Once your school place has been accepted, please check you receive a confirmation email. If you have accepted online you do not need to contact admissions.
If you're moving house, moving into County Durham, or have another reason for wanting to change schools, the information on this page will help.
To apply for a change of primary school you can:
NB This form is not for a secondary school transfer.
Once your application is submitted, we'll contact you within 10 working days to tell you whether your transfer request has been successful.
If you wish to move secondary schools, you should contact us in the first instance to discuss, and, where appropriate, we will issue an application form.
You will be given a date by which you must take up the school place. You should also contact the school for more details of what you need to do.
If we cannot offer you a place at your chosen school we will add your child's name to the school's waiting list. You can also appeal against a school place decision - if you are considering appealing for a school place contact us.
If the school is now not your nearest suitable school, you may be affected by our home to school transport policies.
If your child is due to start primary or secondary school, you should check the annual school admissions timetable for when school place applications open.
When you submit your application for a primary or secondary school place, you give your consent for us to check the address details you have given on your application with council tax and electoral registration records. This is to confirm that you are resident at the property.
There are more details about how your data is used on our Privacy notices page.
