Mid-year Transfer

📌 What is a Mid-Year Transfer?

• This applies to any year group from Reception to Year 6, once the child has already started at a school.
• You can request a new school place during the academic year, outside the standard application rounds.

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📝 How to Apply

1. Download and complete the Mid-Year Application Form (includes Parts A & B for parents and Part C for the current school).
2. Submit the form via:
   • Email to schoolsadmissions@redcar‑cleveland.gov.uk, or
   • By post to the School Admissions Team (address listed with the form).
3. If you can’t access it, we have paper copies available in our school office or you can request a paper form from the School admissions office via email or phone.

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⏱️ What to Expect

• The Admissions Team responds within 15 school days of receiving your complete form.
• If a place is available in your chosen school, they’ll offer it.
• If that school is full, you’ll be informed and advised on the appeal process.

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🏫 Role of Your Child’s Current School

• You must not remove your child from their current school until a new place is confirmed.
• Part C of the form must be completed by the current school, confirming attendance and reason for transfer.

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🚚 Common Reasons & Advice

• Usual reasons for a move include relocating home or serious issues at the school.
• Transfers don’t automatically fix school-related problems, so it’s recommended to:
  1. Raise concerns with staff or leadership at the current school;
  2. Consider whether a different setting better meets your child’s needs.

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ℹ️ If the Preferred School Has No Places

• You’ll receive a right to appeal.
• The process provides guidance on preparing the appeal
• If you gave more than one preferred choice, you maybe allocated a place at one of those schools

✅ Quick Checklist for Parents

• Download or request the Mid-Year Application Form.
• Complete Parts A & B (parent/guardian).
• Ask the current school to complete Part C.
• Send the full form to the School Admissions Team.
• Keep your child in their current school while awaiting a decision.
• Expect a decision within 15 school days.
• If refused, prepare and submit an appeal.

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📞 Support & Contact

• Email: schoolsadmissions@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
• Phone: 01642 837740

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This process ensures a fair, timely, and well-supported move for your child—including for families new to the area or facing unexpected challenges—from Reception through to Year 6.