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England

Children unable to attend because of health needs

Official wording, responsibilities and review duties.

Evidence link

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Requirement and scope

Choose the governance type; academy and maintained duties differ. Choose a phase; confirm age and provision conditions. Confirm locally: Has pupils unable to attend because of health needs.

Maintained school

Statutory duty [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

Conditions: Has pupils unable to attend because of health needs.

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Academy or free school

Statutory duty [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

Conditions: Has pupils unable to attend because of health needs.

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

School support and reintegration arrangements are distinct from the local authority’s section 19 alternative-education duty and its own public policy statement. The LA policy is not relabelled as a school policy.

Official wording

Advice for parents/carers, school arrangements

Where possible, the governing body of a school must ensure that arrangements are in place to support children with health and medical conditions. In doing so it should ensure that such children can access and enjoy the same opportunities at school as any other child. Further information can be found in the ‘supporting pupils at school with medical conditions’ guidance.

Education for children with health needs who cannot attend school · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Reintegration

The home school should consider how they can enable children to successfully remain in touch with them whilst they are away. This could be through: 15

Education for children with health needs who cannot attend school · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Sources and updates

Official evidence reviewed 2026-10-26. Check the source edition and conditions before acting.

  1. Education for children with health needs who cannot attend school

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    Official attachment · https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/657995f0254aaa000d050bff/Arranging_education_for_children_who_cannot_attend_school_because_of_health_needs.pdf

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