
Dan Rosenberg
Partner, Education & Public Law Solicitor
If your child has been denied admission into a school, call our Education Law Solicitors on the number below.
If your child didn’t make it into your chosen school, you can make an appeal and our Education Lawyers can help you.
The school admissions appeal process is designed to be parent-friendly, but while this might be your first appeal, our Education Lawyers have years of experience in advising and representing parents. We know the system and the best tactics to help you win your appeal.
It can be disheartening when your child doesn’t get a place, especially if the school is already oversubscribed. But it’s important to remember that there are processes in place to make sure no child is overlooked.
Get in touch with our Education Lawyers and Solicitors for legal advice today.
Download our free, practical Guide to School Place Appeals, which explains everything you need to know about appealing a school’s decision not to give your child a place. The guide includes information for both primary and secondary school places.
These are just general tips that anyone going through the school admissions appeal process should think about. For advice tailored to you, get in touch with our experts to give yourself the best chance of winning your appeal.
A school admissions appeal can be daunting. When considering your argument:
Before the Hearing, the admissions authority should have given you a date that you need to give them any additional information by. You should make sure you say everything you want to in this information, so you can get ahead when giving all of the evidence you need to at the appeal hearing.
Ask your school what categories the children who got in were accepted under, so you know what a successful school place looks like. This should help you know what to say, applying these categories to your own circumstances.
When arguing your case, it’s easy to get frustrated and upset, especially when the stakes are high. But remember you’re arguing for a school place not against the school. Our team are experienced in finding the balance between arguing your case and keeping a good relationship with the school.
We can look at your situation and give initial advice on your situation and arguments that may assist an appeal for just £300 (VAT Included).
The package is for a full hour of work which includes:
We can tailor our advice to you and your child so you can go into the process knowing exactly what to do. We will always be open and honest with you about your child’s chances of getting a school place.
Our Education Lawyers have helped many people with school admissions appeals and we can help you through the entire process if you want us too. Read about just a few of the people we have helped.
"We were advised and supported by Emma Davies (Simpson Millar) following a rather unjust school admission appeal. Emma was absolutely amazing and we cannot recommend her highly enough. She was able to speedily review a huge amount of complex information and prepare a letter before action prior to judicial review proceedings which was spot on!"
Mrs Oldhams
Client
Simpson Millar5 stars
Highly recommend for SEN representation
Mia at Simpson and Millar, has supported us as a family, from the initial EHCP - assessments and advice- through to the appeal process and on to a happy resolution. Our confidence came from Mia’s leg...
Annabelle
Simpson Millar4 stars
My experience with Simpson Millar was a…
My experience with Simpson Millar was a positive one . Elisa was very helpful she went above and beyond to help and give advice when needed and very prompt with responding back to emails . I would...
Jay Lee
Simpson Millar5 stars
We were recommended this firm for education law and disability rights.
We were recommended this firm for educational support. Lucy's advice, knowledge, calm presence and ability to advocate for our needs in a multi-disciplinary meeting has been exceptional. She is fastid...
Customer
Simpson Millar5 stars
Special education needs
Heather, Lucy and Mia have helped greatly in relation to getting the Local Authority to supply education provision for a child with special needs. This had been dragging on prior to their involvemen...
Happy customer
Simpson Millar5 stars
I highly recommend Simpson Millar for…
I highly recommend Simpson Millar for their excellent advice and professionalism. We had reached a deadline when dealing with our local authority regarding a special needs school place for our daughte...
Elisa Uludag
Simpson Millar5 stars
My experience was Fantastic- Although I…
My experience was Fantastic- Although I can’t comment too much on Simpson&Miller as a company, due to having contact with one Solicitor dealing with my case- I was very lucky to have Saskia Coles work...
Mr James Hoey
Simpson Millar5 stars
Caring and professional
Dan, Heather and Clara supported me through a very difficult and challenging time. They were very professional and caring and took the appropriate action when needed. Highly recommended. Thank you guy...
Zahra Alioglu
An EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan) identifies your child’s Special Educational Needs (SEN) and should entitle them to the right provision they need to support them.
The reality of the end of Year 12 for all students normally includes a set of internal exams. This helps the school or college to have a better understand of how well pupils have coped with the transition from GCSE to A Level work, and helps inform the process of providing predicted grades to universities.
If your child has Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), they may need an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). But we understand that EHCPs can be confusing.
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