Find a school census code: applicable from August 2024

A list of codes to use when completing your school census.

Codes for sections about your school

School phase

Code	Description
NS	Nursery
PS	Primary
MP	Middle (deemed primary)
MS	Middle (deemed secondary)
SS	Secondary
AT	All-through
SP	Special
PR	Pupil referral unit (PRU) / alternative provision (AP)

School type

Code	Description
01	First school, 5-8
02	First school, 5-9
03	First school, 5-10
04	First and middle school, 5-12
05	Middle school, 8-12, deemed primary
06	Middle school, 9-13, deemed primary
07	Middle school, 9-13, deemed secondary
08	Middle school, 10-13, deemed secondary
09	Comprehensive upper school, 12-15/16
10	Comprehensive upper school, 12-18
11	Comprehensive upper school, 13-16
12	Comprehensive upper school, 13-18
16	Infant school, 5-7/8
17	Junior school, 7/8-11
18	Infant and junior school, 5-11
21	Comprehensive all-through, 11-16
22	Comprehensive all-through, 11-18
25	Junior comprehensive, 11-13, automatic transfer
26	Junior comprehensive, 11-14, automatic transfer
27	Junior comprehensive, 11-16, optional transfer at 13
28	Junior comprehensive, 11-16, optional transfer at 14
29	Senior comprehensive, 13-16, automatic transfer
30	Senior comprehensive, 13-18, optional transfer
31	Senior comprehensive, 13-18, automatic transfer
32	Senior comprehensive, 14-18, optional transfer
33	Senior comprehensive, 14-18, automatic transfer
36	Non-comprehensive secondary - modern
37	Non-comprehensive secondary - grammar
38	Non-comprehensive secondary - technical
39	Non-comprehensive secondary - other
41	Middle school, 10-14, deemed secondary
42	First school, 5-7
43	First school, 7-10
44	Comprehensive upper school, 14/15-18
45	Middle school, 9-12, deemed primary
46	Comprehensive, middle and upper, 10-16
47	City technology college
48	Comprehensive upper school, 11-16
49	Academies
50	Maintained nursery
51	Direct grant nursery
52	Special school
53	Hospital special school
54	Local-authority-maintained PRU
55	All-through school

National curriculum year group

You should use these codes for your class key stage but not the maximum or minimum year group.

Code	Description
E1	Early first year
E2	Early second year
N1	Nursery first year
N2	Nursery second year
R	Reception
1 – 14	Years 1 to 14
M	Mixed year class
X	National curriculum not followed: available for pupils who are not following the national curriculum through statutory disapplication processes

Intake type (not for nursery schools)

Code	Description
COMP	Comprehensive
SEL1	Selective (grammar)
SEL2	Secondary modern
SEL3	Selective (technical)
SEL4	Religious school
SPEC	Special
HOSP	Hospital

Governance

Code	Description
CO	Community
VA	Voluntary aided
VC	Voluntary controlled
FO	Foundation
IN	Independent
NM	Non-maintained
CT	CTC
CA	Academy

School SEN type

Code	Description
SPLD	Specific learning difficulty
MLD	Moderate learning difficulty
SLD	Severe learning difficulty
PMLD	Profound and multiple learning difficulty
SEMH	Social, emotional and mental health
SLCN	Speech, language and communication needs
HI	Hearing impairment
VI	Vision impairment
MSI	Multi-sensory impairment
PD	Physical disability
ASD	Autistic spectrum disorder
OTH	Other difficulties/disability – to be applied in exceptional circumstances where the primary type of need has not yet been established

Class activity (primary and all-through schools only)

Code	Description
AR	Art, craft or design
EN	English literacy or reading
FL	Foreign language
GP	Group project work (including mixed activities in other categories and library work)
HU	Humanities (including geography, history, economics or business studies)
MA	Mathematics or numeracy
MD	Music, singing or drama
OT	Other
PE	PE or games
RE	Religious education
RS	Relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education (for use from spring 2022)
SC	Science
TE	Technology, IT or computing
TV	Watching TV or listening to radio

Infant class size

Code	Description
Infant class size exception A	The number of children admitted outside the normal admissions round with an education, health and care plan specifying a school
Infant class size exception B	The number of looked-after children and previously looked-after children admitted outside the normal admissions round
Infant class size exception C	The number of children admitted, after initial allocation of places, because of a procedural error made by the admission authority or local authority in the original application process
Infant class size exception D	The number of children admitted after an independent appeals panel upholds an appeal
Infant class size exception E	The number of children who move into the area outside the normal admissions round for whom there is no other available school within reasonable distance (the local authority has to confirm that the child qualifies under this category)
Infant class size exception F	The number of children of UK service personnel admitted outside the normal admissions round
Infant class size exception G	The number of children whose twin or sibling from a multiple birth is admitted otherwise than as an excepted pupil
Infant class size exception H	The number of children with special educational needs who are normally taught in a special educational needs unit attached to the school, or registered at a special school, who attend some infant classes within the mainstream school

