Guidance

School-level annual school census: guide

Guidance for independent schools to help them with the 2025 school-level annual school census (SLASC).

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 29 November 2022
• Last updated: 21 October 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

School level annual school census (SLASC) - registered independent schools guide: 2025

PDF, 341 KB, 44 pages

Details

This guide helps you prepare and submit your school’s 2025 school-level annual school census (SLASC) return.

SLASC census day for registered independent schools is Thursday 16 January 2025.

SLASC records:

• teaching and pupil numbers
• courses of study
• pupils with special educational needs
• looked-after children

It also records:

• charitable status
• annual fees and boarding accommodation
• details of new staff members and proprietors since the last census

Read more about submitting data for SLASC.

Published 29 November 2022
Last updated 21 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 21 October 2024

   Updated for 2025 with 'School level annual school census (SLASC) - registered independent schools guide: 2025'.

2. 19 October 2023

   Updated 'School level annual school census (SLASC) - registered independent schools guide: 2024' to clarify how we use the school email address in section 2.1.

3. 16 October 2023

   Updated with information for 2024 and replaced 'School level annual school census (SLASC) - registered independent schools guide: 2023' with School level annual school census (SLASC) - registered independent schools guide: 2024'.

4. 20 January 2023

   'School level annual school census (SLASC) - registered independent schools guide: 2023' has been amended to update section 1.4 on material changes.

5. 29 November 2022

   First published.