School First-Aid Needs Assessment Outcome Record
- Version
- v1
- Updated
- 1 October 2026
- Audience
- Primary and secondary schools in England, including maintained schools and academies, excluding independent schools.
- Jurisdiction
- england
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Use this form to document the outcome and rationale of a school's first-aid needs assessment where the school considers a written record useful. Completing and retaining this record is optional.
School and assessment details
School name
RequiredEnter the name of the school to which this record relates.
Enter school name
School reference or establishment number
Enter an internal reference or establishment number if used by the school.
Enter reference or establishment number
Date of assessment
RequiredEnter the date on which the first-aid needs assessment was carried out or reviewed.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Responsible reviewer
RequiredEnter the name of the person responsible for completing or reviewing this record.
Enter full name
Reviewer role or position
RequiredEnter the reviewer's role or position within the school or its governing organisation.
Enter role or position
Assessment scope and context
Areas considered in the assessment
RequiredSelect all areas considered when deciding the school's first-aid provision.
Choose all that apply
- School buildings and grounds
- Pupil numbers and age range
- Staff and other people on site
- Curriculum, sporting and other activities
- Off-site activities and educational visits
- Working patterns and times when the school is in use
- Location and access to external medical services
- Previous incidents or first-aid experience
- Other relevant circumstances
- Other
If other, please specify
Assessment context and evidence considered
RequiredSummarise the relevant circumstances, information and evidence considered. Do not include unnecessary personal or medical information about identifiable individuals.
Describe the assessment context and evidence considered
Findings of the first-aid needs assessment
RequiredRecord the main findings that informed the school's first-aid provision decisions.
Record the assessment findings
Provision decisions
Provision areas addressed by the assessment
RequiredSelect all provision areas for which the assessment recorded a decision or rationale.
Choose all that apply
- First-aid equipment
- First-aid facilities
- First-aid personnel
- First-aid room, where applicable
- Arrangements for communicating or accessing first-aid support
- Arrangements for off-site activities
- Other
If other, please specify
Equipment provision decision and rationale
RequiredDescribe the equipment provision decision, including any relevant locations, quantities or replenishment arrangements.
Record the equipment decision and rationale
Facilities provision decision and rationale
RequiredDescribe the facilities provision decision and the reasons for it.
Record the facilities decision and rationale
Personnel provision decision and rationale
RequiredDescribe the decision about first-aid personnel, including any relevant coverage considerations.
Record the personnel decision and rationale
First-aid room outcome, if applicable
Complete this field only if the assessment considered a first-aid room. Record the outcome and rationale, or state that no first-aid room was identified as necessary.
Record the first-aid room outcome if applicable
Other provision decisions or rationale
Record any additional decisions or reasoning not covered above.
Record any additional decisions
Follow-up and review
Follow-up actions
List any actions arising from the assessment, including the person responsible and any intended completion date.
Record follow-up actions and responsibilities
Planned next review date
Enter a planned review date if the school has set one.
- Day
- Month
- Year
Record retention decision
Select this if the school has chosen to retain this assessment outcome record.
- Tick when complete