Request for number of appeals

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Dear Cheshire East Council,

Please could you provide the number of appeals heard for entry into year 8 at wilmslow high school in each of the last 5 years and the number of appeals that were successful. If it is possible please could you email this to me.

If you do not hold this data I would be grateful if you could advise who does.

Thank you for your assistance.

Yours faithfully,

Karen Kershaw.

FOI East, Cheshire East Council

Dear Ms Kershaw

Thank you for your email.

It will be treated as a request for information within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act: this means that we will send you a full response within 20 working days, either supplying you with the information which you want, or explaining to you why we cannot supply it. The due date being 16/12/2013. If during this time this request is identified as a request under Environmental Information Regulations, then a further 20 working days may be applicable. If we need any further clarification or there is any problem we will be in touch.

In the meantime if you wish to discuss this further please contact me. It would be helpful if you could quote the log number 807385.

Yours sincerely

Martin Johnson
Customer Relations & Compliance
Cheshire East Council
Westfields
Middlewich Road
Sandbach
Cheshire
CW11 1HZ

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FOI East, Cheshire East Council

Dear Ms Kershaw

Further to your request for information, I am pleased to respond following information provided to me by our Children & Families Team. I must advise that we only hold information for the last three academic years, including this one:

Wilmslow High

11/12 Academic Year total appeals heard for Year 8 admission 3 - 1 declined, 2 upheld
12/13 Academic Year total appeals heard for Year 8 admission 10 - 6 declined, 4 upheld
13/14 Academic Year so far appeals heard for Year 8 admission 1 - decision awaited

I hope this information will be of help to you, but if you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review under the Freedom of Information Act you should write to the Compliance Unit, Cheshire East Council, Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 1HZ.

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

Martin Johnson
Customer Relations & Compliance
Cheshire East Council
Westfields
Middlewich Road
Sandbach
Cheshire CW11 1HZ

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