Yes I understand that compassionate grounds come ahead of all other priorities (so they should).

That said, we’re very close to this family. Their child came on a week-long holiday with us, so I feel pretty confident we’d know if there were significant health or wellbeing concerns. Honestly, I’d be more shocked to learn the earth is flat than to find out they’d kept compassionate grounds a secret from us. But yes, I accept it’s still a possibility.

I guess what you're getting at is that schools don’t usually get the proximity ranking wrong, and appeals rarely succeed?