Hammersmith and Fulham
Data availableLondon
35
appeals registered, 2024 (official DfE figure)
40
appeals registered, 2025 (official DfE figure)
Data available. At least one Freedom of Information response gives real, extractable figures on tribunal appeals or outcomes for this council.
Estimated outcome breakdown
Estimated, not reported
Resolved before hearing — 29 (72.5%)
Contested, council lost — 7 (17.5%)
Contested, council won — 2 (5%)
Partially split — 2 (5%)
This council's own answer doesn't give a usable outcome breakdown. This estimate applies the pooled England-wide outcome rate (no regional sample was large enough to trust on its own) to this council's own real, officially-published appeal volume for 2025 (40 appeals) — see how estimates work.
By decision type
By decision type — 2019 (FY)
| Category (council's own wording) | Appeals | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Section B (3i) | — | — |
| Section F (3ii) | — | — |
| Section I (3iii) | — | — |
By decision type — 2020 (FY)
| Category (council's own wording) | Appeals | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Section B (3i) | — | — |
| Section F (3ii) | — | — |
| Section I (3iii) | — | — |
By decision type — 2021 (FY)
| Category (council's own wording) | Appeals | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Section B (3i) | — | — |
| Section F (3ii) | — | — |
| Section I (3iii) | — | — |
By decision type — 2022 (FY)
| Category (council's own wording) | Appeals | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Section B (3i) | — | — |
| Section F (3ii) | — | — |
| Section I (3iii) | — | — |
By decision type — 2023 (FY)
| Category (council's own wording) | Appeals | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Section B (3i) | — | — |
| Section F (3ii) | — | — |
| Section I (3iii) | — | — |
By decision type — 2024 (FY)
| Category (council's own wording) | Appeals | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Section B (3i) | — | — |
| Section F (3ii) | — | — |
| Section I (3iii) | — | — |
Freedom of Information responses
Awaiting classification
Response dated 10 February 2025 (ref 14714351) to Joel M Benjamin. Q1/Q2 (parental school-preference data) refused under s.12 (cost limit). Q3 'SEND tribunal appeals... registered against the Borough' by financial year: 2019: 25; 2020: 30; 2021: 28; 2022: 26; 2023: 30; 2024: 39. Of these, % appealed on each ground: 3i (Section B): 2019: 72%; 2020: 73%; 2021: 79%; 2022: 84%; 2023: 83%; 2024: 74%. 3ii (Section F): 2019: 72%; 2020: 73%; 2021: 79%; 2022: 84%; 2023: 83%; 2024: 74% (identical percentages to 3i in every single year, as printed in the letter). 3iii (Section I): 2019: 60%; 2020: 63%; 2021: 64%; 2022: 58%; 2023: 73%; 2024: 72%. Q4 tribunal cases defended, by financial year: 2019: 5; 2020: 7; 2021: 5; 2022: 7; 2023: 5; 2024: 4. Q5 % won/lost by the Borough, by calendar year: 2019 - 3 appeals allowed or in part / 2 appeal dismissed – 40% won; 2020 - 4 allowed or in part / 3 dismissed – 43% won; 2021 - 4 allowed or in part / 1 dismissed – 20% won; 2022 - 6 allowed or in part / 1 dismissed – 14% won; 2023 - 3 allowed or in part / 2 dismissed – 40% won; 2024 - 3 allowed or in part / 1 dismissed – 25% won. (The council's own phrasing here confirms 'dismissed' = won by the Borough: e.g. 2019's 2 dismissed out of 5 total = 40%, matching the stated '40% won'.) Q7: external legal support 'Yes, but only when necessary'; costs 2019-2024: 2019: 13,169 GBP; 2020: 52,558 GBP; 2021: 22,266 GBP; 2022: 22,396 GBP; 2023: 58,182 GBP; 2024: 29,182 GBP.
Caveat: Sections 3i (Section B) and 3ii (Section F) show identical percentages for every single year 2019-2024 — almost certainly a copy-paste duplication error in the council's own letter rather than genuine coincidence across six consecutive years, so the Section F figures specifically should be treated with caution. Q1/Q2 (parental preference data) were withheld entirely under s.12, but that is out of scope for this project (not tribunal-related).