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Judicial review

Under the (fictitious) School Regulations Act, the School Regulatory Authority (SRA) has the power to close a school if it fails to recruit ‘sufficient numbers’ of students. The Act provides that any decision to close a school must be made having taken into account relevant factors and following a consultation period with ‘interested parties’. Furthermore, the Act allows the Chief Executive of the SRA to delegate the decision making power to a panel of 5 SRA members.
Ringwold Primary School is a small school which has traditionally attracted local students from the small village of Ringwold; whilst the number of students attending the school is small in comparison to other neighbouring schools, the student numbers have risen steadily over the last couple of years. Despite this, the SRA has made the decision to close the School and have given poor recruitment as their reason for doing so.
The Ringwold Parent and Teachers Society (RPTS) were not consulted prior to the decision being made, despite the impact that closure will have on both staff members and parents, who will have to travel 15 miles to the town of Abbingwold, to take their children to school, as there are no transport links between the 2 places before 9am.
On the day the SRA made its decision, two of the members of the panel were unable to attend due to bad weather, as such, the decision was passed by only 3 members. In addition, one of the panel members is also a School Governor for Abbingwold School, which the SRA have stated will be given a substantial financial contribution, to help them deal with the increased number of students.
Advise the RPTS whether they have the sufficient locus standi and grounds to make a judicial review claim.

Could I have a list of things you would include?

I have done a quick paragraph on JR,
Illegality/ ultra vire, rule against bias/ natural justice and proceedings and remedies