Get School Transfer Form

Moving your child from one school to another is known as an in-year admission. You'll need to contact the local authority to find out about their in-year admission arrangements. Often, this can be done online through the local authority's website, particularly for maintained schools.

Contact the principal of the school to which you would like your child transferred. ... If the principal at the new school agrees to accept your child, the principal will complete a Transfer Form and give that form to you.

There are many reasons why you might want or need to move your child to a different primary school. ... You might have children in different schools and want to have them all in the same place, or be taking advantage of a place at a new school that has just opened in your area.

Many students also feel that the level of instruction they're receiving isn't in line with how much they're paying. Students who transfer for financial reasons often transfer back to an in-state school or a community college where they can take advantage of cheaper tuition.

You want to change majors. Let's say you're a biology major and you're going to a college with a strong biology program. ... You need a challenge. ... Your tuition and living expenses are too high. ... Your school's location isn't ideal. ... You feel like you chose the wrong school.

Once you have a projected move date, you can contact a new school for information about their enrollment process. The early you can do this the better, because you will need to fill out paperwork and show the school important documents. It can take anywhere from one day to several days to fully enroll in a new school.

Sit down and have a heart-to-heart conversation with your parents about your desire to switch schools. Think through the reasons why you want to switch schools and explain those reasons to your parents. Tell your parents that you believe you will be able to be a better student if you switch to another school.

Looking broadly at four-year schools across the U.S., transfer students may have slightly more difficulty getting in. According to a report from the National Association for College Admission Counseling, the average rate of admission for a transfer applicant is 62 percent.