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Unique Pupil Number(UPN)
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 10:52 am
by tgsmum16
Hi All
I just asked my DD's Primary School to provide me her UPN as as to fill in the Tiffin Girls' School's 'forms return' for the September 2016 starter. Her school replied -
we are unable to provide this information to parents. This system is used only between schools.Once a place has been confirmed, the new school will contact the previous school and we will then transfer all this information in the form of a CTF (Common Transfer File) which contains the UPN number.
Is this the same with all primary schools?
But we do have the provision to complete the form without UPN if we don't have.
Thanks
Re: Unique Pupil Number(UPN)
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 12:12 pm
by ToadMum
tgsmum16 wrote:Hi All
I just asked my DD's Primary School to provide me her UPN as as to fill in the Tiffin Girls' School's 'forms return' for the September 2016 starter. Her school replied -
we are unable to provide this information to parents. This system is used only between schools.Once a place has been confirmed, the new school will contact the previous school and we will then transfer all this information in the form of a CTF (Common Transfer File) which contains the UPN number.
Is this the same with all primary schools?
But we do have the provision to complete the form without UPN if we don't have.
Thanks
Different area, but we have had three DC move on to secondary school without needing to put their UPN on anything. Perhaps the school should mark that bit 'office use only'?
Re: Unique Pupil Number(UPN)
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 12:23 pm
by tgsmum16
ThanksToadMum!
Yes, they have to.
Re: Unique Pupil Number(UPN)
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 12:46 pm
by drvs
hello tgsmum16,
i have filled in the forms but have not put in the UPN .i think it says if provided in brackets so i wouldnt worry too much. well I'm going to send the forms today without UPN and leave it to TGS about it.hope that helps.
Re: Unique Pupil Number(UPN)
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 3:07 pm
by tiffinboys
Our primary school provided this identifier without any fuss.
Re: Unique Pupil Number(UPN)
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 4:18 pm
by oberoijasleen
Our Primary school also provided the same...
Re: Unique Pupil Number(UPN)
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 6:56 pm
by tgsmum16
Thank you drvs, tiffinboys and oberoijasleen.
I think my DD's school is 'special', I am also sending the form without it.
Re: Unique Pupil Number(UPN)
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 1:13 pm
by Snowdaddy
We had to ask our Primary for it, one secretary said they would be released towards end of year 6, tried at a different time and they just gave it us. It seemed to me that the initial refusal was just laziness to go and look it up.
One day I must check if it was on the computerised end of year 5 report, if so could have saved ourselves hassle getting it.