Please note we are unable to provide feedback on the first meeting / workshop if you wish to appeal .
Please note that the School rigorously quality-assures the Phase 2 appeal process so that all panels will be working to the same standards and criteria , both on the day of the first meeting / workshop and at any Phase 2 appeal meeting .
Phase 2 appeal meeting / workshops are conducted by a teacher from the relevant department and a senior member of staff .
During all meeting / workshops , the school will use its professional judgement of applicants , based on the criteria laid out in the admissions policy .
Phase 2 appeal meetings , in accordance with our admissions policy , will still be assessed by the same standards and criteria as the first meeting . For the avoidance of doubt , we will not consider any appeal which is based on a different format being used for the second chance process to that used during the first stage .
Please note that candidates from outside the catchment area need to show exceptional merit to be offered a place ; this criterion will be reflected in the decisions made at all stages of the admissions and appeals procedure . Therefore , being out-of-area does not constitute appropriate grounds for appeal .
The date given for a Phase 2 appeal workshop / meeting cannot be changed unless it is for a previously arranged hospital appointment or public exam ( not mocks ).
You must be prompt for this meeting as we are unable to reschedule if you miss the allocated time slot .
Final appeal :
If , after the Phase 2 appeal workshop / meeting , an applicant is not offered a place or a place with the special conditions referred to in the Further Guidelines of the Admission Policy , an appeal under the Final appeal stage of the appeals process may be made .
A Final appeal may only be made on the grounds that the school has not followed its own admissions procedure . This is referred to as the “ Permitted Grounds ”.
Any appeal not made on Permitted Grounds will not be allowed to proceed . It is therefore very important that the form requesting a Final appeal must state clearly how the school has not followed its own procedure in reaching a decision not to admit an applicant .
A Final appeal must be made in writing to the Chair of Governors by using the on-line form ( link will be supplied in Phase 2 appeal decision email ) to arrive at the School within 14 days of the decision being communicated to the applicant . may complete the form . You must state clearly the grounds for appeal in the relevant section on the form . You will receive an email confirmation of receipt .
If the Chair of Governors considers that the appeal is made on Permitted Grounds , it will be considered by an appeals panel .
An appeals panel consists of three people , including a chair who is independent of the School , supported by a clerk who is also independent of the School .
The appellant and School will both be required to submit evidence by a set date ahead of the meeting , and the panel may restrict the addition of further evidence after this date .
The panel may undertake such enquiry into the matter as it considers appropriate and necessary to reach a determination .
The panel also may choose to invite the appellant and / or parent / carer to a meeting if this is considered necessary to better understand the grounds for the request or because the panel wishes to ask questions of the appellant or parent / carer .
After careful consideration of the request for a review and any representations made by the appellant , parent / carer and the School , the panel will conclude by :
• upholding the original decision not to offer the applicant a place ;
• or provided that there is sufficient evidence before the panel that the applicant meets the required artistic standard , determine that the appellant should be ;
a ) offered a place [ although please note that the appeal panel will not introduce its own tests to assess artistic suitability ]
b ) referring to the application for admission back to the School to be considered afresh .
The decision of the panel , which is final , will be communicated via email . There will be no further right of appeal at this point .
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In the case of Key Stage 4 applicants , the parent / carer must complete the form . In the case of Post 16 applicants , either the applicant or their parent / carer
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