If you have not been offered a place at Leigh Academy Blackheath, the law entitles you to appeal against that decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Admission Authority. If you wish to appeal, please download an Appeal Form or telephone the Academy on 020 8104 0888 and a form will be sent to you. You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you MUST give the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school.
The timetable for appeals is as follows:-
Admission Dates
15 March 2022
Deadline for accepting or declining the offer of a Year 7 place made on 01 March 2022
31 March 2022
Deadline for completed forms and all supporting documentation
Appeals Timetable:
31 March 2022, 9am
Deadline for lodging Appeals against a decision not to offer a Year 7 place at Leigh Academy Blackheath
June 2022
Individual Stage 2 hearings commence June 2022
Stage 1 Appeal Hearing for Year 7 entry September 2022
Venue: Leigh Academy Blackheath, Old Dover Road, London, Blackheath, SE3 8SY
Stage 2 meetings, these individual meetings will be held during the school day. Appellants will receive at least 10 school days notice of their allocated time. Venue: to be confirmed. It is anticipated Stage 2 individual hearings will take two weeks to complete. Decision letters will not be sent out until after the final hearing. Letters will be sent within 5 school days of the final hearing wherever possible
Late applicants
Appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
In-Year Appeals
Will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.