Transferring or moving school

Only submit a school in year transfer application form one term in advance before the school place is required. Check school dates before applying.

In-year admissions are for those children looking for an Oxfordshire school place during the academic year. Below is guidance for parents on obtaining a school place for their child in the these circumstances:

Your child is moving to Oxfordshire

If you are moving to Oxfordshire from an address within England and are applying for a school place in advance of that move then you should apply via your current home authority, who will pass details of your application to the Oxfordshire Admissions Team.

If you are not currently resident in England and your child is moving to Oxfordshire then you should apply to us direct. You can do this in advance of your move.

We will need to see proof of your Oxfordshire address. You can provide us with any of the following:

• A solicitor's letter advising contracts have been exchanged (if the property is being purchased)
• A copy of a tenancy agreement (if the property is to be rented)
• A copy of your council tax bill showing the same name(s) as in Section 2 of the School Admissions In-Year Transfer form

Your child already lives in Oxfordshire and is moving to another address within the county

If you are moving within Oxfordshire you need to indicate your anticipated new address and the proposed date of your move. We may ask for confirmation of your new address.

Your child currently lives in Oxfordshire but is moving to live in another authority within England

If you are moving to another authority within England simply apply for a school place through the Oxfordshire Admissions Team

Your child currently lives in Oxfordshire, is not due to move address and you would like him/her to transfer to a school in another authority

In these circumstances you should apply for a school place through the Oxfordshire Admissions Team. You should not apply directly to the school or the other local authority.

Your child lives in Oxfordshire, is not due to move address and you would like them to transfer to another school in Oxfordshire

In these circumstances you should apply for a school place through the Oxfordshire Admissions Team.

General advice

In all circumstances when a child is currently in school we advise parents to contact their child's current headteacher to inform them of their intention to apply for another school place.

The in-year application form

If you are resident in Oxfordshire and wish to apply for a primary or secondary school place then please complete the in-year application form below.

Applying for a transfer

You can use the in-year application form below to apply to transfer your child to a different school. This form must not be used for applying to start Primary school for the first time or Secondary for the first time, or for the normal application process of moving on from primary to secondary school. 

Explanatory notes on how to help you complete the form correctly are in the document below.

• How to fill in the Common Admissions Preference Form (CAPF) (pdf format, 56 Kb)

Applying online

You can submit your transfer request online to Oxfordshire County Council. Please note: you will need Adobe Reader version 7 or above to complete the form. You can find the latest version of Adobe Reader.

If you would like to apply online follow the process outlined below:

1. Save this admissions CAPF In-year transfer form (.pdf format, 450Kb) to your computer by right-clicking the link and choosing "save target as" or "save link as" depending on your browser.

2. Open the form up, complete it and save your changes.

3. Upload the document using the form below.