The Education (Student Information) (England) Regulations 2015

PART 1 E+W Student information: Fourth key stage

1.—(1) In the case of each student, the following information— E+W

(a) the student’s gender, date of birth, and surname followed by first name or, if there are more than one, each forename;

(b) the date of the student’s admission to the institution;

(c) the student’s ethnic group;

(d) the student’s first language;

(e) the postcode of the home where the student normally resides;

(f) whether the student has as a pupil applied for and been found eligible for free school meals, pursuant to sections 512(3) and 512ZB of the 1996 Act;

(g) whether the student has special educational needs and, where applicable—

(i) the type of special educational needs that student has;

(ii) the primary and secondary need of those types if there is more than one type;

(iii) if the student has a statement of special educational needs(1) or an Education, Health and Care plan(2); and

(iv) if special educational provision is being made through SEN support(3).

(h) whether the student is or has been at any time whilst registered at the educational institution, to the knowledge of the governing body or, where appropriate, the proprietor, a child looked after by a local authority.

(2) Whether the student was entered for a relevant qualification(4) approved for use by pupils of compulsory school age under section 98 of the 2000 Act for the purposes of section 96 of that Act and, where applicable, the following—

(a) the relevant qualification taken;

(b) the name of the awarding body for the relevant qualification;

(c) the information year in which the student was entered for the relevant qualification; and

(d) the grade or level achieved.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 1 in force at 1.9.2015, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

Section 324(1) of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) provides for the making and maintaining by a local authority of a statement of special educational needs in respect of a child. Section 324(1) was repealed in relation to England but remains in force by virtue of Article 11 Children and Families Act 2014 (Transitional and Saving Provisions) (No.2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2270).

(2)

See section 37(2) of the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6) for the meaning of “Education, Health and Care plan”. Sub-section (2) was amended by the Care Act 2014 (c. 23) and Children and Families Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/914).

(3)

As described in the ‘Special educational needs and disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years’, issued by the Secretary of State under section 77 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6).

(4)

“a relevant qualification” is defined in section 96(5) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21). Sub-section (5) was substituted, for sub-sections (5)–(7) as originally enacted, by sections 174 and 192 of, and paragraphs 26 and 27(1) and (4) of Schedule 12 to, the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22).