Find out if your secondary appeal has a case. Before you spend anything.
We assess your grounds for appeal against the critical criteria — free, in under 10 minutes.
If you are appealing for a grammar or selective school, your assessment will explain how academic evidence affects your case.
Assess my secondary case, free5 minutes. Honest answer. Full toolkit £29.99 if you decide to proceed.
Appeal Ready covers admissions appeals in England and Wales only.
How it works
Tell us about your circumstances
Your child, the school you were offered, the school you want, and your reasons. Around 5 minutes.
Get your honest assessment
We tell you whether your case is strong, moderate, or limited, and what evidence would make the most difference.
Proceed if it's worth it
If your case is worth pursuing, pay £29.99 and receive your full toolkit by email within minutes: letter, evidence checklist, hearing guide, and parent insights.
If you proceed: everything in one PDF
£29.99. Delivered within minutes.
A personalised appeal letter
Built from your facts: schools, your reasons, your circumstances. Keeping the tone calm, credible, and specific.
Your evidence checklist
Tailored to your circumstances: sibling, distance, childcare, community or faith. One sentence on what each document should confirm.
Hearing prep guide
How the hearing runs, what panels respond to, and what not to say. Written to be read the night before.
Insights from parents who've been through it
Eight practical lessons from parents who have appealed. What made the difference.
What are my chances?
According to the DfE's official admissions appeal statistics for 2023/24, 20.7% of secondary appeals heard were successful. Not hopeless. Not easy either.
Secondary appeals: 20.7% of heard appeals succeeded nationally
That makes an appeal worth considering if your reasons are specific and well-evidenced. Generic preference cases remain weak.
Selective school appeals still depend heavily on academic evidence
Panels want factual academic evidence: scores, SATs results, school reports. Without it, these appeals are much harder, even where standard secondary appeal statistics look reasonable.
This is why the free assessment matters
We help you work out whether your case is worth pursuing before you spend anything.
Secondary deadlines do not wait.
Find out if your case is worth pursuing before yours passes. 5 minutes, free, no obligation.
Assess my secondary case, free