Admission register return and deletion record
- Version
- v1
- Updated
- 7 October 2026
- Reviewed
- 7 October 2026
- Audience
- Maintained and academy schools in England, excluding independent schools, when a pupil is added to or deleted from the admission register and a relevant local-authority return or notification is required.
- Jurisdiction
- england
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Complete this record for an admission-register addition or deletion. Record only the information applicable to the event. For a new pupil return, record the local-authority transmission within 5 days where the duty applies. If a pupil fails to attend on the agreed admission date, record the reasonable enquiries made.
Record details
Record type
RequiredSelect whether this record concerns adding a pupil to or deleting a pupil from the admission register.
Choose one
- Admission-register addition
- Admission-register deletion
Record completed by
RequiredEnter the name and role of the person completing this record.
Name and role
Date this record was completed
RequiredEnter the date on which this record was completed.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Pupil and admission-register information
Pupil's full name
RequiredEnter the pupil's full legal name as recorded in the admission register.
Full name
Pupil's current address
RequiredEnter the current address held in the admission register.
Full address
Date the pupil's name was entered on or deleted from the admission register
RequiredFor an addition, use the date from the beginning of the first session on which the name was entered. For a deletion, use the date on which the name was deleted.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Agreed, notified or expected first attendance date
For an admission-register addition, record the date agreed or notified for attendance, or the first day attended where no date was agreed or notified. Leave blank for a deletion record.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Did the pupil fail to attend on the agreed or notified admission date?
Complete this only where the pupil did not attend on the agreed or notified admission date.
- Tick when complete
Parent or person the pupil normally lives with
Full name of parent the pupil normally lives with
RequiredEnter the full name of any parent the pupil normally lives with.
Parent's full name
Address of parent the pupil normally lives with
RequiredEnter the full address of any parent the pupil normally lives with.
Full address
Emergency telephone number for a parent the pupil normally lives with
RequiredEnter at least one telephone number by which a parent the pupil normally lives with can be contacted in an emergency.
Telephone number
Future address or destination school, where applicable
Pupil's future address
Complete this only if the pupil will have a future address relevant to the deletion return.
Future full address
Full name of parent the pupil will live with
Complete this only if the pupil will live with a different parent at the future address.
Parent's full name
Address of parent the pupil will live with
Complete this only if the pupil will live with a different parent at the future address.
Parent's full address
Date the pupil will start living at the future address
Complete this only where a future address is applicable.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Name of new school
Complete this only where the pupil has a new school or is expected to attend a new school.
School name
Date the pupil began or will begin attending the new school
Complete this only where a new school is applicable.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Deletion reason
Reason under regulation 9 for deleting the pupil's name
Complete this for a deletion record. Enter the applicable reason set out in regulation 9, using the wording used in the school's admission-register record or deletion return.
Regulation 9 deletion reason
Local-authority return or notification
Return or notification type
RequiredSelect all return or notification types relevant to this record.
Choose all that apply
- New pupil return
- Deletion return
- Other local-authority notification requested or required
- Not applicable to this record
Return or notification due date
For a new pupil return, record the applicable deadline, including the 5-day deadline where the duty applies. For other notifications, record the applicable local-authority deadline if known.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Date the return or notification was transmitted
Complete when the return or notification has been transmitted to the local authority.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Transmission evidence or reference
Record the local-authority portal receipt, confirmation reference, email subject, case reference, or other retained evidence showing how the return or notification was transmitted. Do not upload documents here.
Reference or confirmation details
Reasonable enquiries
Reasonable enquiries made
Complete this where the pupil failed to attend on the agreed or notified admission date. Record the dates, methods, people contacted, responses, and outcome of enquiries made to establish the child's whereabouts.
Record enquiries and outcomes
Reference to retained enquiry records
Where applicable, enter an internal reference to the retained records of reasonable enquiries. Do not upload documents here.
Internal reference
I have checked this record against the admission-register entry and completed all fields applicable to this event
RequiredSelect this after checking the information recorded above.
- Tick when complete
