Transfer to other schools

You will need to make another request for your child to be admitted outside of their normal age group if you want them to continue outside of their normal age group when they transfer schools.

This includes if your child is moving:

• from an infant to a junior school
• from a primary to secondary school
• to a new area and is changing schools

You should make this request alongside an application for a school place.

If applying to transfer from infant to junior school or primary to secondary school, you will need to ask the admission authority of your preferred schools to agree for your child to continue being educated outside of their normal age group before making your application for a school place.

You should do this before the normal admissions round closes for your child’s normal age group. For infant to junior transfer, this will be on 15 January of the year your child starts year 1, rather than year 2.  For secondary transfer, this will be on 31 October of the year your child starts year 5, rather than year 6. This is so you know the outcome of the decision in time to make an application for your child’s normal age group by the deadline, should your request be turned down.

In deciding what is best for your child, the admission authority will take into account that your child is currently being educated outside of their normal age group. For many children, it will be right for them to remain with their adopted year group, but there may be some who are better off joining their normal year group.