The admission arrangements for each of our schools is available from the school website.
Appeals
If your child is due to start primary school in September 2026, you can appeal if you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (Thursday 16 April 2026). The law entitles you to appeal against the decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and Local Authority. The appeals are typically held at the school.
You must submit your appeal before Wednesday 13 May 2026. Appeals must be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for making an appeal. Any appeals received after this time will be heard within 40 school days from the deadline, or where reasonably possible in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education.
For late applications, appeals should be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged where reasonably possible in line with updated guidance from the Department for Education
If you wish to appeal, please notify the Tenax Schools Trust (which is the Admissions Authority for the school) via [email protected] and further details will be provided.
If you have not been offered a place at the Bennett Memorial Diocesan School, and wish to appeal please refer to the appeals procedure and timetable on the school website.