Statutory school records are those records that are mandatory or compulsory under the law to be kept by each school as such they are expected to be kept by all schools. Under the education law in Nigeria, the following are some of the statutory records to be kept in schools;

Admission Register,

Daily Attendance Register,

Diary of Works,

Log Book,

Lesson Note or Plan,

Time-Table

School Budget Record,

Visitor’s Book

Corporal Punishment Book,

Continuous Assessment Book,

Time Book,

Testimonial and Transfer Certificate Book,

National Policy on Education

Examination Records