Apply for a school place in another council area

If you live in County Durham and your child is due to start Reception (primary school), Year 3 (junior school only) or Year 7 (secondary school) in 2024, you will need to complete our application form and include details of the school outside of County Durham.

We will liaise with the other council for you.

If you apply online, you will need to use the drop-down menus when searching for your preferred school. Remember to change the local authority from "Durham" to the council area in which the school is located. You should then be able to search for the school by name.

Apply to transfer to a school in another council area during the school year ('in-year' transfer)

If you want to change school during the school year, and the school is in another council area, you will need to apply to that council. A list of councils in our region and their contacts are listed below.

Council	Contact
Cumbria County Council	Address: School Admissions and Appeals, Cumbria County Council, PO Box 415, Carlisle, CA1 9GU Telephone: 01228 221582 Email: school.admissions@cumbria.gov.uk
Darlington Borough Council	Address: School Admissions Team, Children Families and Learning, Town Hall, Darlington, DL1 5QT Telephone: 01325 406333 Email: schools.admissions@darlington.gov.uk
Gateshead Council	Address: School Organisation and Admissions Team, Dryden Centre, Evistones Road, Low Fell, NE9 5UR Telephone: 0191 4332757 or 0191 4332756 Email: schooladmissions@gateshead.gov.uk
Hartlepool Borough Council	Address: School Admissions Team, Children's and Joint Commissioning Services, Hartlepool Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning, Brierton Lane, Hartlepool, TS25 4AF Telephone: 01429 523768 or 01429 523765 Email: admissionsteam@hartlepool.gov.uk
Northumberland County Council	Address: School Admissions, County Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2EF Telephone: 01670 624889 Email: schooladmissions@northumberland.gov.uk
North Yorkshire County Council	Address: Admissions Transport and Welfare Team, County Hall, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8AD Telephone: 01609 533679 Email: schooladmissions@northyorks.gov.uk
Stockton Borough Council	Address: School Admissions Team, Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-On-Tees, TS18 1XE Telephone: 01642 526605 Email: school.admissions@stockton.gov.uk
Sunderland City Council	Address: School Admissions Team, Peoples Services, Civic Centre, Sunderland, SR2 7DN Telephone: 0191 5205553 Email: school.admissions@sunderland.gov.uk

Council

Contact

Cumbria County Council

Address: School Admissions and Appeals, Cumbria County Council, PO Box 415, Carlisle, CA1 9GU

Telephone: 01228 221582

Email: school.admissions@cumbria.gov.uk

Darlington Borough Council

Address: School Admissions Team, Children Families and Learning, Town Hall, Darlington, DL1 5QT

Telephone: 01325 406333

Email: schools.admissions@darlington.gov.uk

Gateshead Council

Address: School Organisation and Admissions Team, Dryden Centre, Evistones Road, Low Fell, NE9 5UR

Telephone: 0191 4332757 or 0191 4332756

Email: schooladmissions@gateshead.gov.uk

Hartlepool Borough Council

Address: School Admissions Team, Children's and Joint Commissioning Services, Hartlepool Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning, Brierton Lane, Hartlepool, TS25 4AF

Telephone: 01429 523768 or 01429 523765

Email: admissionsteam@hartlepool.gov.uk

Northumberland County Council

Address: School Admissions, County Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2EF

Telephone: 01670 624889

Email: schooladmissions@northumberland.gov.uk

North Yorkshire County Council

Address: Admissions Transport and Welfare Team, County Hall, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8AD

Telephone: 01609 533679

Email: schooladmissions@northyorks.gov.uk

Stockton Borough Council

Address: School Admissions Team, Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-On-Tees, TS18 1XE