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School Pupil Transfer and Destination Notification Record

Record a pupil's departure or transfer, destination-school checks, common transfer file details and transmission confirmation, local-authority notification where required, notification dates and continuity-of-education follow-up.

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School Pupil Transfer and Destination Notification Record

Version
v1
Updated
1 October 2026
Audience
Maintained and academy primary and secondary schools in England, excluding independent schools.
Jurisdiction
england

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Complete this record when a pupil transfers from the school to another school in England or Wales, or when a Gypsy, Roma or Traveller pupil leaves without an identified destination school. Complete only the fields relevant to the circumstances recorded.

Pupil and school details

Pupil name

Required

Enter the pupil's full legal name as held in the school record.

Written response

Pupil admission number or other school identifier

Required

Use the identifier used to locate the pupil's school record.

Written response

Pupil date of birth

Required

Enter the date of birth recorded by the school.

Day
Month
Year

Earliest date: 1900-01-01

Year group at departure

Required

Enter the pupil's year group when leaving.

Written response

Type of school completing this record

Required

Select the school's status for this record.

Choose one

  • School maintained by a local authority
  • Academy

Departure circumstances

Date the pupil ceased to be registered at this school

Required

Enter the date on which the pupil ceased to be registered at this school.

Day
Month
Year

Earliest date: 1900-01-01

Reason for departure or transfer

Required

Select the best description of the recorded circumstance.

Choose one

  • Transfer to another school in England
  • Transfer to another school in Wales
  • Gypsy, Roma or Traveller pupil left without an identified destination school
  • Other recorded departure circumstance

Is the pupil recorded as Gypsy, Roma or Traveller for the purpose of this notification?

Required

Select the applicable status. If the pupil is a Gypsy, Roma or Traveller pupil and has left without an identified destination school, complete the local-authority notification fields below.

Choose one

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not recorded or not known

Destination-school details

Destination status

Required

If no destination school has been identified, select that option and complete the local-authority notification section where applicable.

Choose one

  • Identified school in England
  • Identified school in Wales
  • No identified destination school
  • Destination reported but not confirmed

Destination school name

Complete when a destination school in England or Wales has been identified. Leave blank when no destination school has been identified.

Written response

Destination school address

Complete when the destination school has been identified.

Written response

Destination school contact details

Complete when available, including an email address or telephone number used for the transfer communication.

Written response

Date destination school was identified

Complete only when a destination school has been identified.

Day
Month
Year

Earliest date: 1900-01-01

Destination registration check

Record the outcome of the school's check or communication about the pupil's destination registration.

Choose one

  • Destination school confirmed registration
  • Destination school reported that registration is expected or in progress
  • Registration not confirmed
  • Not applicable because no destination school was identified

Date of destination-school check or communication

Complete when a destination-school check or communication was made.

Day
Month
Year

Earliest date: 1900-01-01

Common transfer file

Common transfer file applicability

Required

The supplied statutory passage describes the CTF requirement for schools maintained by a local authority when a pupil becomes registered at another school in England or Wales. Record the basis for the action taken.

Choose one

  • Maintained-school transfer to an identified school in England or Wales
  • Academy transfer to an identified school
  • No identified destination school
  • Not applicable for another recorded reason

Common transfer file prepared

Complete when a common transfer file is applicable to the recorded transfer.

Choose one

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not applicable

Date common transfer file was prepared

Complete when a common transfer file was prepared.

Day
Month
Year

Earliest date: 1900-01-01

Common transfer file transmission status

Complete when a common transfer file was applicable.

Choose one

  • Sent to the destination school
  • Sent and receipt acknowledged
  • Pending transmission
  • Transmission failed or returned
  • Not applicable

Date common transfer file was transmitted

Complete when the common transfer file was sent.

Day
Month
Year

Earliest date: 1900-01-01

Common transfer file transmission reference

Enter the local reference, message identifier or other record locator, if used.

Written response

Local-authority notification

Local-authority notification status

Required

For a Gypsy, Roma or Traveller pupil who leaves without an identified destination school, record the notification action taken. For other circumstances, select not applicable.

Choose one

  • Notification required for this recorded circumstance
  • Notification sent
  • Notification pending
  • Not required for this recorded circumstance
  • Requirement not established from the information available

Local authority notified

Complete when a local authority was notified or a notification is pending.

Written response

Date of local-authority notification

Complete when the local authority notification was sent.

Day
Month
Year

Earliest date: 1900-01-01

Local-authority notification reference

Enter the local reference or other record locator, if issued.

Written response

Continuity-of-education follow-up

Follow-up action or outcome

Required

Record the action taken to support continuity of education when no destination school was identified, or record why follow-up was not applicable.

Written response

Date of follow-up or review

Enter the date of the recorded follow-up or review, where applicable.

Day
Month
Year

Earliest date: 1900-01-01

Record completed by

Required

Enter the name and role of the person completing this record.

Written response

Record completion date

Required

Enter the date this record was completed or updated.

Day
Month
Year

Earliest date: 1900-01-01

Additional notes

Record relevant factual details, unresolved actions or follow-up arrangements not captured above.

Written response

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