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There are 2 types of appeal, ‘infant class size appeals’ and ‘standard appeals.’ It is very important that you know which type of appeal yours will be. We have grouped the schools according to which type of appeal they will have.
To find out which schools are included in which type of appeal, please use the ‘Schools that will have ‘infant class size appeals’ section of this page or the ‘Schools that will have standard appeals’ section.
You can appeal online at our ‘Refused a place at your preferred school‘ page, and select ‘How to appeal’.
If you want to appeal for more than one school please use an appeal form for each school you wish to appeal for.
Please read the Primary Appeals Timetable 2025 in the downloads section of our cyclical refusal webpage – Refused a place at your preferred school. The timetable provides information on the deadlines for the appeals process.
If you have been refused a place in a school outside Somerset, please see “School Admissions Teams in Somerset’s neighbouring local authorities“.
Schools that will have ‘infant class size’ appeals
Limitations of Infant Class Size Appeals
School Admission Appeals Code – 4.12 Admission authorities must provide parents with information on the limited circumstances in which an infant class size appeal can be upheld in order that they can make an informed decision about whether to submit an appeal.
If you are considering appealing for a school where the appeal will be considered under the provisions of the Infant Class Size Regulations, then please be aware that the Appeal Panel has to follow a different decision making process for infant class size appeals than for non-Infant Class Size appeals.
In considering an infant class size appeal, the Appeal Panel is reviewing the Admission Authority’s decision to refuse your child a place at the school. There are only limited circumstances in which an infant class size appeal can be allowed, and as such, only a limited chance of your appeal being successful. The Appeal Panel is not permitted to balance your case against the school’s case as it would in a non-Infant Class Size appeal.
The Appeal Panel may consider allowing the appeal if it finds any of the following:
- The admission of an additional child would not breach the infant class size limit;
- The school’s published admission arrangements do not comply with the legal requirements and your child would have been offered a place if the published admission arrangements had complied with the legal requirements;
- The school’s published admission arrangements have not been correctly and impartially applied in your child’s case, and if they had been, your child would have been offered a place;
- The decision to refuse admission was not one which a reasonable admission authority would have made in the circumstances of the case.
In considering whether the Admission Authority has made an unreasonable decision, the Appeal Panel must determine whether the decision was one no reasonable Admission Authority would have reached in the circumstances of the case, and the threshold for finding this is high. In this context, it is the legal meaning of “reasonableness” that applies, which means that to be unreasonable, the decision to refuse to admit the particular child is irrational or perverse.
The courts have already established in previous cases that a decision that makes it impossible for you to transport all your family to school on time, or even impossible for you to continue working, is very unlikely to be considered a perverse decision.
It’s important to know that you have the legal right to appeal, but please do be aware of the limited circumstances under which infant class size appeals can be upheld.
The following schools, listed alphabetically, will have ‘infant class size’ appeals.
The schools are listed alphabetically by district.
Mendip infant class size appeals
- Avanti Park School
- Evercreech CofE Primary School
- Hayesdown First School
- St Vigor and St John Church School
- Trinity CofE First School
- West Pennard Primary School
Sedgemoor infant class size appeals
- Eastover Community Primary School
- North Newton Community Primary School
- North Petherton Community Primary School
- Northgate Primary School
- Puriton Primary School
- Somerset Bridge Primary School
- St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
- St Marys CofE VC Primary School
South Somerset infant class size appeals
- Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary School
- Huish Primary School
- Kingfisher Primary School
- Merriott Primary School
- Neroche Primary School
- Oaklands Primary School
- Preston Primary School
- Primrose Lane Primary School
Somerset West and Taunton infant class size appeals
- Blackbrook Primary School
- Lyngford Primary School
- Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School
- Parkfield School
- St Michael’s First School, Minehead
- Staplegrove Church School
- Thurlbear Primary School
- Trull CofE VA Primary School
- Wellesley Park Primary School
If the school you are appealing for is in the list above, return to the online form and answer ‘yes’ when asked if this is an infant class size appeal.
Schools that will have standard appeals
The following schools, listed alphabetically, will have standard appeals.
The schools are listed alphabetically by district.
Mendip standard appeals
Ashcott Primary School
Bowlish Infants
Meare Village Primary School
Norton St Philip CofE First School
Nunney First School
St Joseph’s And St Teresa’s Catholic Primary
Sedgemoor standard appeals
Enmore Primary School
Kingsmoor Primary School
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Burnham-On-Sea
South Somerset standard appeals
Ashlands CofE Primary School
Chilthorne Domer Church School
Curry Mallet CofE Primary School
King Ina Church of England Academy
Somerset West and Taunton standard appeals
Churchstanton Primary School
Kingston St Mary CofE Primary School
Stawley Primary School
Stogumber CofE Primary School
If the school you are appealing for is in the list above, return to the online form and answer ‘no’ when asked if this is an infant class size appeal.