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Registers & attendance

Registers done in minutes, attendance you can prove

Your registers are ready before the first lesson, because PupilDB builds them from your timetable. Mark, note and move on.

What you can do

Registers & attendance in PupilDB

  • Built from the timetable

    Choose your centre and date, and your pupils are already listed.

  • Whole-day marking

    “Save for the whole day” applies one mark to all of a pupil’s lessons that day.

  • Your absence reasons

    Choose from your own list of absence reasons and add notes of up to 1,000 characters.

  • Chased automatically

    Unfinished registers trigger a reminder email listing the teacher, lesson, time and centre.

  • Catch up on past days

    Pick an earlier date to fill in a register that was missed.

  • Attendance percentages

    Each pupil’s attendance percentage is on their record and in your reports.

The register

Every pupil listed, every mark in seconds

Open today’s register for your centre and the lessons and pupils are already there. Mark present, or choose a reason from your own list.

  • Present, or an absence reason from your list
  • Notes on any absence
  • One tap to mark the whole day
Illustration with example data

Questions

Registers & attendance: common questions

Does PupilDB use the DfE attendance codes?

Not yet. Today you record present or an absence reason from your own list, with notes. Statutory attendance code sets (DfE and Welsh) are on our roadmap.

What happens if someone forgets to take a register?

PupilDB sends a reminder email listing each unfinished register, with the teacher, lesson, time, centre and pupil, so it gets done the same day.

Can we report attendance against funded hours?

Yes. The attendance report compares hours attended with each pupil’s entitled hours for any date range, and can be filtered by funding type.

More features

Works hand in hand with

  • Pupil records

    Contacts, placement details, medical needs, allergies, Looked After Child status and SEN/ALN, with a one-click quick view.

  • Timetabling

    A clear weekly grid of teachers and time slots across all your centres, with protection against double-booking.

  • Reports

    Attendance against entitled hours, attendance by month, plus medical, SEN/ALN and referral reports.

See PupilDB with your own eyes

Book a friendly, no-pressure demo. We’ll show you registers, timetables and pupil records, and answer your questions in plain English.