School appeal hearing dates (September 2024 intake)
By law we must publish the dates on which appeals for September intake admissions will be heard.
These are provisional dates and are subject to change. Days could be added to or cancelled depending on the volume of appeals lodged and how the Independent Appeal Panel decide that they are to be conducted.
The deadline to submit an appeal is:
- 16 May 2024 for primary Reception appeals
- 16 April 2024 for secondary Year 7 appeals
Any appeals submitted after the deadline may be heard after all on time appeals have been heard.
An appeals officer will be in touch with you before the hearing date and will provide full details.
Academy and free school appeals will be scheduled along with the relevant voluntary aided district dates.
| District | Hearing Date |
|---|---|
| Lancaster voluntary aided secondary | 13 to 16 May 2024 |
| Preston/South Ribble voluntary aided secondary | 13 to 24 May 2024 |
| Fylde voluntary aided secondary | 13 and 14 May 2024 |
| West Lancs voluntary aided secondary | 15 and 16 May 2024 |
| Rossendale voluntary aided secondary | 16 and 17 May 2024 |
| Wyre voluntary aided secondary | 20 to 24 May 2024 |
| Hyndburn/Ribble Valley voluntary aided secondary | 20 to 24 May 2024 |
| Chorley voluntary aided secondary | 20 to 24 May 2024 and 3 to 7 June 2024 |
| Burnley/Pendle voluntary aided secondary | 3 to 7 June 2024 |
| Lancaster community secondary | 10 June 2024 |
| Hyndburn/Ribble Valley community secondary | 28 to 31 May 2024 |
| Fylde community secondary | 31 May 2024 |
| Wyre community secondary | 10 to 14 June 2024 |
| Preston/South Ribble/West Lancs/Chorley community secondary | 3 to 14 June 2024 |
| Wyre voluntary aided primary | 17 to 21 June 2024 |
| Lancaster voluntary aided primary | 17 to 20 June 2024 |
| Burnley/Pendle/Rossendale community secondary | 17 to 20 June 2024 |
| Rossendale voluntary aided primary | 20 and 21 June 2024 |
| Wyre community primary | 24 to 28 June 2024 |
| Burnley/Pendle voluntary aided primary | 24 to 28 June 2024 |
| Preston/South Ribble/Chorley/West Lancs voluntary aided primary | 24 June to 5 July 2024 |
| Fylde voluntary aided primary | 1 and 2 July 2024 |
| Fylde community primary | 3 and 4 July 2024 |
| Hyndburn/Ribble Valley voluntary aided primary | 1 to 5 July 2024 |
| Burnley/Pendle/Rosendale community primary | 1 to 5 July 2024 |
| Lancaster community primary | 8 and 9 July 2024 |
| Hyndburn/Ribble Valley community primary | 8 to 12 July 2024 |
| Preston/South Ribble/Chorley/West Lancs community primary | 8 to 12 July 2024 |