How to transfer from infant (year 2) to junior (year 3)
Children transferring from infant (year 2) to junior (year 3) in September 2027 must have been born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020.
If your child attends a primary school, you do not need to apply for a junior school place. Your child will automatically transfer to year 3 at the same school.
However, if your child attends a linked infant school, you must apply for them to transfer to the linked junior school for their junior education.
If there are more applications than places at Birmingham Community schools, we will offer places in the following order of priority:
- Looked after children or children who were previously looked after (including previously looked after children from outside of England).
- Children who are attending the linked infant school when their parents apply and who will still be attending at the end of year 2.
- Children with an older brother or sister (sibling) at the infant or junior school who will still be attending the school when they start.
- Children who live nearest the school.
Check the Primary school admissions arrangements, available from 1 October 2026 for individual academies, voluntary aided, free and foundation schools, for details of their oversubscription criteria.
Primary school admission arrangements
If you live in Birmingham and pay Council Tax to us, you must make your application to us.
We run a coordinated admissions scheme with our neighbouring local authorities.
If your child attends a linked infant school in another local authority and you are applying for a place at the linked junior school, we recommend you view their website for information on their school admissions arrangements. This will help you decide whether your application is likely to be successful.
Page last updated: 16 September 2026