If you have not been offered a place for your child to attend Beths Grammar School and would like to appeal against this decision, please contact the school either by emailing headspa@beths.bexley.sch.uk or by downloading the appeals form which can be found at the foot of this page.

For your information, there were 19 appeals heard for the academic year 2023/24 and none were upheld. 

Year 7 Intake for the Academic Year 2024/25 Appeals

Appeals to Beths Grammar School can only be made after 1 March 2024 once an offer of a place by the school has been refused.  Therefore, if you wish to appeal for a place at Beths Grammar, you must name the school on your CAF (Common Application Form) to be refused a place and therefore be able to appeal.

The deadline for lodging appeals is Monday 15th April 2024.  This form should be completed and returned to Beths Grammar School with any supporting evidence. When we have received the completed Appeals Form, the Appeals Timetable will apply, as shown below.

Appeals Timetable

Any appeals submitted will be heard in accordance with the timescales set out below.

1. 15 March 2024 is the deadline for accepting or declining the offer of a place made on 1 March 2024.

2. 15 April 2024 is the deadline for lodging appeals against a decision not to offer a place at Beths Grammar School.

3. Appeals will be held up to 40 school days after the deadline.  Appellants will receive at least 10 days notice of their appeal hearing.  Decision letters will be sent within five school days of the hearing wherever possible.

4. For late applicants, appeals will be heard within 40 schools days of the deadline for lodging appeals - where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

In-Year and Sixth Form Appeals

1. In-Year appeals will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

2. For Post-16 appeals:  
   i) where the offer of a place would have been conditional on exam results, appeals must be heard within 30 school days of the confirmation of those results.  
   ii) where the offer of a place would not have been conditional on exam results, appeals must be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals.

The School Appeals Office at the Borough will write to you with a date for your appeal.  Any extra papers for the appeal should be with the School Appeals Section at least 7 working days before the appeal date otherwise the date may be delayed.

Notification

Decision letters will be sent within five working days of the hearing, wherever possible.
Our appeals form can be found below.

Appeals Timetable:
15 April 2024:	Deadline for lodging Appeals against a decision not to offer a place at Beths Grammar School.
May – June 2024:	Appeals will be heard up to 40 school days after the deadline. Appellants will receive at least 10 days notice of their appeal hearing. Decision letters will be sent within 5 school days of the hearing wherever possible.
Late applicants:	Appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals – where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
In-Year Appeals	Will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Post 16 Appeals:	i) where the offer of a place would have been conditional on exam results, appeals will be heard within 30 school days of confirmation of those results; ii) where the offer of a place would not have been conditional on exam results, appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals.