When a child or young person moves from one to school to another because they have come the end of the age range of that setting, this is called “Change of Phase”.
This could be:
(a) early years education (ie nursery) to school.
(b) infant school to junior school.
(c) primary school to middle school.
(d) primary school to secondary school.
(e) middle school to secondary school; or
(f) secondary school to a post-16 setting (college, sixth form, apprenticeship etc).
When a change in phase of education is approaching, the current educational setting should hold an EHCP review in plenty of time to allow for the new setting to be consulted on the request for a place, this is usually the review the year before when the transition is due to happen.
For any move to another school up to a post-16, then the LA must name the new school in the Final EHCP by the 15th February of the year that the move is due to happen.
For moves to a post-16 setting, then , then the LA must name the new school in the Final EHCP by the 31st March of the year that the move is due to happen.