Now the UK's Premier School Appeals Consultancy and Legal Practice covering admissions, SEN, exclusions and other educational issues

The aim of School Appeals Services is to provide you with professional advice and assistance, utilising our expertise and years of experience, to help you navigate the legal and bureaucratic obstacles that you will face in the admissions appeal process. We have Associates in nearly all areas of the country with experience ranging from qualified solicitors and barristers, paralegals and parent advocates, to current Appeal Clerks working in the admissions field five days a week. We cover all aspects of education law ranging from admission issues, SEN matters, exclusions, educational negligence and other aspects of education law.

We publish the most comprehensive and up to date Parent Guide (125 pages) available today on the subject of School Admissions which has just been revised to include the new Appeals Code of Practice 2009 (hundreds of copies sold in the last year) and can provide 1-2-1 telephone advice sessions (225 plus parents provided with specific guidance and advice in 2008) and full representation and advocacy services. Our success rate last year for the 95 parents that engaged us to represent them on the day was 79% compared with a national average of just under 25%. Also unlike others we do not cherry pick only the most winnable cases. Our service is highly competitive, very accessible (available 7 days a week) and costs are as low as possible to ensure we help as many parents as possible. Not only are we up front about our experience, we have a string of parents willing to let you inform you of the high level of service that we provided to them. We are not some “here today, gone tomorrow” outfit but a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) with an established national reputation and client base.

We cover local education authority, foundation, voluntary aided, voluntary controlled, faith and selective (grammar) schools.

Call us on 0208 523 0887 or 07908 242098 for a no obligation chat or explore the site.

15th January, 2009 – Partnership with Tollers Solicitors - School Appeals Services are very pleased to announce that we are now working in partnership with Tollers Solicitors, a large legal practice with offices in Northampton, Milton Keynes, Kettering and Corby. Our customers will be receiving advice and guidance from David Boobyer and Samantha Wells, both qualified solicitors with a wealth of experience in this area. David and Samantha’s profiles are available on the About Us page.

March, 2008 - Matt Richards and School Appeals Services are featured in the Sunday Telegraph and Daily Mail (click here to view the article) and also contributes to slots on BBC TV and radio shows.

October, 2007 - If your son or daughter has not done as well as expected in their 11+ exam then contact us about an appeal. Last year we helped parents secure places at some of the top grammar schools in the country including Lancashire, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Essex, Lincolnshire, Hertfordshire and Greater London.

6th June, 2007 – Not only do we overturn one schools case for overcrowding, we win two ! In Leeds, the Local Education Authority, based upon our work, fails to convince the Panel that Infant Class Size prejudice is caused - result all 5 appeals allowed. Same day, our representation ensures 27 appeals - yes 27 - for a school in Nottingham.

1st March, 2007 – As the media goes wild for school admission and appeals issues, many may have seen Matt giving his views on Sky News throughout the evening. 

4th February, 2007 – School Appeals Services featured in an article on the Appeals system in the Daily Mail. Throughout 2007 and now this year, Matt has been a regular contributor to newspapers and the wider media. He has been a guest on LBC Breakfast News and appeared on The Nick Ferrari Morning Show. Matt has also acted as a consultant on the forthcoming BBC programme on School Admissions due to be aired later this year.   

1st December, 2006 – Now is the time of year where many parents will be receiving the unfortunate news that their son or daughter has not done as well as expected in the 11+ exams. If this describes your situation and you feel that your child is definitely grammar school material, then take a look at our “11+ Grammar” and the many Frequently asked questions on this page.