School census
Latest
Changes for 2022/23
School Time - (all schools except nurseries) from Spring 2023 DfE are asking schools to record the total compulsory time pupils spend in school in a typical 5 day week.
Young Carer indicator - from Spring 2023 new item to record if pupil has been identified as a young carer
Class Information
The ‘selected time’ is based on the last digit of a school’s departmental establishment number.
Last digit of your departmental number Selected time
4, 7, 8 or 9 the selected time is one hour after the start of afternoon school
0, 1 or 5 the selected time is one hour after the start of morning school
2, 3 or 6 the selected time is one hour before the end of morning school
Learner funding and monitoring - further detail can be found in DfE Guidance
This will identify pupils who are:
- in receipt of tutoring provided via the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) - includes School Led tutoring, tuition partners, academic mentors.
- in receipt of tutoring funded by the 16 to 19 tuition fund
- resitting or retaking full or part of their 16 to 19 study programme
Alternative Provision - mandatory for 2022/23 onwards
Schools should record and submit new data on alternative provision (AP) placements that have been arranged for their pupils.
Post Looked after Arrangements
This has been extended to include "ceased to be looked after through adopted from state care outside of England and Wales"
1. Census dates
2022 to 2023 census dates
Autumn census
- census date – Thursday 6 October 2022
Spring census
- census date – Thursday 19 January 2023
Summer census
- census date – Thursday 18 May 2023
More information about the school census can be found on the DfE School Guidance notes