School-level annual school census: technical information
Technical specification and validation rules describing the requirements for the school-level annual school census (SLASC).
Applies to England
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This is technical information about submitting data for the school-level annual school census.
It’s for:
- suppliers of software for school management information systems (MIS)
- users of school MIS software
It applies to registered independent schools only.
The specification describes:
- what data schools should supply
- how to structure the data in XML
Software suppliers should use the list of validation rules so that schools can validate the data they submit.
You should also read the common basic data set (CBDS). This defines common data items that schools use in MIS software and that we use in our data collections.
More guidance on submitting data for the school-level annual school census is available.
Updates to this page
Last updated 24 October 2024 + show all updates
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Updated 'independent schools business and technical specification' and 'Annex B - independent schools validation rules' for 2025.
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Added 'SLASC 2024: Annex B - independent schools validation rules'.
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First published.