Admission Appeals

Appeal for a Secondary School Place

You have the right to appeal the decision if your child has not been offered a 2025 Year 7 Day Place at the College. You can appeal for a Day Place at the College if:

• You applied for transfer to secondary school for September 2025 and
• We were one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (3 March 2025)

Before you appeal

You should read:  

• Advice for parents and guardians on school admission appeals - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 
• Appeal for a secondary school place - Norfolk County Council 

How to appeal:

Please download the Admissions Appeal Form or alternatively, email principalpa@wymcol.org stating your wish to appeal and we will send you an Appeal Form.

Appeal-Letter-2025.pdfAdmissions Appeal Form

You need to complete and return the Appeal Form and any supporting documentation to principalpa@wymcol.org  by Friday 28 March 2025.

When the appeal will take place

Appeal hearings will be organised by the Local Authority, on behalf of the Sapientia Trust, in May or June 2025 (within 40 school days of the closing date for appeals).

Appeals Timetable

National Offer Day	Monday 3 March 2025
Submission of Appeal Form to the College	Friday 28 March 2025
Appeal hearings to be held within 40 school days of the closing date for appeals	May/June 2025