Appeals
Admission Appeals - September 2025 Entry
On receiving your school offer in March 2025, if you named The Folkestone School for Girls on your SCAF, but did not receive an offer of a Year 7 place for September, you have until Monday 31st March 2025 to submit your appeal paperwork (preferably ALL of it), addressed to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel c/o The Folkestone School for Girls, Coolinge Lane, Folkestone CT20 3RB or email: npetrie@folkestonegirls.kent.sch.uk
Appeals for entry into Year 7 in September 2025 will be heard according to the following timetable:
Offer Date - 3rd March 2025
Appeals to be lodged by - 31st March 2025
Appeals to be heard by - 18th June 2025 (40 school days)
Appeals received 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.
In Year Appeals
Appeals resulting from in year admission applications will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Appellants will be sent notification of their appeal, together with a copy of the school’s case, 10 school days in advance.
Appeal Forms 2025
Appeal Form 2025 - Microsoft Word Version
Appeal Form 2025 - pdf version
Appeals - Frequently Asked Questions
The following document has been provided to assist parents/carers with the most common questions about appeals.
FAQs for Grammar School Appeals