How to appeal against school place allocation in Kent and Medway

Thousands of parents are anxiously waiting to find out which primary school their child has been allocated.

But if offer day doesn't bring you the news you were hoping for, what can you do next? Medway Council and Kent County Council have announced 87% of parents got their first choice of school this year.

If you are unhappy with the school place you've been offered, you can appeal to attend any of the schools you named in your application.

Kent County Council recommends you still accept the place your child has been offered.

This will not affect your appeal and will guarantee your child has a school place for September if you are unsuccessful.

If your appeal is successful you must remember to tell the school you were originally offered that you no longer want the place.

In Kent you can appeal between April 18 and May 17 2016 to guarantee that your appeal is heard by July 18 2016.

You can learn more about the appeal process with Kent County Council by clicking here.

A hearing will let you explain to an independent appeal panel why you think your child should be given a place at the school and lets the school explain why it could not offer your child a place.

Appeal hearings usually take 30 minutes and are held Monday to Friday between 9am and 4.30pm.

In Medway, appeal forms for each school will be included in the offer email along with details of the address to submit the appeal to.

In addition to appealing, you can also ask to go on a waiting list for a school.

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