Appeals Information

If you are not offered a place at St Marks Church of England Primary School, you have the right to appeal to an independent panel.

For more information and full details, please:

• Visit the Surrey Schools Appeals Service website: www.surreycc.gov.uk/schoolappeals
• Email: surrey.schoolappeals@surreycc.gov.uk
• Call:  0300 200 1004

School admission appeals timetable:

Appeals for September 2026 entry resulting from year of entry or transfer applications:  

Please note: Appeals will not start being heard until after the relevant closing date has passed.

Appeals lodged after these dates will be heard within 40 school days of the appeal deadline or 30 school days of being lodged, whichever is the later date.

Appeals are not heard in school holidays, which will vary depending on the school.

Appellants will be sent notification of their appeal hearing at least 10 clear school days in advance of the hearing.  Appellants will be sent a copy of the school's case normally a week in advance of the hearing.

Appellants must ensure that any further evidence not included with their initial appeal is received by the stated deadline, which will be clearly highlighted in the appeal hearing notification letter.  Any additional evidence or information received after this date might not be considered at the appeal hearing. 

In year or immediate entry appeals:

Appeals resulting from in year admission applications will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

Click here to lodge your appeal

At present, parents will need to use the link above to access their account rather than a bookmark or the sign in again option if you have created an account and logged out of the portal.