Codes for sections about your pupils

Pupil sex

Code	Description
M	Male
F	Female

Ethnicity

DfE extended codes	Approved extended categories	DfE main code	Sub-category	Main category	Comments
WBRI	White - British	WBRI	White - British	White	You cannot use WBRI if you have used codes WCOR - WWEL.
WCOR	White - Cornish	WBRI	White - British	White
WENG	White - English	WBRI	White - British	White
WNIR	White – Northern Irish	WBRI	White - British	White
WSCO	White - Scottish	WBRI	White - British	White
WWEL	White - Welsh	WBRI	White - British	White
WOWB	Other White British	WBRI	White - British	White	If you have used codes WCOR - WWEL, you must use WOWB for all other pupils within the main ‘any other ethnic group’ category. If you use WOWB, you cannot use WBRI.
WIRI	White - Irish	WIRI	White	White
WIRT	Irish Traveller	WIRT	White	White
WOTH	Any other white background	WOTH	Any other white background	White	You cannot use WOTH if you have used codes WALB - WWEU.
WALB	Albanian	WOTH	Any other white background	White
WBOS	Bosnian-Herzegovinian	WOTH	Any other white background	White
WCRO	Croatian	WOTH	Any other white background	White
WGRE	Greek/Greek Cypriot	WOTH	Any other white background	White	If you do not wish to distinguish between pupils of Greek and Greek Cypriot heritage, use this code. You cannot use WGRE if you have used either WGRK or WGRC.
WGRK	Greek	WOTH	Any other white background	White	You can only use this code with WGRC.
WGRC	Greek Cypriot	WOTH	Any other white background	White	You can only use this code with WGRK.
WITA	Italian	WOTH	Any other white background	White
WKOS	Kosovan	WOTH	Any other white background	White
WPOR	Portuguese	WOTH	Any other white background	White
WSER	Serbian	WOTH	Any other white background	White
WTUR	Turkish/Turkish Cypriot	WOTH	Any other white background	White	If you do not wish to distinguish between pupils of Turkish and Turkish Cypriot heritage, use this code. You cannot use WTUR if you have used either WTUK or WTUC.
WTUK	Turkish	WOTH	Any other white background	White	You can only use this code with WTUC.
WTUC	Turkish Cypriot	WOTH	Any other white background	White	You can only use this code with WTUK.
WEUR	White European	WOTH	Any other white background	White	If you do not collect information on white European pupils on the basis of country of origin or East/West European, use this code.
WEEU	White Eastern European	WOTH	Any other white background	White	Including Russian, Latvian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian, Montenegrin and Romanian.
WWEU	White Western European	WOTH	Any other white background	White	Including Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Scandinavian.
WOTW	White other	WOTH	Any other white background	White	If you have used codes WALB - WWEU, you must use WOTW for all other pupils within the main ‘any other white background’ category. If you use WOTW, you cannot use WOTH.
WROM	Gypsy/Roma	WROM	Gypsy/Roma	White	Use this code for pupils who identify themselves as Gypsies, Romanies, Travellers, Traditional Travellers, Romanichals, Romanichal Gypsies, Welsh Gypsies/Kaale, Scottish Travellers/Gypsies or Roma. It should not include fairground (showman’s) children; the children travelling with circuses; or the children of New Travellers or Bargees unless their ethnic status is that which is mentioned above. Use this code if you are not using WROG or WROR.
WROG	Gypsy	WROM	Gypsy/Roma	White	This code enables the separate identification of Gypsy pupils. This includes all children of a Gypsy ethnic background, irrespective of whether they are nomadic, semi-nomadic or living in static accommodation.
WROR	Roma	WROM	Gypsy/Roma	White	This code identifies the separate identification of Roma pupils.
WROO	Other Gypsy/Roma	WROM	Gypsy/Roma	White	Use this code for Gypsy/Roma pupils who do not identify with one or the other of the above groups - pupils with mixed Gypsy/Roma heritage.
MWBC	White and Black Caribbean	MWBC	White and Black Caribbean	Mixed or multiple ethnic groups
MWBA	White and Black African	MWBA	White and Black African	Mixed or multiple ethnic groups
MWAS	White and Asian	MWAS	White and Asian	Mixed or multiple ethnic groups	You cannot use MWAS if you have used codes MWAP - MWAI.
MWAP	White and Pakistani	MWAS	White and Asian	Mixed or multiple ethnic groups
MWAI	White and Indian	MWAS	White and Asian	Mixed or multiple ethnic groups
MWAO	White and any other Asian background	MWAS	White and Asian	Mixed or multiple ethnic groups	If you have used codes MWAP - MWAI, you must use MWAO for all other mixed or multiple ethnic groups pupils within the main ‘white and Asian’ category. If you use MWAO, you cannot use MWAS.
ABRI	Asian - British	ABRI	Asian - British	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	Main Code
AWEL	Asian - Welsh	AWEL	Asian - Welsh	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	Main Code
MOTH	Any other mixed background	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	You cannot use MOTH if you have used codes MAOE - MWCH.
MAOE	Asian and any other ethnic group	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
MABL	Asian and Black	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
MACH	Asian and Chinese	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
MBOE	Black and any other ethnic group	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
MBCH	Black and Chinese	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
MCOE	Chinese and any other ethnic group	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
MWOE	White and any other ethnic group	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
MWCH	White and Chinese	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
MOTM	Other mixed background	MOTH	Any other mixed background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	If you have used codes MAOE - MWCH, you must use MOTM for all other pupils within the main ‘any other mixed background’ category. If you use MOTM, you cannot use MOTH.
AIND	Indian	AIND	Indian	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
APKN	Pakistani	APKN	Pakistani	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	You cannot use APKN if you have used codes AMPK - AKPA.
AMPK	Mirpuri Pakistani	APKN	Pakistani	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
AKPA	Kashmiri Pakistani	APKN	Pakistani	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
AOPK	Other Pakistani	APKN	Pakistani	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	If you have used codes AMPK - AKPA, you must use AOPK for all other pupils within the main Pakistani category. If you use AOPK, you cannot use APKN.
