Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Education (School Performance Information) (England) Regulations 1999.

They impose requirements on governing bodies of maintained schools under section 537A of the Education Act 1996 (provision of “individual pupil information”). Governing bodies are, by these amendments, required to provide their local education authority, following a written request by them to do so, with information about individual pupils who are excluded by the head teacher from the school (regulation 2(3) and the Schedule).

The Regulations also make changes to the information to be provided by schools concerning vocational qualifications. In the case of schools with pupils aged 16, 17 or 18, the information to be provided relates to pupils who have completed the first or second year of their course of studies, rather than, as before, who are in their final year (regulation 2(5) and (6)).

Secondary schools are also required to provide information to the Secretary of State as to their designation as an Arts, Language, Sports or Technology College (regulation 2(7)).