If you have not been offered a place at Holland Park School, the law entitles you to appeal against that decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. All appeals will be heard online which has the advantage that your appeal can be heard from your home or place of work.
If you wish to appeal, please use this link to complete your appeal online. Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is suggested that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form.
IMPORTANT - PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE INFORMATION BOOKLET BEFORE COMPLETING THE APPEAL FORM.
Click here to download the appeals booklet.
You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you MUST give the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school, but on different forms.
Any letters or reports that you wish the panel to see should be uploaded at this time. You are asked to bear in mind that if you later send additional information, the closing date is 5 working days before the STAGE 1 hearing. All appointed panels have agreed NOT to take any late letters or reports after the 5 working day deadline. This will be strictly enforced. For secondary/primary transfer appeals, the hearing will take place at least TWO months after the refusal letter. This gives you plenty of time to get your evidence together if you act early and take account of school holidays.
Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months. If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs with a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.
Full details about the hearing will be sent to you with your invitation to the hearing.
If you wish to contact the clerk – email: clerk@educationappeals.com
Information about Secondary Transfer appeals will be posted on this website before 28 February 2026.
Timetable for appeals for mid-term or in-year applications is as follows:
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Last day for lodging appeal forms
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20 School days after the decision letter informing you that you had not been offered a place.
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Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel
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At least 10 school days before the hearing. This MAY be emailed.
All in-year appeals will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal form being lodged.
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Closing date for any additional supporting evidence
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FIVE school days before your hearing – by 4pm latest. You are advised that additional paperwork received on the day of the appeal hearing will not be taken into account. Please email files to clerk@educationappeals.com
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Letter from the Clerk informing you of the decision of the independent appeal panel
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Due to the high number of appeals, an email is sent a few working days after your hearing with the decision of the panel. This is followed up around 15 school days later with a letter outlining the panels’ reasons.
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Timetable for appeals for the 6th form is as follows
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Last day for Lodging appeals
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31 August 2025. For 6th form appeals only, the appeal form can be completed by a student or parent.
Click here for the 6th form appeal form.
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Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel
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In order to facilitate a hearing as soon as possible, an email will be sent at very short notice. However, if a student or parent wishes to have 10 school days notice, this needs to be indicated on the appeal form.
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Appeal date
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The date will be late August or September 2025
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