Article: Schools - pupil records Article Body All state schools must keep educational records on their pupils, which should include: copies of pupil reports and records of their academic achievements, other skills and abilities, and progress in school copies of any correspondence between the child's parents and the school any information the school has on the child's education from the local authority As a parent, you have the right to have access, free of charge, to your child's educational record. To do this, you have to submit a request, in writing, to your child's headteacher, who should respond within 15 days. You can find contact details for all our schools on the primary/ secondary/ special school pages of our site.