England
Admission register
Official wording, responsibilities and review duties.
Requirement and scope
Choose the governance type; academy and maintained duties differ. Choose a phase; confirm age and provision conditions.
Maintained school
Required document [2]
not stated in the source. Website publication: not stated in the source. Check access and disclosure duties separately.
- Source-established phases
- Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
- Source-established school types
- Mainstream school, Special school
- EYFS condition
- No separate EYFS condition stated
- Accountable
- not stated in the source
- Approval
- not stated in the source
- Operational owner
- not stated in the source
- Review cycle
- set by the school
Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.
Academy or free school
Required document [1]
not stated in the source. Website publication: not stated in the source. Check access and disclosure duties separately.
- Source-established phases
- Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
- Source-established school types
- Mainstream school, Special school
- EYFS condition
- No separate EYFS condition stated
- Accountable
- not stated in the source
- Approval
- not stated in the source
- Operational owner
- not stated in the source
- Review cycle
- set by the school
Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.
Registers contain personal information. Website duty: not stated in the reviewed source. Apply the registration regulations and any setting-specific exceptions, including the attendance-register exception where all pupils board.
Official wording
7.11 School attendance
Governing bodies must ensure that schools are: keeping admission and attendance registers according to The School Attendance (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2024
Maintained schools: governance guide · Reviewed 2026-10-26
Chapter 8, admission and attendance registers
These registers must be kept electronically. All pupils (regardless of their age) must be placed on the admission register and have their attendance recorded in the attendance register. The proprietor of a school who fails to comply with these regulations is guilty of an offence and can be fined. Admission register (‘the school roll’)
Working together to improve school attendance · Reviewed 2026-10-26
Sources and updates
Official evidence reviewed 2026-10-26. Check the source edition and conditions before acting.
Working together to improve school attendance
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https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a4f9ec6a6586e258d371bd0/Working_together_to_improve_school_attendance_2026.pdf
Official attachment · https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a4f9ec6a6586e258d371bd0/Working_together_to_improve_school_attendance_2026.pdf
Maintained schools: governance guide
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- Reviewed on
- 2026-10-26
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- 2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maintained-schools-governance-guide/maintained-schools-governance-guide
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