Appeals

APPEAL DATES AND INFORMATION

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Appeal Dates & Information Academic year 2024/2025

In Year Appeals
If you have not been offered a place at Dame Alice Owen’s School following an in-year application, the law entitles you to appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. In accordance with the 2022 School Admission Appeals Code Appeals, the admission authority and panels have elected for all admissions appeals to be held online.

Further information about the appeal process and  how to lodge an appeal can be found here.

6th form appeals  
If you wish to appeal the school’s decision not to offer your child a place for 6th form, please follow this link.

Secondary Transfer Appeals Appeals Academic year 2025/2026

Further information and a timetable regarding secondary transfer appeals for 2025/26 will be published here no later than 28th February 2025.