We didn't get our first choice school is there anything we can do?

We didn't get our first choice school is there anything we can do?

Ralph Lucas (Editor, The Good Schools Guide) gives expert video advice on: On what grounds can my child be refused entry to their preferred school?; We didn't get our first choice school is there anything we can do? and more...

Yes. You can appeal. It's worth doing it professionally. There are people who will help you. If you're in the Army or one of the organizations like that there will be people within the Army's Family Federation that will help you do it. Other than that, there are organizations that will charge a modest fee for helping you, but the good ones will double your success rate. It is a question of focusing your appeal on the things that make a difference in that school, of making sure you are producing all the evidence to support your particular need for your child being at that school. It is judged by a human tribunal at the end of it. If you've got a really good case, whatever the basis for it, it's worth making it.