L-01-E · Legal
Deregistration
England
If your child is registered at a mainstream school, a short written letter to the school is usually the one step you need to take before home education begins.
12 min read
England
Updated August 2026
Legal
First things first: do I actually need to deregister?
The answer comes down to one simple question:
Is your child currently on a school’s register?
The rest of this guide
With an account you get every remaining section, in full — the same headings you see here, written through to the end.
- 02Your legal foundation
- 03The deregistration process: step by step
- 04First contact from the Local Authority
- 05Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026: restricted cases
- 06The journey at a glance
- 07Things to keep in mind
- 08If your child has an EHCP
- 09Key legislation and the takeaway
- 10Where to go from here.
