All Saints Benhilton Church of England Primary School in Sutton, Surrey, failed to offer three families fair appeals after refusing their children places at the school, the ombudsman found. Not only did the school fail to provide the families with a written statement explaining why their children were declined a place, but it also destroyed all records relating to the inadequate appeals hearings. The Ombudsman ordered the school to offer the families fresh appeals, but the school has...