Removal from roll guidance

This Local Authority Guidance sets out the statutory responsibilities of all maintained schools, academies, free schools, studio schools, University Technical Colleges, Education Support Centres, and independent schools, as they relate to the removal of pupils from roll. All schools are required to notify the Local Authority when removing a pupil from roll.

The 2016 amendment to The Education (Pupil Registration) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 also places a duty on schools and local authorities to work collaboratively in ‘jointly making reasonable enquiries’ as to the whereabouts of a pupil before a pupil is removed from roll.

Please note that if ‘joint reasonable enquiries’ have not taken place before a pupil is removed from roll, Hertfordshire County Council will not accept this as legal, and the child must therefore remain on the school register.

We have updated the removal from roll form within the Local Authority Guidance as well as provided an individual form that you can download.

Legislation.Gov.UK: The School Attendance (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2024