ABAN	Bangladeshi	ABAN	Bangladeshi	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
AOTH	Any other Asian background	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	You cannot use AOTH if you have used codes AAFR - ASRO.
AAFR	African Asian	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	Including East and South African Asians.
AKAO	Kashmiri other	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	You should use this code for Kashmiri respondents not wishing to be classified under Asian Pakistani.
ANEP	Nepali	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
ASNL	Sri Lankan Sinhalese	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	You can only use this code with either ASLT or ASRO.
ASLT	Sri Lankan Tamil	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	You can only use this code with either ASNL or ASRO.
ASRO	Sri Lankan other	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	You can only use this code with either ASNL or ASLT.
AOTA	Other Asian	AOTH	Any other Asian background	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	If you have used codes AAFR - ASRO, you must use AOTA for all other pupils within the main ‘any other ethnic group’ category. If you use AOTA, you cannot use AOTH.
BBRI	Black - British	BBRI	Black -British	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	Main Code
BWEL	Black - Welsh	BWEL	Black - Welsh	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	Main Code
BCRB	Black Caribbean	BCRB	Black Caribbean	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	Including Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago.
BAFR	Black - African	BAFR	Black - African	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	You cannot use BAFR if you have used codes BANN - BSUD.
BANN	Black - Angolan	BAFR	Black - African	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African
BCON	Black - Congolese	BAFR	Black - African	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African
BGHA	Black - Ghanaian	BAFR	Black - African	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African
BNGN	Black - Nigerian	BAFR	Black - African	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African
BSLN	Black - Sierra Leonean	BAFR	Black - African	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African
BSOM	Black - Somali	BAFR	Black - African	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African
BSUD	Black - Sudanese	BAFR	Black - African	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	Including Sudanese of Egyptian origin.
BAOF	Other Black African	BAFR	Black - African	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	Including Black South African, Zimbabwean, Ethiopian, Rwandan and Ugandan. If you have used codes BANN - BSUD, you must use BAOF for all other Black African pupils. If you use BAOF, you cannot use BAFR.
BOTH	Any other black background	BOTH	Any other black background	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	You cannot use BOTH if you have used codes BEUR - BNAM.
BEUR	Black European	BOTH	Any other black background	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African
BNAM	Black North American	BOTH	Any other black background	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	Include Black North American and Canadian.
BOTB	Other Black	BOTH	Any other black background	Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	If you have used codes BEUR - BNAM, you must use BOTB for all other pupils within the main ‘any other black background’ category. If you use BOTB, you cannot use BOTH.
CHNE	Chinese	CHNE	Chinese	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	You cannot use CHNE if you have used codes CHKC - CTWN.
CHKC	Hong Kong Chinese	CHNE	Chinese	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
CMAL	Malaysian Chinese	CHNE	Chinese	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
CSNG	Singaporean Chinese	CHNE	Chinese	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
CTWN	Taiwanese	CHNE	Chinese	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh
COCH	Other Chinese	CHNE	Chinese	Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	If you have used codes CHKC - CTWN, you must use COCH for all other Chinese pupils; you cannot use CHNE.
OOTH	Any other ethnic group	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group	You cannot use OOTH if you have used codes OAFG - OYEM.
OAFG	Afghan	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group
ORAB	Arab	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group
OARA	Arab other	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group	Include Palestinian, Kuwaiti, Jordanian and Saudi Arabian.
OEGY	Egyptian	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group
OFIL	Filipino	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group
OIRN	Iranian	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group
OIRQ	Iraqi	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group
OJPN	Japanese	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group
OKOR	Korean	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group
OKRD	Kurdish	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group	Include Kurdish pupils from Iraq, Iran and Turkey.
OLAM	Latin/South/Central American	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group	Include all pupils from Central/South America, Cuba and Belize.
OLEB	Lebanese	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group
OLIB	Libyan	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group
OMAL	Malay	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group	Including Malaysian other than Malaysian Chinese.
OMRC	Moroccan	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group
OPOL	Polynesian	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group	Including Fijian, Tongan, Samoan and Tahitian.
OTHA	Thai	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group
OVIE	Vietnamese	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group
OYEM	Yemeni	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group
OOEG	Other ethnic group	OOTH	Any other ethnic group	Other ethnic group	If you have used codes OAFG - OYEM, you must use OOEG for all other pupils within the main ‘any other ethnic group’ category. If you use OOEG, you cannot use OOTH.
REFU	Refused	REFU	Refused	Refused
NOBT	Information not yet obtained	NOBT	Information not yet obtained	Information not yet obtained

