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missing-common-transfer-file-local-authority-contact-record

Record the circumstances of a pupil arriving without a Common Transfer File, contact with the local authority, the School to School lost-pupil search or its result, receipt of the file or an explanation for non-receipt, and confirmation that current School to School contact details are maintained.

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missing-common-transfer-file-local-authority-contact-record

Version
v1
Updated
7 October 2026
Reviewed
7 October 2026
Audience
Maintained and academy primary and secondary schools in England. Complete this form only where a pupil arrives without an accompanying Common Transfer File and the school contacts the local authority to support a search for the transfer file.
Jurisdiction
england

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Missing Common Transfer File local-authority contact record

Applicability

Use this record only when a pupil arrives without an accompanying Common Transfer File and the school contacts the local authority to support a search for the file in the School to School lost-pupil area.

This record applies to the case being recorded

Required

Select this only where the pupil arrived without an accompanying Common Transfer File and the local authority is being contacted to support a search.

  • Tick when complete

Pupil and arrival details

Pupil reference used by the school

Required

Use the school's secure pupil reference or admission reference. Do not enter unnecessary personal information.

For example, admission reference

Date the pupil arrived at the school

Required

Enter the date on which the pupil arrived or was admitted without an accompanying Common Transfer File.

Day
Month
Year

Previous school or transfer information known

Record the previous school, local authority, or other transfer information known at the time of the search. Do not include information that is not necessary for this record.

Enter known transfer information


Local-authority contact

Local authority contacted

Required

Enter the name of the local authority contacted about the missing Common Transfer File.

Enter local authority name

Date the local authority was contacted

Required

Enter the date on which the school contacted the local authority to support the search.

Day
Month
Year

How the local authority was contacted

Required

Select all methods used for this case.

Choose all that apply

  • Email
  • Telephone
  • Secure system or portal
  • Other recorded method

Local-authority contact or case reference

Enter the reference supplied by the local authority, if one was provided.

Enter reference

Summary of contact with the local authority

Required

Record the request made, information supplied, and any response or next steps. Do not include unnecessary personal information.

Summarise the contact and response


School to School search and outcome

School to School lost-pupil search status

Required

Select the current status of the search or result.

Choose one

  • Search requested through the local authority
  • Search in progress
  • File found
  • No file found
  • Outcome not yet confirmed

Date of School to School search request or result

Enter the date of the request or, if known, the date the search result was received.

Day
Month
Year

School to School search or result details

Required

Record the search reference, result, and any notification or information received. If the file was found, record the identifying school shown in the notification where appropriate.

Record search or result details


File receipt or explanation for non-receipt

Outcome for the Common Transfer File

Required

Select the outcome that currently applies.

Choose one

  • Common Transfer File received
  • File not received and explanation recorded
  • File not received and no explanation yet available
  • Search remains open

Date the Common Transfer File was received

Complete this if the file was received. Leave blank if it has not been received.

Day
Month
Year

Explanation for non-receipt or further action

Complete this if the file has not been received. Record the explanation given, or the action needed to obtain or clarify the file. Leave blank if the file was received and no further explanation is needed.

Record explanation or further action


School to School contact details

School to School contact details checked and maintained

Required

Confirm that the school's School to School contact details have been checked and are current, or record the action required to update them in the notes below.

  • Tick when complete

Date School to School contact details were checked

Required

Enter the date on which the contact details were checked or updated.

Day
Month
Year

School to School contact-details notes

Required

Record any update made, outstanding action, or reason the details could not yet be confirmed.

Record check or update details

Record completed by

Required

Enter the name or role of the staff member completing this record.

Enter name or role

Date this record was completed

Required

Enter the date this record was completed or last updated.

Day
Month
Year
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Version
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Updated
7 October 2026
Reviewed
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