School admission appeals in South East
The 19 councils in South East heard 6,832 school admission appeals in 2025 and upheld 1,418. Within the region the spread is wide: 39.3% of appeals were upheld in Oxfordshire against 7.5% in Slough.
20.7%
of appeals heard in South East were upheld
4,429 of 21,416 appeals heard in 2023–2025
Councils in South East
| Council | Heard | Upheld | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 7,482 | 1,758 | 23.5% |
| Buckinghamshire | 1,741 | 207 | 11.9% |
| West Sussex | 1,646 | 243 | 14.8% |
| Slough | 1,582 | 118 | 7.5% |
| Hampshire | 1,371 | 409 | 29.8% |
| Surrey | 1,346 | 288 | 21.4% |
| Medway | 1,318 | 309 | 23.4% |
| Milton Keynes | 839 | 150 | 17.9% |
| East Sussex | 759 | 167 | 22% |
| Oxfordshire | 754 | 296 | 39.3% |
| Wokingham | 516 | 59 | 11.4% |
| Brighton and Hove | 398 | 117 | 29.4% |
| Southampton | 321 | 77 | 24% |
| Reading | 301 | 29 | 9.6% |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 264 | 50 | 18.9% |
| Portsmouth | 244 | 48 | 19.7% |
| Isle of Wight | 203 | 48 | 23.6% |
| West Berkshire | 174 | 43 | 24.7% |
| Bracknell Forest | 157 | 13 | 8.3% |
Reading these numbers fairly
A council's rate reflects its schools, its panels and which cases get lodged there — not how strong your case is. It is useful context, not a forecast. Nobody publishes appeal outcomes for individual schools.