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<p>Parents have the right to complain to an admission authority regarding its decision
to refuse admission of a child. The admission authority must establish an independent
appeals panel to hear the complaint. On behalf of the Secretary of State, the Education
Funding Agency (EFA) will investigate complaints about the appeals process operated
by independent appeal panels for academies and free schools.</p><p>The table below
provides information on admission appeals complaints assessed as being in scope for
investigation by EFA since April 2012, when it was established. EFA has no record
of admission appeal complaints in the last four financial years from any Civil Society
Organisations.</p><p>The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) handles the appeals process
operated in respect of maintained schools. The Department does not hold information
on the number of admission appeals complaints heard by the LGO. The LGO should hold
this information.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year
2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year 2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial
year 2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16 </strong>Current financial year
to date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ25402 (A) Total number of admission appeal complaints
about academies investigated by EFA</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ25402
(B) Total number of admission appeal complaints about academies which were previously
maintained schools investigated by EFA</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ25402
(C) Total number of admission appeal complaints about free schools investigated by
EFA</p></td><td><p>Not recorded centrally for this financial year</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
number of admission appeal complaints fully upheld by EFA</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Name
of schools where EFA has investigated an admission appeal complaint subject to appeals</p></td><td><p>See
attachment</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td><td><p>See
attachment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total appeals complaints investigated, as a proportion
of open academies and free schools</p></td><td><p>5% (of 2,796)</p></td><td><p>4%
(of 3,874)</p></td><td><p>3% (of 4,881)</p></td><td><p>4% (of 5,447)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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