City of London Academy Southwark will consider all in-year applications and if the year group applied for has a place available, a place will be offered. If a place is not available, parents/carers can ask for their child’s name to be added to the appropriate waiting list, as outlined in our admissions policy. Parents/carers whose application is turned down are entitled to appeal to an independent appeals panel. Please note, for safeguarding purposes the Local Authority coordinates the process for requesting admission outside of the normal age group and has a separate request form for this.
Appeals
Parents/Carers whose children are not offered a place have the right to appeal to an independent appeal panel. Parents/carers wishing to appeal should obtain the appropriate appeal form from the school. Independent appeal forms should be sent to reach the Clerk to the Appeal Panel, care of The City of London Academy Southwark, within 30 working days of receipt of the Appeal Form or before our published deadline to receive appeals (whichever is earlier). Every effort is made to hear appeals during the same period of time.
Should an independent appeal be unsuccessful, the Local Board (Governing Body) will not arrange to be considered further appeals within the same academic year unless there have been significant or material changes in the child’s circumstances.
Prospective parents/carers have a statutory right to appeal against the refusal of a place at a school for which they have applied. The right to appeal does not apply if the child is offered a place at the academy but the place offered is not within the applicant’s preferred age group.