Language

Code	Description	Code	Description	Code	Description
ACL	Acholi	ISL	Icelandic	PNJG	Panjabi (Gurmukhi)
ADA	Adangme	ITA	Italian	PNJM	Panjabi (Mirpuri)
AFA	Afar-Saho	JAV	Javanese	PNJP	Panjabi (Pothwari)
AFK	Afrikaans	JIN	Jinghpaw/Kachin	POL	Polish
AKA	Akan/Twi-Fante	JPN	Japanese	POR	Portuguese
AKAF	Akan (Fante)	KAM	Kikamba	PORA	Portuguese (any other)
AKAT	Akan (Twi/Asante)	KAN	Kannada	PORB	Portuguese (Brazil)
ALB	Albanian/Shqip	KAR	Karen (any)	PRS	Persian/Farsi
ALU	Alur	KAS	Kashmiri	PRSA	Farsi/Persian (any other)
AMR	Amharic	KAU	Kanuri	PRSD	Dari Persian
ARA	Arabic	KAZ	Kazakh	PRST	Tajiki Persian
ARAA	Arabic (any other)	KCH	Katchi	QUE	Quechua
ARAG	Arabic (Algeria)	KGZ	Kirghiz/Kyrgyz	RAJ	Rajasthani/Marwari
ARAI	Arabic (Iraq)	KHA	Khasi	REF	Refused
ARAM	Arabic (Morocco)	KHY	Kihaya/Luziba	RME	Romany/English Romanes
ARAS	Arabic (Sudan)	KIN	Kinyarwanda	RMI	Romani (International)
ARAY	Arabic (Yemen)	KIR	Kirundi	RMN	Romanian
ARM	Armenian	KIS	Kisi (West Africa)	RMNM	Romanian (Moldova)
ASM	Assamese	KLN	Kalenjin	RMNR	Romanian (Romania)
ASR	Assyrian/Aramaic	KMB	Kimbundu	RMS	Romansch
AYB	Anyi-Baule	KME	Kimeru	RNY	Runyakitara
AYM	Aymara	KNK	Konkani	RNYN	Runyankore-Ruchiga
AZE	Azeri	KNY	Kinyakyusa-Ngonde	RNYO	Runyoro-Rutooro
BAI	Bamileke (any)	KON	Kikongo	RUS	Russian
BAL	Balochi	KOR	Korean	SAM	Samoan
BEJ	Beja/Bedawi	KPE	Kpelle	SCB	Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian
BEL	Belarusian	KRI	Krio	SCBB	Bosnian
BEM	Bemba	KRU	Kru (any)	SCBC	Croatian
BHO	Bhojpuri	KSI	Kisii/Ekegusii (Kenya)	SCBS	Serbian
BIK	Bikol	KSU	Kisukuma	SCO	Scots
BLT	Balti Tibetan	KUR	Kurdish	SHL	Shilluk/Cholo
BMA	Burmese/Myanma	KURA	Kurdish (any other)	SHO	Shona
BNG	Bengali	KURM	Kurdish (Kurmanji)	SID	Sidamo
BNGA	Bengali (any other)	KURS	Kurdish (Sorani)	SIO	Sign language (other)
BNGC	Bengali (Chittagong/Noakhali)	LAO	Lao	SLO	Slovak
BNGS	Bengali (Sylheti)	LBA	Luba	SLV	Slovenian
BSL	British Sign Language	LBAC	Luba (Chiluba/Tshiluba)	SND	Sindhi
BSQ	Basque/Euskara	LBAK	Luba (Kiluba)	SNG	Sango
BUL	Bulgarian	LGA	Luganda	SNH	Sinhala
CAM	Cambodian/Khmer	LGB	Lugbara	SOM	Somali
CAT	Catalan	LGS	Lugisu/Lumasaba	SPA	Spanish
CCE	Caribbean Creole English	LIN	Lingala	SRD	Sardinian
CCF	Caribbean Creole French	LIT	Lithuanian	SRK	Siraiki
CGA	Chaga	LNG	Lango (Uganda)	SSO	Sotho/Sesotho
CGR	Chattisgarhi/Khatahi	LOZ	Lozi/Silozi	SSOO	Sotho/Sesotho (Southern)
CHE	Chechen	LSO	Lusoga	SSOT	Sotho/Sesotho (Northern)
CHI	Chinese	LTV	Latvian	SSW	Swazi/Siswati
CHIA	Chinese (any other)	LTZ	Luxemburgish	STS	Tswana/Setswana
CHIC	Chinese (Cantonese)	LUE	Luvale/Luena	SUN	Sundanese
CHIH	Chinese (Hokkien/Fujianese)	LUN	Lunda	SWA	Swahili/Kiswahili
CHIK	Chinese (Hakka)	LUO	Luo (Kenya/Tanzania)	SWAA	Swahili (any other)
