Appeals Process 2026
ADMISSION APPEAL 2026/27
How the process works
If you name Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School as one of your preferences on the SCAF (Secondary Common Application Form) but are unsuccessful in gaining a place for your child you have the right to appeal against this decision.
If you wish to exercise this right you must complete the Secondary School Appeal Form 2026 and send it to the school before the deadline of Monday 30th March 2026. Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School’s appeal form will be available via the link below after 2nd March 2026. If we receive your completed appeal form after 30th March, we cannot guarantee that your appeal will be heard in the normal round of year 7 appeals and it may result in it being heard at a later date.
Secondary School Appeal Form 2026/27
Once you have completed this google form, it will be sent to the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel, who will respond to you after the deadline for lodging appeals which is 30th March 2026.
We recommend you still accept the place your child has been offered. This will not affect your appeal and will guarantee your child has a school place if your appeal is unsuccessful. If your appeal is successful you must remember to tell the school you were originally offered that you no longer want the place.
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School will be holding appeals from 1st June until 5th June. Decision letters will be received within a week from the last day of appeals.
Conduct of the appeal hearing
The Independent Appeals Panel follows procedures and guidelines laid down by the government. This year, as with appeals prior to the Coronavirus outbreak, they will be heard in the presence of parents.
You are able to submit to the panel any documents, information and evidence which you deem appropriate to support your case (please do not supply any child’s work, government guidelines stress that panels cannot assess work).
Submitting appeal evidence
All evidence for your appeal must be submitted via our online Google Form. You will receive a direct link to this form in an email from the Clerk to the Independent Appeals Panel shortly after 30th March.
We strongly recommend using this electronic form to ensure all materials are securely attached to your final submission. However, if you are unable to use this method, you may submit hard copies by post. Please address these to the school address, clearly marking the envelope: FTAO: Clerk to the Independent Appeals Panel.
This evidence should be sent to the Clerk by the 18th May in order to give the panel adequate time to study it prior to the hearing. However, you may submit evidence up to the day of the hearing itself but it could cause an adjournment to a later date if the Panel members or Admission Authority need further time to consider it. Please note that staff of Queen Elizabeth’s cannot provide supporting evidence.
Letting you know
The Clerk will write to you giving the Independent Appeals Panel’s decision as soon as possible, after all the hearings have been concluded. The Clerk will also inform the County Admissions Team. The Panel’s decision is binding on the school. The Independent Appeals Panel is the final stage of appeal for this school.
Waiting list
If you have been assessed selective and wish your child to be placed on our waiting list,KCC will place you on the waiting list for any higher preference schools than that in which you were offered. Requests to join the waiting list for any lower preference schools must be submitted to KCC’s Admissions Team by Monday 16 March 2026. Further information will be included in your offer email. Please note that at this stage, you can only join the waiting lists for eligible schools that you named on your original application.
The school has a published admission number of 180 which means that once 180 places have been allocated the school is full. The school will not offer more than 180 places in year 7.
Kent County Council’s reallocation date is Thursday 23rd April 2026. If any places have been declined, Kent County Council will reallocate places from the waiting list for each school, this list is prioritised following each school’s oversubscription criteria. When a place becomes available in the school, it will be offered to the child at the top of the waiting list.
If you have any questions please contact our Admissions Officer (Mrs Rogers) via lr@queenelizabeths.kent.sch.uk or 01795 533132.
Google Chromebook Scheme
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School currently runs a scheme to enable 1:1 access to technology for its students. In common with a number of other schools, this scheme brings benefits to every student and enhances the educational experience that our students enjoy.
A 1:1 device scheme provides individual access to a digital device for each student in order to access the internet, digital course materials and digital textbooks. We would like to make you aware of this scheme should you be successful in your appeal. For more information on the scheme please click here:
Year 6 Events
If your appeal were to be successful, please note the following important events taking place:
Year 6 Parents’ Evening - Wednesday 24th June 2026 at 18:00 - 19:00
Year 6 Transition Day - Thursday 2nd July 2026 - All Day