Admission Appeals
Sandwell Council's Admission Authority make most decisions about which Sandwell schools children will attend. In the case of schools not maintained by the local authority, the governing body is the Admission Authority.
If your child has not been offered a place at the school you would prefer him or her to attend, you may wish to appeal against the local authority's decision. In order to do this, the local authority must make arrangements for an Independent Appeal Panel to consider the case. The Independent Appeal Panel are not part of the local authority, any other Admission Authority or Sandwell Council as a whole.
For schools which are their own admission authorities the Governing Body will arrange the independent appeal.
Codes of Practice
The School Admissions Code of Practice and School Admission Appeals Code of Practice can be viewed on the DCFS website via the links below:
You can order a printed version of either Code of Practice by telephoning DCFS Publications on 0845 6022260 or by emailing dfes@prolog.uk.com quoting the relevant reference number.