Admission appeals in England
Appeals submitted by parents against their child not getting an offer to a preferred primary or secondary school for the start of the academic year.
- Release type
- Produced by
- Department for Education
- Published
Get help by contacting us
If you have a specific enquiry about Admission appeals in England statistics and data:
Admission appeals statistics team
Email: admissions.appeals@education.gov.ukContact name: Ann Claytor
Press office
If you have a media enquiry:
Telephone: 020 7783 8300
Public enquiries
If you have a general enquiry about the Department for Education (DfE) or education:
Phone: 0370 000 2288
Opening times
Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5.30pm (closed on bank holidays)
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- managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
- meet identified user needs
- produced according to sound methods
- well explained and readily accessible
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You are welcome to contact us directly with any comments about how we meet these standards. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.uk or via the OSR website (opens in new tab).
Pre-release access list
Besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.
- Secretary of State for Education
- Minister of State for School Standards
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System
- Permanent Secretary
- Deputy Permanent Secretary
- Special Adviser x 2
- Deputy Director, Data Output Division and Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
- Director General, Director General, Schools Group
- Director, Schools Group x 2
- Deputy Director, Admissions and School Organisation Division
- Deputy Director, Central Capital Unit
- Grade 6, Admissions and School Organisation Division
- EO, Admissions and School Organisation Division
- Senior Policy Officer, Central Capital Unit
- Policy Officer, Central Capital Unit x 2
- Media Officer, Press Office
- Senior Media Officer, Press Office