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Guidance for schools and local authorities on what data we need for the school census and how to submit it.
Guidance about every piece of information you need to send us in summer 2024.
How independent schools must collect and submit data for the school-level annual school census (SLASC).
Find out which schools and pupils are in scope for the school census.
Find out when the school census will open for each term and what to do in unusual circumstances.
Guidance for independent schools to help them with the 2024 school-level annual school census (SLASC).
Information on validating your data, resolving errors and checking any funding reports that use your school census return.
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2023 to 2024 school census data.
How local authorities, local-authority-maintained schools, and academies should collect and submit data for the school workforce census.
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2024 to 2025 school census data.
Specifications for software suppliers developing school summary reports for the school censuses in autumn 2023, spring 2024 and summer 2024.
Guide to help general hospital schools complete their 2024 census.
An annual report that presents data collected from the Pupil Level Annual School Census.
What data general hospital schools must collect and how to submit it.
Specifications for software suppliers developing school summary reports for the school censuses in autumn 2024, spring 2025 and summer 2025.
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2022 to 2023 school census data.
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2020 to 2021 school census data.
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2021 to 2022 school census data.
The purpose of this statistical release is to present enrolment figures for schools and for children in grant-aided schools for 2019/20. The school census gathers details on, for example, pupil gender, year group, religion, ethnicity, special educational needs, etc. Schools...
A list of codes to use when completing your school census.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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