What Can I Do If My School Place Request Is Refused?

AI Summary

If Perth and Kinross refuses a placing request, you can appeal in writing to the Perth and Kinross Education Appeal Committee. The refusal letter should also tell you the reasons, and the council can give you details of the appeals procedure and any other school spaces that may still be available.

What you can do What the council says How/when
Appeal the decision You can present your case at an Appeal Committee In writing within 28 days of receiving the refusal letter
Ask for help and guidance Education Authority staff can help and provide details of available spaces in other schools Contact the Education Authority
Get the appeals procedure Perth and Kinross Council’s Appeals Procedure will be made available to you On request / with the refusal information

If your request was refused because it was a new-session placing request, Perth and Kinross also keeps a waiting list for those August-session requests, but not for immediate or mid-session refusals. If you want to appeal, the address given is The Clerk, Perth and Kinross Education Appeal Committee, Perth and Kinross Council, 2 High Street, Perth, PH1 5PH, or email EducationAppeals@pkc.gov.uk.