Appeals

Appeals procedure

Hertfordshire parents can access the online system via their admissions account, which will not be activated until the relevant national allocation day.  Parents who live out-of-county or who applied on paper will also need to use the online system.  Those parents need to contact Hertfordshire County Council's Customer Service Centre on 0300 123 4043 for their registration details in order to gain access, which will be available post allocations.

The system can be accessed via https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/school-admissions/school-appeals/school-appeals.aspx

SCHOOL ADMISSION APPEALS TIMETABLE

In Year appeals

Appeals resulting from in year admission applications will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged

 September 2023 entry

 Appeals resulting from secondary transfer and under 11s applications for admission in September 2023 will be heard according to the following timetable:

• Appeals lodged after these dates will be heard within 40 school days of the appeal deadline or 30 school days of being lodged, which ever is the later date.
• Appellants will be sent notification of their appeal hearing at least 10 clear working days in advance of the hearing.
• Appellants will be sent a copy of the school's case 7 working days in advance of the hearing.

Additional supporting information

If an appellant wishes to any supporting evidence after lodging an appeal, they will need to get that to the Appeals Team at least 7 working days before your hearing, (not counting the day of postage or the hearing date).

Please remember that any confidential medical/social evidence submitted to the Admission Authority (AA) in support of your application will not be provided to an appeal panel.  If you wish to rely on this in support of your appeal you will need to submit this documentation to the Appeals Team.

If the appellant has a short document (like a doctor’s letter which was not previously available), this will be accepted up to 4 working days before the hearing.  Any additional evidence received after this deadline will not be circulated and the panel may not accept any additional information taken to the hearing.