School admission appeals in South East
The 19 councils in South East heard 6,789 school admission appeals in 2026 and upheld 1,479. Within the region the spread is wide: 39.6% of appeals were upheld in Oxfordshire against 7.4% in Slough.
21.4%
of appeals heard in South East were upheld
4,458 of 20,873 appeals heard in 2024–2026
Councils in South East
| Council | Heard | Upheld | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 6,975 | 1,818 | 26.1% |
| Buckinghamshire | 1,732 | 209 | 12.1% |
| West Sussex | 1,604 | 265 | 16.5% |
| Slough | 1,533 | 113 | 7.4% |
| Medway | 1,424 | 336 | 23.6% |
| Surrey | 1,366 | 258 | 18.9% |
| Hampshire | 1,353 | 377 | 27.9% |
| Oxfordshire | 761 | 301 | 39.6% |
| East Sussex | 755 | 165 | 21.9% |
| Milton Keynes | 744 | 133 | 17.9% |
| Brighton and Hove | 425 | 117 | 27.5% |
| Wokingham | 415 | 42 | 10.1% |
| Portsmouth | 353 | 45 | 12.7% |
| Southampton | 326 | 81 | 24.8% |
| Reading | 311 | 31 | 10% |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 293 | 55 | 18.8% |
| Isle of Wight | 185 | 49 | 26.5% |
| West Berkshire | 168 | 47 | 28% |
| Bracknell Forest | 150 | 16 | 10.7% |
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.