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School Failure to Attend Agreed Start Record

Record the agreed or notified starting day, the pupil's failure to attend, contact and follow-up attempts, the reason established, any admission-register action, and resulting safeguarding or attendance follow-up.

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School Failure to Attend Agreed Start Record

Version
v1
Updated
30 September 2026
Audience
Maintained and academy primary and secondary schools in England, for use by staff managing admissions, attendance and safeguarding follow-up.
Jurisdiction
england

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Record scope

Complete this record when a pupil does not attend on the starting day agreed by the school and a person with control of the pupil's attendance. Record the follow-up undertaken and the reason established, where known.


School name

Required

Enter the name of the maintained school or academy.

Written response

Pupil name

Required

Enter the pupil's full name.

Written response

Pupil reference or admission number

Required

Enter the school's reference or admission number for the pupil.

Written response

Year group or intended year of admission

Required

Enter the year group relevant to the agreed start.

Written response

Admission route

Required

Select the route through which the starting day was agreed or notified.

Choose one

  • Normal admissions round
  • In-year application
  • Sixth-form admission
  • Other route
  • Other

If other, please specify

Agreed or notified starting date

Required

Enter the date on which the school and a person with control of the pupil's attendance agreed that the pupil would attend, or the date notified to the school.

Day
Month
Year

Basis for the starting date

Required

Select how the starting date was established.

Choose one

  • Agreed directly with the parent or prospective pupil
  • Communicated by the local authority
  • Established through another documented notification
  • Other

If other, please specify

Date the pupil failed to attend

Required

Enter the agreed starting date on which the pupil did not attend.

Day
Month
Year

Number of sessions missed on the starting day

Required

Enter the number of sessions missed on the agreed starting day.

Number

Minimum: 1 · Maximum: 10


Follow-up and reason for absence

Follow-up attempts made

Required

Record each attempt to follow up the absence, including the date, method, person contacted or attempted, outcome, and any next step. Include attempts made where the reason has not yet been established.

Date and time; method; person contacted or attempted; outcome; next step

Status of the reason for absence

Required

Select the current status. If the reason is not established, record that outcome and continue with the planned follow-up.

Choose one

  • Reason established
  • Reason not yet established
  • Unable to contact the relevant person
  • Awaiting information
  • Other

If other, please specify

Reason established or information obtained

Required

If a reason or relevant information has been established, record it factually. If no reason has been established, state that and summarise the current position.

Written response

Reason category, if known

Complete if a reason has been established. Select all categories that apply.

Choose all that apply

  • Illness or health
  • Transport or travel issue
  • Family or personal circumstances
  • Change of plans or intended school
  • Unknown
  • Other

If other, please specify


Admission-register action

Admission-register action taken or pending

Required

Record the action that applies to this case. If the position is still being checked, select the pending option and explain below.

Choose one

  • Pupil's name entered on the admission register
  • Pupil's name not entered on the admission register
  • Action pending confirmation
  • Not applicable to the circumstances recorded
  • Other

If other, please specify

Admission-register action details

Required

Record the date and time of any action, the relevant session, and any reason the action is pending or not applicable.

Written response

Follow-up required after this record

Required

Select all follow-up routes that apply. Complete the details field for each selected route.

Choose all that apply

  • Further attendance follow-up
  • Safeguarding follow-up
  • Admissions or register follow-up
  • No further follow-up identified at this time
  • Other

If other, please specify

Safeguarding or attendance follow-up details

Required

Record the action required, responsible role or person, target date, and any escalation or review point. Complete only for follow-up routes selected above.

Written response

Record completed by

Required

Enter the name and role of the staff member completing this record.

Written response

Record completion date

Required

Enter the date this record was completed or updated.

Day
Month
Year

Record reviewed by the appropriate school lead

Tick when the completed record has been reviewed in accordance with the school's arrangements.

  • Tick when complete
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Updated
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