School appeal hearing dates (September 2025 intake)
By law we must publish the dates on which appeals for September intake admissions will be heard.
These are provisional dates and are subject to change. Days could be added to or cancelled depending on the volume of appeals lodged and panel/clerk availability.
The deadline to submit an appeal is:
- 22 May 2025 for primary Reception appeals
- 31 March 2025 for secondary Year 7 appeals
Any appeals submitted after the deadline may be heard after all on time appeals have been heard.
An appeals officer will be in touch with you before the hearing date and will provide full details.
Academy and free school appeals will be scheduled along with the relevant voluntary aided district dates.
| District | Hearing Date |
|---|---|
| Lancaster voluntary aided secondary | 6 to 9 May 2025 |
| Preston/South Ribble voluntary aided secondary | 6 to 16 May 2025 and 19 to 23 May 2025 |
| Fylde voluntary aided secondary | 8 to 9 May 2025 |
| Rossendale voluntary aided secondary | 12 and 13 May 2025 |
| Wyre voluntary aided secondary | 12 to 16 May 2025 |
| West Lancs voluntary aided secondary | 19 and 20 May 2025 |
| Hyndburn/Ribble Valley voluntary aided secondary | 12 to 16 May and 19 to 23 May 2025 |
| Wyre community secondary | 19 to 23 May 2025 |
| Chorley voluntary aided secondary | 19 to 23 May 2025 and 2 to 6 June 2025 |
| Fylde community secondary | 23 May 2025 |
| Lancaster community secondary | 30 May 2025 |
| Burnley/Pendle voluntary aided secondary | 2 to 6 June 2025 |
| Preston/Southribble/West Lancs/Chorley community secondary | 9 to 20 June 2025 |
| Burnley/Pendle/Rossendale community secondary | 9 to 13 June 2025 |
| Hyndburn/Ribble Valley community secondary | 16 to 20 June 2025 |
| Rossendale voluntary aided primary | 23 and 24 June 2025 |
| Lancaster voluntary aided primary | 23 to 26 June 2025 |
| Wyre voluntary aided primary | 23 to 27 June 2025 |
| Burnley/Pendle voluntary aided primary | 30 June to 4 July 2025 |
| Preston/South Ribble/Chorley/West Lancs voluntary aided primary | 30 June to 4 July and 7 to 11 July 2025 |
| Wyre community primary | 30 June to 4 July 2025 |
| Fylde voluntary aided primary | 7 and 8 July 2025 |
| Fylde community primary | 9 and 10 July 2025 |
| Hyndburn/Ribble Valley voluntary aided primary | 7 to 11 July 2025 |
| Burnley/Pendle/Rosendale community primary | 14 to 18 July 2025 |
| Lancaster community primary | 8 and 9 July 2025 |
| Hyndburn/Ribble Valley community primary | 14 to 18 July 2025 |
| Preston/South Ribble/Chorley/West Lancs community primary | 14 to 18 July 2025 |