Census dates
School census
- Autumn 2023: Census date: 05 October 2023 (return by 10 October 2023)
- Spring 2024: Census date: 18 January 2024 (return by 23 January 2024)
- Summer 2024: Census date: 16 May 2024 (return by 21 May 2024)
School workforce census
- Autumn 2023: Census date: 02 November 2023 (return by 10 November 2023)
Latest
School census
- School Census Bulletin 1 – Spring 2024
- School Census Bulletin 2 – Known Issues/Reminders – Spring 2024
- School Census latest information regarding school census – Scomis website.
School workforce census
- Workforce Census latest information regarding school workforce census – Scomis website
- Workforce Census Bulletin 1
- Workforce Census Bulletin 2 – Known Issues
Guidance notes
School census
- School Census Quick Guide
- School Census Supporting Guide
- School Census Checklist
- School Census guidance – Scomis
- School Census guidance – DfE – GOV.UK – complete the school census
- School Census – COLLECT notepad entries to DfE queries – (excel download)
School workforce census
- Workforce Census 2023 Guide
- Workforce Census checklist – all schools
- Workforce Census – Federations – additional guidance
- Workforce Census: DfE – guide to submitting data (GOV.UK)
- Workforce Census errors/queries – DfE acceptable notes
- Workforce Census – DfE COLLECT guide for schools
- Workforce Census FAQs
- Workforce Census – Validation & Errors Resolutions (Sims)
- Workforce Census – Teachers Pay Range Information
- Workforce Census – School Business Professional
- Workforce Census – Senior Leadership Team
Pupil forecasts
Please note: the Pupil Forecast Sheets are no longer required. School Finance use the school census numbers on roll and the School Forecast Module to support them in their work. The School Forecast Module can be accessed by the following link;
Additional guidance and templates
Additional guidance notes
- Data protection: Privacy notices for schools
- Department for Education guidance on data sharing, privacy notices and data security
- Childcare Provision – Department for Education guidance
- Service children pupil premium – MOD personnel categories
- Pupil premium – sims users
- Free school meal/UIFSM information
- School census: notepad entries for COLLECT
- Attendance Codes for school census
- Education Recovery Package – FAM school census return
- Devon SEN census guidance
SIMS notes
- Bulk update
- Ethnicity codes
- Backdating history on individual pupils’
- DfE validations and SIMS solutions
Templates
- Calculating group sizes for leadership pay ranges
- *S11/1 Data collection on admission to school: Pupil information, S11/2 data collection on admission to school: contacts
*The S11 admission form is a sample form which captures information required for the school census and other information that might be relevant to schools. It is not a mandatory form that schools must use, schools can produce their own collection form, or amend the sample form as they consider necessary. Please email census@devon.gov.uk and we will send you a copy of the form.