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<p>The Department for Education has no plans to issue guidance to schools on this
matter. The Education (Pupil Information) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I 1437) require
maintained schools to keep curricular and educational records for each pupil, disclose
these records to parents and pupils, and report, at least annually, to all parents
on their child’s progress and attainment.</p><p> </p><p>Section 576 Education Act
1996 (applicable to The Pupil Information Regulations) provides that the definition
of ‘parent’ includes all natural parents, whether they are married or not, and any
person who has care of a child, irrespective of whether they are a natural parent
or have parental responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>The exception applies in circumstances
where there is a court order limiting an individual’s exercise of his or her parental
responsibility which expressly amends their entitlement to receive such information.</p><p>
</p><p>If a parent feels that they are not receiving the statutory information to
which they are entitled, under education law, from the school, they can complain formally
to the school by following its complaint procedure.</p><p> </p><p>These statutory
duties do not apply to mainstream Academies or Free Schools. As an independent public
body, an Academy or Free School is directly responsible, under the Data Protection
Act 1998 (DPA), for the collation, retention, storage and security of all information
that they produce and hold. In an Academy or Free School, a pupil has the right to
a copy of their own educational information under the DPA. In certain circumstances,
requests for this information may be made by a parent on behalf of their child.</p><p>
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