Leaving Ferrars

Transferring to a new school (within the UK)

You must inform the Academy of your decision and complete the ‘Notice of Intention to Leave’ Form which you can collect from our school office. 

Please give as much notice as you can, as your child’s class and teachers would like the opportunity to say goodbye to your child. 

If you are moving home you will need to provide your new address and any new contact details. 

The SENDCO will liaise with your child’s new school to ensure the school is aware of the SEND needs of your child. For children with EHC plans, it is common for staff from receiving schools to visit children in their existing school prior to transfer where possible. 

The Pastoral Lead will contact your child’s school prior to them starting to share any information. 

Once your child has started at their new school we will transfer their school records. 

Transferring out of the local area no school allocated

You must inform the Academy of your decision and complete the ‘Notice of Intention to Leave’ form which you can collect from our school office. 

You will need to provide your new address and any new contact details. 

If you are moving out of the local area and have not been allocated a school place for your child you must keep us informed. Children that are not in Education or registered as being Home Educated, will be recorded as a Child Missing in Education (CME) with the local authority in accordance with our attendance procedures, safeguarding policy and the Education Act. 

Moving outside of the UK

You must inform the Academy of your decision and complete the ‘Notice of Intention to Leave’ form which you can collect from our school office. 

You will need to provide copies of your travel documents (i.e. airline tickets) with yours and your child’s name on. 

Should your child’s new school want to contact us, they are more than welcome to do so at enquiries@ferrarsacademy.co.uk 

Elective Home School Educating

If you decide to withdraw your child from school to home educate you MUST inform the school in writing so that their name can be removed from the school roll. Please be aware that should you decide to return your child to school, they will not have an automatic right of admission to the academy. 

As long as your child is on a school register it is an offence to fail to send them to school regularly, so you need to inform the Principal or you may risk being prosecuted for your child’s non-attendance. 

You should inform the Principal that you wish to withdraw them to home educate by completing the ‘Notice of withdrawal from school roll to undertake Elective Home Education’ form, which you can collect from our school office. 

The Elective Home Education Officer will make contact with families who are educating children at home. An initial visit will usually be arranged where they can discuss with you the plans you have in place for your child’s education and can offer support in drawing up an education plan to follow.