Warwickshire Direct
Changing schools
Remember: Please discuss your reasons for transfer with your child's current school. Wherever possible, you should try to resolve the problems at your child's current school. A move for a child can be very disruptive.
If you wish your child to move schools, you must fill out an application form.
Change of School application form (msword, 334Kb)
Warwickshire residents must apply though us, while non-Warwickshire residents must apply through their home Authority.
You may wish to contact School Admissions to discuss your child's change of school.
If your child is starting school for the first time, moving up to junior school from year 2 or moving up to secondary school from year 6 then visit school admissions.
Finding a Warwickshire school
You may wish to contact our offices and we can tell you which schools are near to an address or which schools may have spaces. We can also advise on school priority areas. Schools may be able to send you their prospectus or arrange for you to come in and look around.
Moving to a grammar school
Applying for a place at a grammar school.
You will need to complete a change of school application form, however you may also need to arrange testing for your child.
In-Year Fair Access Protocol (IYFAP)
In Year Fair Access Protocol (msword, 71Kb) - a framework from which schools can equally share admittance of children moving within an academic year. A large proportion of these pupils present challenging educational needs to their new school or academy so a fair access system is needed. In Warwickshire, we work to provide children that are termed 'hard to place' with an efficient route when transferring schools.
The protocol works to assist schools that have vacancies from taking a disproportionate amount of children which present challenging social or behavioural issues. We gather as much information as possible about the child and then assess whether they are to go through the IYFAP process.
Please note that 'Looked after children' and children with a statement of Special Educational Needs follow different protocols.
