Birmingham City Council

Transferring from Primary to Secondary School

This page is known as: www.birmingham.gov.uk/secondary-school

Finding out about schools and discussing these with your child
Before applying for secondary schools for your child you may want to take time to discuss with your child what he or she feels are their needs and what is best for them. The earlier that you start this process the better. In order to make an informed decision you should research all the schools in which you and your child are interested. You can find helpful information from a variety of sources, including:

You also need to understand how school places are offered, and the likelihood of being offered the school you want.

School prospectuses
Schools have their own prospectuses or booklets that explain what subjects they teach, what facilities they have and what they aim to achieve for their pupils. You should contact the schools that interest you for a copy of these booklets. You should find this information helpful in making up your mind which school would be best for your child.

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School open sessions
There is no substitute for seeing things for yourself.

That is why all schools hold open days and evenings, when parents and children can visit and talk to teachers and existing pupils. We believe this provides a very good opportunity for you to get the feel of the school and encourage you to use the opportunities available.

Also information will be available to see if your child would have met the admissions criteria for that school for the past three years. You should consider this information carefully.

Full details of all secondary school open sessions are listed on pages 26 to 32 of the parents’ information booklet.

We strongly recommend that you contact those schools that interest you most. Headteachers welcome enquiries from parents and are able to tell you a great deal about their schools.

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Choice Advice Service
Choice Advisers, along with Admissions and Appeals staff, offer advice and guidance helping parents to understand about the secondary transfer process. They help parents and their children to make sense of the information available, and will advise on various admission policies for different types of schools.


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