School Admission Register Change and Local-Authority Return Record
- Version
- v1
- Updated
- 1 October 2026
- Audience
- Maintained and academy primary and secondary schools in England when a relevant admission-register event or local-authority return occurs.
- Jurisdiction
- england
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Use this record for an admission-register addition, removal, address or parent-detail change, notification of attendance at another school, or associated local-authority return. Complete only the sections that apply to the event.
1. Event and pupil identification
Type of admission-register event
RequiredSelect every event that applies to this record.
Choose all that apply
- Pupil added to the admission register
- Pupil removed from the admission register
- Change to the pupil’s normal address
- Change to parent details
- Pupil attending or expected to attend another school
- Other admission-register change
Pupil’s full name
RequiredEnter the full name as held in the admission register.
Written response
Pupil reference or unique identifier
RequiredEnter the school or statutory identifier used to match this record to the admission register.
Written response
Date this record was created
RequiredEnter the date on which this change, notification or return record was created.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Completed by
RequiredEnter the name and role of the person completing this record.
Written response
2. Admission and attendance dates
Agreed or notified first attendance date
Complete for an addition where a date has been agreed or notified. Enter the first day on which the pupil is expected to attend. The admission-register entry is made from the beginning of the first session on that day.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Actual first attendance date
Complete if the pupil attended and the actual first attendance date differs from, or was used instead of, an agreed or notified date.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Basis for the admission-register entry date
Select the basis used for the entry date.
Choose one
- School and person with control of attendance agreed the date
- Person with control of attendance notified the school of the date
- No date was agreed or notified; entry was made on the first day the pupil attended
Attendance-date notes
Record any relevant explanation, including a failure to attend on the agreed or notified date.
Written response
3. Follow-up where the pupil did not attend as expected
Were reasonable enquiries required?
Complete if the pupil failed to attend on the agreed or notified date.
Choose one
- Yes
- No
- Not yet determined
Reasonable-enquiries summary
If reasonable enquiries were required, summarise the enquiries made, dates, contacts or agencies approached, information received and any outstanding action.
Written response
4. Current pupil and parent address details
Pupil’s current address
RequiredEnter the current address held in the admission register.
Written response
Full name and address of each parent the pupil normally lives with
RequiredList each relevant parent’s full name and address. Complete for the current details and, where applicable, the details following an address change.
Written response
Emergency telephone number for a parent the pupil normally lives with
RequiredEnter at least one telephone number by which a relevant parent can be contacted in an emergency.
Written response
5. Address change details
New address where the pupil will normally live
Complete only where a parent has notified the school that the pupil will normally live at another address, whether in addition to or instead of the current address.
Written response
Full name of each parent the pupil will normally live with at the new address
Complete with the address-change record.
Written response
Date the pupil will start normally living at the new address
Complete with the address-change record.
- Day
- Month
- Year
6. Destination or other-school details
Name of other school
Complete where a person with control of the pupil’s attendance has told the school that the pupil is or will be attending another school, including an off-site direction case.
Written response
Address of other school, if held
Complete where this information is held or is relevant to the local-authority deletion return.
Written response
Date the pupil began or will begin attending the other school
Complete where the pupil is or will be attending another school.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Future address and parent details, if applicable
For a deletion return, record the pupil’s future address and the full name and address of the parent with whom the pupil is going to live, where applicable.
Written response
7. Removal and deletion reason
Applicable reason for deleting the pupil’s name
Complete only when the pupil’s name is being deleted. Select the applicable regulation 9 reason and record the precise basis in the notes field.
Choose one
- Pupil transferred to another school
- Pupil moved to another address
- Pupil ceased to be registered at the school for another applicable reason
- Pupil is over compulsory school age and the applicable conditions for deletion are met
- Other applicable regulation 9 ground
Deletion-reason details and evidence
State the precise reason, relevant facts, dates and any checks or evidence supporting the applicable deletion ground. Do not retrospectively delete the pupil’s name.
Written response
Date the pupil’s name was deleted from the admission register
Complete only when the name has been deleted. Attendance should be recorded up to the deletion date, and the register should not be altered retrospectively.
- Day
- Month
- Year
8. Local-authority return
Is a local-authority return required or requested?
RequiredA return is required for an addition or removal outside standard transition times; the local authority may extend this requirement or request information in other circumstances.
Choose one
- Required for an addition or removal outside standard transition times
- Requested by the local authority
- Required because the local authority has extended the requirement to standard transition times
- Not required for this event
- To be confirmed with the local authority
Local authority
Enter the name of the relevant local authority.
Written response
Local-authority return due date
For a New Pupil Return, calculate the due date as within 5 days of adding the pupil’s name, unless the applicable exception or local-authority request changes the requirement.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Date the local-authority return was submitted
Complete when the return has been sent or otherwise made to the local authority.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Return method and reference
Record the submission method and any local-authority reference or confirmation number.
Written response
Information supplied to the local authority
Summarise the admission-register information supplied, including any pupil, address, parent, destination and deletion-reason details relevant to the return.
Written response
Outstanding confirmation or follow-up
Record any outstanding local-authority confirmation, register amendment, information request, transfer action or other follow-up, with the responsible person and target date.
Written response
I have checked that the recorded admission-register information is accurate for the relevant date
RequiredConfirm only after checking the applicable register entry, dates and supporting record.
- Tick when complete
