Appeals

Year 7 – September 2026

Any appeals submitted now will be heard after the start of the academic year and be considered as in-year appeals.

In-Year

In-year appeals are for children transferring between schools mid-year.

Before you can make an appeal, you must first have applied to the academy for a place and been refused one.  Details of how to apply can be found on our Admissions page under the heading In-year admissions. Once you have received a letter advising you that a place cannot be offered, you can then proceed to make an appeal for the academy.

The academy can only proceed to the appeals stage if the year group is full.  Places are not ‘reserved’ for those whose appeals are upheld, so any upheld appeal will result in the year group being over the admission number.

How to submit an appeal

To submit an appeal, please click here.  This will take you to the Appeals portal, where you will need to create an account.  Once the account is created, and you have clicked on the link in the verification e-mail (check your junk or spam folder if you don’t receive the message in your in-box), you will then be able to add the appeal.

We advise you complete the appeal form as fully as possible and list all your reasons for wanting a place at the academy. Supporting documents can either be uploaded when you complete the form or later in the process.  Please note if you wish to appeal for more than one Dixons academy, you will need to complete a separate form for each academy.

If you are unable to access / complete the online form, please telephone the number given below.  Our lines are open between 8.30am and 10.30am and 2.30pm and 4.30pm.  If you call outside these hours, or the line is busy, please leave a voicemail and we will call you back. 

Contact details

Telephone:  01274 089780 – option 7

E-mail:  appeals@dixonsacademies.com