CHIM	Chinese (Mandarin/Putonghua)	LUY	Luhya (any)	SWAC	Comorian Swahili
CKW	Chokwe	MAG	Magahi	SWAK	Swahili (Kingwana)
CRN	Cornish	MAI	Maithili	SWAM	Swahili (Brava/Mwiini)
CTR	Chitrali/Khowar	MAK	Makua	SWAT	Swahili (Bajuni/Tikuu)
CWA	Chichewa/Nyanja	MAN	Manding/Malinke	SWE	Swedish
CYM	Welsh/Cymraeg	MANA	Manding/Malinke (any other)	TAM	Tamil
CZE	Czech	MANB	Bambara	TEL	Telugu
DAN	Danish	MANJ	Dyula/Jula	TEM	Temne
DGA	Dagaare	MAO	Maori	TES	Teso/Ateso
DGB	Dagbane	MAR	Marathi	TGE	Tigre
DIN	Dinka/Jieng	MAS	Maasai	TGL	Tagalog/Filipino
DUT	Dutch/Flemish	MDV	Maldivian/Dhivehi	TGLF	Filipino
DZO	Dzongkha/Bhutanese	MEN	Mende	TGLG	Tagalog
EBI	Ebira	MKD	Macedonian	TGR	Tigrinya
EDO	Edo/Bini	MLG	Malagasy	THA	Thai
EFI	Efik-Ibibio	MLM	Malayalam	TIB	Tibetan
ENB	Believed to be English	MLT	Maltese	TIV	Tiv
ENG	English	MLY	Malay/Indonesian	TMZ	Berber/Tamazight
ESA	Esan/Ishan	MLYA	Malay (any other)	TMZA	Berber/Tamazight (any other)
EST	Estonian	MLYI	Indonesian/Bahasa Indonesia	TMZK	Berber/Tamazight (Kabyle)
EWE	Ewe	MNA	Magindanao-Maranao	TMZT	Berber (Tamashek)
EWO	Ewondo	MNG	Mongolian (Khalkha)	TNG	Tonga/Chitonga (Zambia)
FAN	Fang	MNX	Manx Gaelic	TON	Tongan (Oceania)
FIJ	Fijian	MOR	Moore/Mossi	TPI	Tok Pisin
FIN	Finnish	MSC	Mauritian/Seychelles Creole	TRI	Traveller Irish/Shelta
FON	Fon	MUN	Munda (any)	TSO	Tsonga
FRN	French	MYA	Maya (any)	TUK	Turkmen
FUL	Fula/Fulfulde-Pulaar	NAH	Nahuatl/Mexicano	TUL	Tulu
GAA	Ga	NAM	Nama/Damara	TUM	Tumbuka
GAE	Gaelic/Irish	NBN	Nubian (any)	TUR	Turkish
GAL	Gaelic (Scotland)	NDB	Ndebele	UKR	Ukrainian
GEO	Georgian	NDBS	Ndebele (South Africa)	UMB	Umbundu
GER	German	NDBZ	Ndebele (Zimbabwe)	URD	Urdu
GGO	Gogo/Chigogo	NEP	Nepali	URH	Urhobo-Isoko
GKY	Kikuyu/Gikuyu	NOR	Norwegian	UYG	Uyghur
GLG	Galician/Galego	NOT	Information not obtained	UZB	Uzbek
GRE	Greek	NUE	Nuer/Naadh	VEN	Venda
GREA	Greek (any other)	NUP	Nupe	VIE	Vietnamese
GREC	Greek (Cyprus)	NWA	Newari	VSY	Visayan/Bisaya
GRN	Guarani	NZM	Nzema	VSYA	Visayan/Bisaya (any other)
GUJ	Gujarati	OAM	Ambo/Oshiwambo	VSYH	Hiligaynon
GUN	Gurenne/Frafra	OAMK	Ambo (Kwanyama)	VSYS	Cebuano/Sugbuanon
GUR	Gurma	OAMN	Ambo (Ndonga)	VSYW	Waray/Binisaya
HAU	Hausa	OGN	Ogoni (any)	WAP	Wa-Paraok (South-East Asia)
HDK	Hindko	ORI	Oriya	WCP	West-African Creole Portuguese
HEB	Hebrew	ORM	Oromo	WOL	Wolof
HER	Herero	OTB	Believed to be other than English	WPE	West African Pidgin English
HGR	Hungarian	OTH	Other than English	XHO	Xhosa
HIN	Hindi	OTL	Other language	YAO	Yao/Chiyao (East Africa)
IBA	Iban	PAG	Pangasinan	YDI	Yiddish
IDM	Idoma	PAM	Pampangan	YOR	Yoruba
IGA	Igala	PAT	Pashto/Pakhto	ZND	Zande
IGB	Igbo	PHA	Pahari/Himachali (India)	ZUL	Zulu
IJO	Ijo (any)	PHR	Pahari (Pakistan)	ZZZ	Classification pending
ILO	Ilokano	PNJ	Panjabi
ISK	Itsekiri	PNJA	Panjabi (any other)

