Admissions Information and Appeals
Appeals and waiting lists
You can appeal for a place at any school you listed as a preference on your application that you were not offered.
Where to appeal
We can only deal with appeals made to St Andrews and St Francis CE Primary School. Appeals for a Brent community school place should be made directly to Brent Local Authority.
Appeals are heard by an independent appeal panel.
It is essential that you read and understand the appeals process before submitting a request for an appeal.
- Read the appeals guidance note (.pdf, 173.1kB)
- View key questions asked about the appeals process (.pdf, 462.1kB) -Brent LA Document
The school can assist in the appeals process in certain cases. During the process if you want to talk to anyone about your application, please contact the School office.
Appeals forms
Appeals processes vary according to what school year your child is applying for.
Waiting lists
Reception applications
Your child will be automatically added to the waiting list for any Brent schools you listed as a higher preference than the school you were offered. For schools outside Brent you should contact the admissions authority for each school for details about how waiting lists are managed.
Waiting list will be managed by SASF from June, after the third round of offers. Waiting lists places are ever changing based on new applications so will only be accurate on the date of admissions criterion consideration.
In Year Applications
If we are unable to offer you a place at our school we will place your child's name on the waiting list.
Please note that:
- your place on the waiting list is determined by the school's admissions criteria
- if a place becomes available, whoever meets the criteria most closely will be offered a place
- the length of time spent on the waiting list will not give you priority over other applicants.
Waiting lists are not operated on a first come first served basis. They are ranked on the waiting list according to the school's admission criteria.
When a space becomes available all children on the waiting list are considered. The length of time spent on the waiting list will not give priority over other applicants - it is possible for a child to go down as well as up the list. Being on a waiting list is no guarantee of a place at the school.