Applies to

• Maintained Schools
• Academies
• Free Schools
• Pupil Referral Units
• Independent Schools
• Non-Maintained Special Schools

Background

Governing boards are responsible for ensuring that admissions (and attendance) registers are maintained, but the register itself can be kept by appropriate school staff. 

A pupil is placed on the admission register on the first day he/she is expected to attend.

Approval

The governing board is free to delegate to a committee of the governing board, an individual governor or the head teacher or the proprietor must 'cause to be kept' a register.

The register itself can be kept by appropriate school staff.