Believed to be English, English, information not obtained, believed to be other than English, other than English and refused can be used by schools that have no need to use individual language codes.

Youth support services agreement (not for nursery or primary schools)

Code	Description
Yes	Permission has been given by the parent, guardian or pupil
No	Parent, guardian or pupil has exercised their right to object
UNS	Unsought - school has not yet sent out privacy notices, data can be shared with youth support services
SNR	Sought, no reply - school has sent out privacy notices, but received no reply, data can be shared with youth support services

Learner support (not for nursery, primary or middle-deemed primary schools)

Code	Description
24	Adult learning grant (not collected in school census)
32	Professional and career development loan (not collected in school census)
35	Programmed led apprenticeship hardship fund (not collected in school census)
36	Care to learn (not collected in school census)
41	Time off for study (not collected in school census)
53	Free childcare for training and learning for work (not collected in school census)
54	Adult education bursary (not collected in school census)
55	Vulnerable group bursary awarded (collected in school census)
56	Discretionary bursary awarded (collected in school census)

Post looked-after arrangements

Code	Description
N	Not declared
A	Not looked after - adoption from England and Wales
G	Not looked after - special guardianship order (SGO) from England and Wales
R	Not looked after - residence order (RO) from England and Wales. Residence orders were replaced by child arrangements orders in April 2014.
C	Not looked after - child arrangements order (CAO) from England and Wales
O	Not looked after – adopted from state care outside of England and Wales

Pupil enrolment status

Code	Description
C	Current (single registration at this school)
G	Guest (not a pupil at the school)
M	Current main (dual registration)
S	Current subsidiary (dual registration)
F	FE college (PRU or AP only)
O	Other provider (PRU or AP only)

Pupil boarder indicator (not for nursery schools)

Code	Description
B	Boarder - nights per week not specified
6	Boards 6 nights or fewer a week (special schools only)
7	Boards 7 nights a week (special schools only)
N	Not a boarder

National curriculum year group

You should use these codes for your class key stage but not the maximum or minimum year group.

Code	Description
E1	Early first year
E2	Early second year
N1	Nursery first year
N2	Nursery second year
R	Reception
1 – 14	Years 1 to 14
X	National curriculum not followed: available for pupils who are not following the national curriculum through statutory disapplication processes.

