In-year Applications

If you're moving into Leeds or want to change schools in Leeds, you need to make a school transfer – often called an in-year application. This includes:

• Applications for a place in Reception after the start of the term in September; and,
• Applications for a place in all other year groups (Year 1 - 6)

Moving schools can be a difficult experience for a child. You should always speak to your child's current school before trying to move to see what support they can offer you.

 How to apply for an in-year place

We are part of Leeds in-year coordination which means you need to apply for a place online using the Leeds in-year application portal at https://www.leeds.gov.uk/schools-and-education/school-admissions/moving-schools.

You should apply by midnight on Sunday.    When you apply, you may need to send supporting information. This is needed if you have moved house (including being new to Leeds) or if your child meets a specific admission criteria. You need to send this at the same time you apply to education.transfers@leeds.gov.uk.    If you are a faith school – set out how they send you a SIF.

If your child has no school place:   if your child is new to Leeds or does not have a school place due to a significant house move, you will need to add a local school that has spaces in the year group to your application so they can start immediately. You can see the list of Leeds schools with spaces at:  https://www.leeds.gov.uk/schools-and-education/school-admissions/moving-schools.

Decisions:  Places are offered by applying our admission policy criteria to your child’s application and places are allocated weekly in term time.

If a place cannot be offered, your child’s application will be added to our waiting list for the rest of the current school year in case a place becomes available. You will also be sent a letter to explain the reasons we cannot offer a place (usually that we are full) and tell you how you can appeal.

Appeals for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 – these classes are limited to 30 pupils per teacher by law. This means that appeals for these places are less likely to be successful. 

If our school refuses your child a place because of this limit and you want to appeal, you will need to make an infant class size appeal.  You can see if your reasons are likely to be successful by reading the Department for Education's information about infant class size appeals.   

Other appeals - You can appeal because you want your child to attend a particular school. These are successful if the panel agree that the reasons for your appeal outweigh the school's decision not to admit any more children.