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Appeal Procedure

If your son or daughter is not offered a place at Harris Academy South Norwood you have the right to appeal. You must write to the Academy stating you wish to appeal and the forms will be sent to you directly:

Your letter can be delivered by hand to the Academy or to the following address:

Rose Harris Admissions
Harris Academy South Norwood
2 Cumberlow Road
South Norwood
SE25 6AE

PARENTS/CARERS WISHING TO APPEAL FOR A PLACE FOR THEIR CHILD AT THE ACADEMY SHOULD CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING POINTS BEFORE COMPLETING THE APPEAL FORM:-

THE APPEAL HEARING

The Academy will arrange for an Independent Appeals Panel to consider the Academy's reasons for refusal and your reasons for wanting to attend the Academy.  

The Panel will consist of 3 people (2 will have education experience and one will be an independent person with no education experience).

The Panel will consider the case put forward by you and the Academy, they must consider the admission arrangements for the Academy and the reasons why you want to attend that particular school.  The Panel must exercise its discretion by balancing the weight of your argument (for wanting to attend) against the Academy’s reasons for refusal i.e. the prejudice that one more student would cause to the education of the students already offered and the Health and Safety of all the students already attending the Academy, also taking into account the Academy's published admission arrangements.  

The decision of the Independent Appeals Panel is binding on the admissions authority and the Parents.