Appeals
Appeals Procedure:
Where an application is refused, this will be communicated in writing and the letter will clearly set out the reasons for this (i.e. that there are no places available within the PAN, or why the admission of an additional child would prejudice the efficient education of others and/or the efficient use of resources in other years).
All parents have a statutory right of appeal against the refusal of a place, which will be heard before an independent Admission Appeal Panel. Full details of the statutory right of appeal, including the deadline by which a request for an appeal and grounds must be lodged, will be included in the refusal letter.
In-Year
- Appeals must be submitted within 20 school days from when you received your first decision letter.
- Appeals must be heard within 30 school days of the deadline for making an appeal.
- You are unable to appeal more than once in the same academic year for a place at The Commonweal School
Year 7 – September 2025
- 3 March 2025 – National Offer Day, for on-time applications received by midnight on 31st October 2024
- 31 March 2025 by 4pm – Deadline by which your appeal must be received by the Appeals Clerk
- 16, 17 and 18 June 2025 – Appeals heard for on-time applications.
Further details can be found by visiting the following websites:
School admission appeals | Swindon Borough Council
School admission appeals code – GOV.UK
The Commonweal School statistics – Appeals:
|
|
|
|
2024-25 |
|
| Successful |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Rejected |
1 |
3 |
26 |
16 |
| Withdrawn |
0 |
1 |
7 |
11 |
| Invalid |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
3 |
6 |
36 |
27 |