearings for all appeals lodged after the 26th May 2023 will be heard with the on time appeals wherever possible. If they cannot be heard with the on-time appeals, they will be heard within 30 school days of the date the appeal is lodged. In some circumstances, this may mean appeals for the September intake will be heard after the school’s summer holidays. We will endeavour to stick to the above dates wherever possible, however please be aware that these dates may be subject to change depending on the numbers of appeals received. Appeal hearings are heard in a hybrid format.
• w/c 10th July 2023: Late appeal hearings will take place (VA, Free Schools and Academies). Hearings for appeals lodged after the deadline of the 24th May 2022 will take place by the end of 14th July 2023.
• 3rd July 2023: Notice of hearing for late appeals (LA Community). For appeals lodged after the deadline of 26th May 2023, notice of hearing date and time should be issued by this date wherever possible.
• w/c 17th July 2023;Late appeal hearings will take place. (LA Community) Hearings for appeals lodged after the deadline of 26th May 2023 will take place by the end of 21st July 2023.
• w/c 7th August 2023: School holiday appeals. Hearings for appeals lodged after the deadline of 26th May 2023* but received before 10th July 2022 will take place by the end of 11th August 2023. Please note that due to school closures this week only applies to community schools.

High Schools

• 31st March 2023:  Deadline for on-time appeals. Appeals will be accepted after this deadline but they may be heard at a later date than appeals lodged on time
• 27th April to 19th May 2023:  Notice of hearing issued. For appeals lodged on time, notice of appeal hearing date and time should be issued in this time
• 15th May to 9th June 2023:  Appeal Hearing will take place. All appeals lodged before the deadline of 31st March 2023 will be heard before the end of 9th June 2023
• 19th June to 26th June 2023:  Notice of hearing information issued for late appeals. For appeals lodged after the deadline, notice of appeal hearing date and time should be issued in this time period
• w/c 10th July 2023:  Late appeal hearings will take place. Hearings for appeals lodged after the deadline of the 31st March 2023 will take place before the end of the 14th July 2023. Appeal hearings for all appeals lodged after 31st March 2023 will be heard with the on time appeals wherever possible. If they cannot be heard with the on-time appeals, they will be heard within 30 school days of the date the appeals is lodged. In some circumstances, this may mean appeals for the September intake will be heard after the school’s summer holidays. We will endeavour to stick to the above dates wherever possible, however please be aware that these dates may be subject to change depending on the numbers of appeals received. Appeal hearings are heard in a hybrid format.