Admissions Appeal Services

The School Admission Appeals Service is offered to all non-local authority-maintained schools. This service supports primary, secondary, and all-through schools throughout the academic year.

Our service is built on well-established procedures and a strong track record of holding Admission Appeals within the statutory time frame. We work with a large pool of experienced, trained, and independent panel members to ensure hearings are fair, professional.  

We provide a full service which covers matters listed below, so we require little from the school aside from producing necessary paperwork and attending the hearing on the day. Admission Appeal hearings are held virtually via Microsoft Teams. and are compliant with the School Admission Appeals Code 2022.

• All communication with parents
• Paperwork collation
• Appointing the Panel members
• Appointing a professional legally trained Clerk
• Appeal meeting
• Other additional costed services – translating, expert requirements

We can also provide tailored quotations based on your specific service needs.

• For each appeal lodged with the School Appeals Service, the school will be invoiced for the sum for each individual appeal. However, we do apply a discount for schools who are signed up to our service which offers a saving on every fourth hearing (Admission or IRP) held. There is also a tiered pricing structure to reflect reduced costs for cases which do not proceed to full hearing.
• The cost includes the provision of panel members and covering all the necessary administration such as clerking by a legally trained person; compiling, printing and distribution of paperwork; providing the venue and refreshments for hearings
• Should an interpreter be required to attend the hearing, the cost of this will be payable by the school. An interpreter traded service can be found on this site.
• Hearings scheduled outside Enfield Borough may incur additional charges such as travelling costs for visits offsite or external room hire costs.