A UNIQUE PUPIL NUMBER (UPN) is allocated to each child in an English state School. It is an identifier for use in the educational context during a child's School career only and subject to Data Protection restrictions.

Note:
This was e-GIF approved for use in NHS England.
e-GIF and the Government Data Standards Catalogue have been archived and are available for reference only.

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
shortname	UPN
plural	UNIQUE PUPIL NUMBERS