Year 7 September 2024 Intake Appeals
Appeals need to be submitted in writing directly to the academy. An appeal can be in the form of an email, letter or completed ‘Year 7 Transitions Appeal Form’. Details in the appeal must include;
- child’s name
- date of birth
- gender
- full address
- parent/carers name, relationship to child, contact number and email address.
Alternatively, where this is not possible a paper copy of the Year 7 Transitions Appeal Form can be posted on request, please email schoolinfo@leesbrook.co.uk or call 01332 671723 to request a form, providing your address and contact details. Please see below details for sending your appeal.
For the September 2024 intake appeals should be submitted within the deadline given on your decision letter from the local authority, which is 20 school days.
Appeal Hearings
The school must ensure that appeals lodged by the appropriate deadlines are heard within the following timescales:
- for applications made in the normal admissions round, appeals must be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals;
- for late applications, appeals should be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
For applications for in-year admissions, appeals must be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Any appeals submitted after the appropriate deadline must still be heard, in accordance with whatever timescale is set out in the timetable published by the admission authority.
Finally, we will ensure that decision letters are sent within 5 school days of the hearing wherever possible.
Post: F.A.O Independent Appeals Panel Clerk, c/o Lees Brook Academy, Morley Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE24 4QX
Year 7 Transitions Appeal Form
Lees Brook Academy Appeals Guidance 2023
How do I make an appeal for Lees Brook Academy (In-Year Admissions)?
Appeals must be submitted in writing to the academy F.A.O Independent Appeals Panel Clerk. An appeal can be in the form of an email, letter or completed ‘Lees Brook Academy Appeals Form’. Details in the appeal must include;
- child’s name
- date of birth
- gender
- full address
- parent/carers name, relationship to child, contact number and email address.
Alternatively, where this is not possible a paper copy of the Lees Brook Academy Appeals form can be posted on request, please email schoolinfo@leesbrook.co.uk or call 01332 671723 to request a form, providing your address and contact details. Please see below details for sending your completed appeal.
Post: F.A.O Independent Appeals Panel Clerk, c/o Lees Brook Academy, Morley Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE24 4QX
