Who you actually appeal to

What this is

Every school has an admission authority. That is who refused you and who your appeal goes to. For a community school it is the council. For an academy it is usually the academy trust. For a church or foundation school it is usually the governing body. Send it to the wrong one and it may be passed on, or it may just sit there.

What to do

1. Look at the bottom of the school’s admissions page on its own website. It says who the admission authority is.
2. If it is an academy, the trust name is usually in the footer of the site.
3. Use the appeal form that admission authority gives you. Do not use a generic one you found elsewhere.
4. If you are appealing for more than one school, you need a separate form for each, sent to each authority.

Easy to get wrong

• Sending an academy appeal to the council because that is who ran the application.
• Sending one form for three schools. Each school is its own appeal.
• Emailing it to the school office rather than the named appeals address.

If that does not work

If you sent it to the wrong place, resend it to the right one today and say when you first sent it. The original date can help if you are close to the deadline.