Pupil SEN provision

Code	Description
N	No special educational need
E	Education, health and care plan
K	SEN support

Pupil SEN type

Code	Description
SPLD	Specific learning difficulty
MLD	Moderate learning difficulty
SLD	Severe learning difficulty
PMLD	Profound and multiple learning difficulty
SEMH	Social, emotional and mental health
SLCN	Speech, language and communication needs
HI	Hearing impairment
VI	Vision impairment
MSI	Multi-sensory impairment
PD	Physical disability
ASD	Autistic spectrum disorder
DS	Down Syndrome
OTH	Other difficulty
NSA	SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need

Pupil suspension or permanent exclusion category (not for nursery schools)

Code	Description
PERM	Permanent exclusion
SUSP	Suspension

Pupil suspension or permanent exclusion reason (not for nursery schools)

Code	Description
PP	Physical assault against a pupil
PA	Physical assault against an adult
VP	Verbal abuse / threatening behaviour against a pupil
VA	Verbal abuse / threatening behaviour against an adult
OW	Use or threat of use of an offensive weapon or prohibited item
BU	Bullying
RA	Racist abuse
LG	Abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity
DS	Abuse relating to disability
SM	Sexual misconduct
DA	Drug and alcohol related
DM	Damage
TH	Theft
DB	Persistent disruptive behaviour
MT	Inappropriate use of social media or online technology
PH	Wilful and repeated transgression of protective measures in place to protect public health

Pupil attendance codes (not for nursery schools) for use until August 2024

Use the following codes for the summer 2024 term only. These are reported in the autumn school census

Code	Description
/	Present (AM)
\	Present (PM)
B	Approved education activity as pupil being educated off site (not dual registration)
C	Authorised absence as pupil is absent due to other authorised circumstances
D	Dual registered (at another establishment) - not counted in possible attendances
E	Authorised absence as pupil is excluded, with no alternative provision made
G	Unauthorised absence as pupil is on a family holiday, not agreed, or is taking days in excess of an agreed family holiday
H	Authorised absence due to an agreed family holiday
I	Unable to attend because of sickness (do not use for medical or dental appointments)
J	Approved education activity as pupil is attending interview
L	Late (before registers closed) marked as present
M	Authorised absence due to medical or dental appointments
N	Unauthorised absence as pupil missed sessions, for a reason that has not yet been provided
O	Unauthorised absence, as pupil missed sessions for an unauthorised absence not covered by any other code or description
P	Approved education activity as pupil is attending an approved sporting activity
R	Authorised absence due to religious observance
S	Authorised absence due to study leave
T	Authorised absence due to traveller absence
U	Unauthorised absence as pupil arrived after registers closed
V	Approved education activity as pupil is away on an educational visit or trip
W	Approved education activity as pupil is attending work experience
X	Non-compulsory school age absence - not counted in possible attendances
Y	Unable to attend due to exceptional circumstances - not counted in possible attendances
Z	Pupil not yet on roll - not counted in possible attendances (not collected in the school census)
‘#’	Planned whole or partial school closure – not counted in possible attendances (not collected in the school census)

Pupil attendance codes (not for nursery schools) from August 2024

Use these codes for pupil attendance from August 2024

Code	Description
/	Morning session – present at the school when attendance register begins to be taken
\	Afternoon session – present at the school when attendance register begins to be taken
B	Attending a place for any other approved educational activity. Where schools use code B, they must also record the nature of the educational activity
C	Absent with leave for other circumstances
C1	Absent with leave for the purpose of participating in a regulated performance
C2	Absent with leave, of compulsory school age, and a temporary reduced timetable does not require them to attend
D	Attending another school at which they are a registered pupil
E	Authorised absence as pupil is excluded, with no alternative provision made
G	Absent without leave for the purpose of a holiday
I	Unable to attend because of sickness (do not use for medical or dental appointments)
J1	Absent with leave for the purpose of attending an interview for employment or for admission to another educational institution
K	Attending a place other than the school or another school at which they are a registered pupil for educational provision arranged by the local authority (under Section 19(1) of the Education Act 1996 or Section 42 of the Children’s and Families Act 2014). Where schools use code K, they must also record the nature of the educational activity
L	Absent from the school when attendance register begins to be taken, but attends before the taking of the register has ended
M	Absent with leave for the purpose of attending a medical or dental appointment
N	Absent - circumstances not yet established
O	Absent - other circumstances
P	Attending a place for an approved educational activity that is a sporting activity
Q	Unable to attend because of a lack of access arrangements by the local authority to facilitate their attendance
R	Day exclusively set apart for religious observance by the religious body to which the parent belongs
S	Absent with leave for the purpose of studying for a public examination
T	Mobile child whose parent is travelling in the course of their trade or business and who is travelling with that parent
U	Absent for registration - arrived in school after registration closed
V	Attending a place for an approved educational activity that is a visit or trip
W	Attending a place for an approved education activity that is work experience
X	Absent with leave, not of compulsory school age and timetable does not require them to attend
Y1	Unable to attend because school is not within walking distance of pupil’s home and transport to and from school normally provided is not available
Y2	Unable to attend due to widespread disruption to travel caused by a local, national or international emergency
Y3	Part of school premises is unavoidably out of use and pupil cannot be accommodated in the parts of the premises that remain in use
Y4	Whole school closed when school was due to meet for a session, but session has been cancelled
Y5	Unable to attend because pupil is subject to a sentence of detention
Y6	Travel to or attendance at school would be contrary or prohibited by guidance or law relating to incidence or transmission of infection or disease
Y7	Unable to attend because of any other unavoidable cause. Where schools use code Y7, they must also record the nature of the unavoidable cause
Z	Pupil’s name entered in advance of start date (not collected in the school census)
‘#’	Planned whole school closure – no session to take place (not collected in the school census)

