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Attendance register

Official wording, responsibilities and review duties.

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Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
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Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

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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.

  1. Working together to improve school attendance

    Reviewed edition matches. GOV.UK metadata checked; captured PDF matches the reviewed edition. Live file bytes are unverified.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
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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

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  2. Maintained schools: governance guide

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2026-07-15T15:01:39+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
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    Official content identity
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    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maintained-schools-governance-guide/maintained-schools-governance-guide

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