Year 7 - Appeals Process

Right of Appeal
Provided a valid application for a school place has been made, parents have a right to appeal against a decision not to offer their child a place at the school for Year 7. In order to make a valid application to Wilson’s School, parents must name Wilson’s School on their home Local Authority’s Common Application Form.
 
In order to allow an appeal, the appeals panel would need to be satisfied that there is evidence to demonstrate that your child is of the required academic standard (for example, he has  passed the entrance examinations), and:

• that the admission arrangements did not comply with admissions law or had not been correctly and impartially applied, and the child would have been offered a place if the arrangements had complied or had been correctly and impartially applied; or
• that the admission of additional children would not prejudice the provision of efficient education or efficient use of resources.

After hearing both cases (the School’s case and your case setting out why your son should be offered a place at Wilson’s despite the fact that it is full), the Panel is then required to carry out a two stage balancing process to decide which case is stronger. 

The Appeals Process
Please read the Independent Appeals Clerk’s Guidance for Parents about the Appeals Process.

Details about the deadline to lodge an Appeal Form for admissions appeals for September 2025 entry will be placed on the website by 28 February 2025.

If you have any queries about the appeals process, please contact a member of the Admissions Team via email admissions@wilsonsschool.sutton.sch.uk.

Deadline to lodge any additional supporting documents

Appellants are asked to lodge all supporting evidence with their Appeal Form. However, any supplementary information that is not available by the deadline to lodge the Appeal Form must be submitted at least 10 days before the hearing date. 
 
Notice of the appeal hearing date

The Clerk to the Admission Appeals Panel will write to you giving you the date and time that your appeal hearing will be held.  You will receive at least 10 school days’ notice of the allocated appeal hearing date.
 
Appeal hearing dates

Appeals are likely to be heard during May but will be no later than mid-June.
 
Decision letters

Letters will be sent within five school days of the hearing wherever possible.  The decision of the independent Admission Appeals Panel is binding on you and the School.