Appeals

APPEALS 2026 for Year 7 Entry in September 2026

Tuesday 5th May 2026 to Friday 8th May 2026

You should register your appeal before 31st March 2026

Parents should send an e-mail to: admissions@loretogrammar.co.uk to advise of your intention to go to appeal.  Parents must give their reasons for appealing in writing and the deadline for submission of this evidence is 31st March 2026.

All documentation / evidence must be submitted to circulate to the Independent Appeals Panel. Please provide 7 paper copies of all documents / evidence submitted by 31st March 2026.

You should send your paperwork to the:

'Clerk to the Independent Appeals Panel - Admissions'   Loreto Grammar School, Dunham Road, Altrincham WA14 4AH.

As outlined in our Admissions Policy - 2026 Entry, under point g) Offers of places are made on 1st March 2026 through the Trafford LA, in accordance with their published timetable. If an application for admission has been turned down by the Governing Body, parents can appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. This appeal must be sent in writing to the Clerk to the Governors at the school within 20 working school days of refusal, ie, after 1st March 2026 and before 31st March 2026. 

The decision of the Appeal Panel is binding on both the School and the appellant.

For more information visit The Education Funding Agency 

As stated in Trafford's Authority Policy:- 

'Offers will be made to all parents by 'home' authority on 1st March 2026 or next working day'. Your 'home' authority is the local authority in which you live. The Online Application System will be available on 1st March 2026. Offer letters will be posted on the next working day.