Maths and English prior attainment year 11

If your pupil has UK equivalent or overseas equivalent qualifications, you need to check if they achieved this before or after the end of year 11.

Code	Description
1	Learner achieved grade 9 to 4 at end of year 11
2	Learner achieved grade 9 to 4 since the end of year 11
3	Learner has not yet achieved grade 9 to 4

Maths and English prior attainment

Code	Description
9	Grade 9
8	Grade 8
7	Grade 7
6	Grade 6
5	Grade 5
4	Grade 4
3	Grade 3
2	Grade 2
1	Grade 1
U	Ungraded
NR	Not required

Maths and English exemptions

Code	Description
L	The student has a learning disability which prevents them from studying the qualification
O	The student has a recognised overseas equivalent qualification
U	The student has met the GCSE condition of funding as they hold an approved equivalent UK qualification
F	The student holds a pass grade for functional skills level 2
N	The student has no exemptions

Withdrawal reason

Code	Description
1	Learner has transferred to another provider to undertake learning which meets a specific government strategy. You should only use this code to identify learners who have transferred onto an apprenticeship.
2	Learner has transferred to another provider
3	Learner injury / illness
4	Financial reasons
44	Other personal reasons
45	Exclusion
97	Other
98	Reason not known

Countries of UK

Code	Description
ENG	England
NIR	Northern Ireland
SCT	Scotland
WLS	Wales/Cymru

Alternative provision reason (PRU and AP only)

Code	Description
ASP	awaiting an appropriate special school place
EHC	setting named on EHC plan
MHN	medical condition (mental health need)
NEW	new arrival without a school place
OTH	other
PEX	permanent exclusion
PHN	medical condition (physical health need)
RHE	returning to state education from elective home education

Alternative provision placement reason

Code	Description
BHS	off-site placement for behavioural support
SUS	suspension
EXR	permanent exclusion (where still going through the review process)
MHN	medical condition (mental health need)
OTH	other
PHN	medical condition (physical health need)

Learner funding and monitoring (FAM) code

Code	Description	Applicable pupils
01	In receipt of tutoring	Schools: All schools (except nursery) with appropriate year group or age ranges. Pupils: Only applicable to pupils and in NCYearActual 1 - 14 or where national curriculum year groups do not apply, aged 5 to 19 (as at 2024-08-31) in NCYearActual ‘X’
22	Learner repeating up to one full year of 16 to 19 funded provision	Schools: secondary, all-through and PRU or AP with appropriate year groups. Pupils: only applicable to students in NCYearActual 12 or above with current single registration (‘C’) or current main dual registration (‘M’). PRU or AP: applicable to any pupils with the following enrolment status: ‘C’, ‘M’, ‘F’ or ‘O’.

Converting minutes to decimal minutes

Minute	Code	Minute	Code	Minute	Code
1	0.02	21	0.35	41	0.68
2	0.03	22	0.37	42	0.70
3	0.05	23	0.38	43	0.72
4	0.07	24	0.40	44	0.73
5	0.08	25	0.42	45	0.75
6	0.10	26	0.43	46	0.77
7	0.12	27	0.45	47	0.78
8	0.13	28	0.47	48	0.80
9	0.15	29	0.48	49	0.82
10	0.17	30	0.50	50	0.83
11	0.18	31	0.52	51	0.85
12	0.20	32	0.53	52	0.87
13	0.22	33	0.55	53	0.88
14	0.23	34	0.57	54	0.90
15	0.25	35	0.58	55	0.92
16	0.27	36	0.60	56	0.93
17	0.28	37	0.62	57	0.95
18	0.30	38	0.63	58	0.97
19	0.32	39	0.65	59	0.98
20	0.33	40	0.67