Explanatory note

whether a school has received top-up funding in respect of a pupil (Schedule 1, paragraph 10). Top-up funding is defined in Regulation 2 and will be paid directly from the commissioning local authority (also defined in Regulation 2) to the governing body or proprietor of a school. In the case of a pupil referral unit or alternative provision Academy top up funding may instead be paid by the school that commissions the education provision (for example in cases of fixed term exclusions from a mainstream school or Academy). The funding will be paid on a per-pupil basis, based on the pupil’s assessed needs,

whether (to the knowledge of the school) a pupil who has been looked after by a local authority, is no longer looked after as the result of the making of an adoption order, a special guardianship order or a residence order, and which of these orders was made with respect to that pupil (Schedule 1, paragraph 13).

a restructuring of the regulations and Schedules, with Schedule 1 now separated into five parts. Parts 1 to 3 are applicable to all schools covered by the Regulations. Part 4 is applicable only to schools with sixth forms, not including special schools. Part 5 is applicable to all schools with sixth forms, including special schools;

some minor drafting amendments;

the removal of the requirement to provide the following information—