Appealing against a CYPD decision
Please note appeal forms are not available at the moment via the internet. If you require an appeal form please call Primary Admissions or Secondary Admissions, depending on what your call relates to.
You have a right to appeal against an admission authority‘s decision refusing your child admission to a school for which you have applied. You will normally only be refused admission to your preferred school if:
- The yeargroup for which you are applying is full.
- Admission of an extra child will affect the schools ability to comply with infant class size legislation.
Admissions Board
The first stage of review in Sheffield for applications to a Community School is to the Admissions Board. The Admissions Board is a Panel of Elected Members (Local Councillors) with delegated power to reconsider admissions decisions on behalf of the City Council. You will be required to confirm the reason for your appeal in writing to the Pupil Admissions Team.
If the Admissions Board refuses your application you will be sent a letter explaining how to appeal to the Statutory Appeal Panel.
Statutory Appeal
How to Appeal to the Statutory Appeal Panel
- Request an appeal form from Pupil Admissions
- Complete and return the form to the Legal & Governance Department. The address is on the top of the form.
- Provide full reasons for requesting a place at your preferred school.
- An independent appeal panel will be convened to hear your appeal. You will be notified of the date and time of the hearing in writing.
Panel Members
- There will be 3 Independent panel members.
- Panel members must be independent from the Authority, school and the appellant.
The Hearing
- You will be invited to attend the appeal hearing.
- The Authority advises that you make every effort to do so.
- There will be 3 panel members, a clerk to the panel and a representative from the Local Authority attending the hearing.
- The school will be invited and may also attend the hearing.
- The Local Authority representative will present the case as to why your child has been refused admission.
- The school representative will provide additional information about the school.
- You may ask questions about the information presented.
- The panel may also ask questions.
- You will then be invited to present your case as to why you would like a place at the school for your child.
- The Panel and Local Authority representative may ask you questions.
- The Local Authority will summarise the main points of their case.
- You will be invited to have the final say.
The Decision
- The panel will make the decision after you and the Local Authority representative have left the room.
- You will be notified of the decision in writing within 10 working days.
- The decision of the panel is final and binding upon you, the school and the Local Authority.
- There is no further right of appeal.
For information about appeals held for the 2006/07 year see below.
Downloads
Appeal guidance for pupils appealing for a place at a Sheffield school. (104 KB)
Barnsley's Appeal Guidance for refusal of a Barnsley school. (88 KB)
Appeal information for pupils wanting a place at a Rotherham school. (105 KB)
This document provides an analysis of the transfer to secondary process for 2007/2008. It show which catergory of pupils were allocated to each school. (36.5 KB)
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