Slough Borough Council

School admissions - appeals

The Independent School Appeals Panel of Slough Borough Council hears appeals for the following schools:

• Baylis Court School
• Beechwood Secondary School
• Slough & Eton CE Secondary School
• Wexham Secondary School
• Cippenham Infants School
• Claycots Primary School
• Colnbrook CE Primary School
• Foxborough Primary School
• Godolphin Infant School
• Godolphin Junior School
• James Elliman School
• Marish Primary School
• Montem Primary School
• Parlaunt Park Primary School
• Penn Wood Primary School
• Western House School
• Wexham Court Primary

If the school you wish to appeal for is not listed, please contact the school directly for details of their appeals procedure.

Submitting Your Appeal

To submit an appeal, you must complete an appeal form with the following important information:

• the school you wish your child to attend
• the grounds for your appeal

Before you complete the form and for more information on the admission appeals process, please read the School Admission Appeals guide which can be found below.

A copy of the appeal form can also be found below. Or you can contact Democratic Services on 01753 875015 or the Admissions team within the department for Education and Children’s Services on 01753 875728 (Wednesday and Friday only from 1pm to 4.30pm).

Once complete, this should be returned to the Clerk:

Clerk to the Appeals Panel
Democratic Services
Town Hall
Bath Road
Slough, SL1 3UQ
Phone: 01753 875015
Email: simon.fullwood@slough.gov.uk

The Clerk will then contact you within a week to confirm receipt of your form.

Useful contacts

If you have any question about the appeals process, please contact Democratic Services using the contact details above.

For enquiries on school places, please contact:

Admissions Team
Department for Education and Children’s Services
51 Bath Road
Slough, SL1 3UF
Phone: 01753 875728 - Wednesday and Friday 1pm to 4.30pm
Email: admissionshelpline@slough.gov.uk

Or you can visit My Council customer service centre on Thursdays between 1pm and 4.30pm:

MyCouncil
Landmark Place
High Street, Slough
SL1 1JL (opposite Slough Library)

If you would like to obtain independent advice and information on school admission appeals you can contact:

Advisory Centre for Education (ACE)
1B Aberdeen Studios
22 Highbury Grove
London
N5 2EA
0118 939 0550

More Information

• Appeal against Admission Decision Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools Form
  PDF Document [145Kb]
• Guide: Slough school admission appeals
  PDF document [39Kb]
• School Admissions - Appeals - Frequently Asked Questions