Explanatory note

These Regulations, which apply only to schools in Wales, are made under the Education Reform Act 1988 (“the Act”) and revoke and re-enact with amendments, the provisions of the Education (Individual Pupils' Achievements) (Information) (Wales) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1205). These Regulations continue to require headteachers of schools maintained by local education authorities and of grant maintained schools to provide information about individual pupils' education achievements to parents of the pupils, and pupils over compulsory school age, together with school comparative information and with information about the pupil’s attendance at school and the pupil’s general progress. Parents must also be given details of the arrangements for discussing a pupil’s report with his teachers. The following changes of substance to the 1992 Regulations are made.

The headteacher is required to provide a report on a pupil’s progress and achievements to pupils* as well as parents (regulation 3(1)). The information to be provided must include the National Curriculum levels of attainment and public examination results of pupils at schools in Wales (including independent schools following the National Curriculum) (regulation 3(1)(b) and Schedule 2).

Time limits are specified for the delivery of the report, which must cover the period which has elapsed since the last report was made (regulation 3(2)). The time limit is extended if the report has to contain public examination or National Curriculum test results (regulations 3(3)). The report must now contain an explanatory commentary on the pupil’s National Curriculum levels of attainment (regulation 3(5)).

The headteacher is required to provide school leavers with a record of their school achievements and examinations qualification gained (regulation 5) for which purpose a form is prescribed (Schedule 3).

When a pupil transfers to a new school (including an independent school) the headteacher of his old school is required to send to the new school a report containing details of the pupil’s achievements in the National Curriculum unless this is not reasonably practicable (regulation 6).

Minor amendments are made to the Education (School Records) Regulations 1989 (regulation 8).

* when over the age of 18 years