How To Appeal If Your Child Doesn't Get Into Their Preferred School

How do I appeal if my child doesn't get into their preferred school?

The system will be set out again in the local authority brochure, or if you are dealing with a school that has its own admissions authority because of its religious or other associations, they will tell you how to do it. There are governances on the timescales. Generally you have to appeal quite quickly, but beyond that it is best to go by the local book and not by some national rules which may not be being applied in your particular case.