Data collection and censuses for schools

School censuses and school-level annual school censuses (SLASC), school capacity surveys, phonics screening checks, key stage 1 and 2 assessments data.

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Services

1. National pupil database: application forms

   Application forms and security questionnaire for national pupil database, ILR and HESA data extract requests.

2. Common transfer file: downloadable pupil transfer forms

   Forms for schools that are unable to transfer information electronically using school to school (S2S) and the common transfer file (CTF).

3. National pupil database: agreement and declaration forms

   Documents for national pupil database, individualised learner record and Higher Education Statistics Agency data requests post DfE approval.

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Guidance and regulation

1. Data protection: privacy notice model documents

   Guidance

   3 January 2018

   Department for Education

2. School to school service: how to transfer information

   Detailed guide

   26 March 2014

   Department for Education

3. School census 2017 to 2018: guide for schools and LAs

   Guidance

   11 April 2018

   Department for Education

1. School census: guide to submitting data

   • Detailed guide
   • 11 April 2018
   • Department for Education

2. School to school (S2S) data transfer system: guides

   • Guidance
   • 12 April 2017
   • Department for Education

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News and communications

1. Thousands more children on track to become fluent readers

   • 28 September 2017
   • Department for Education
   • News story

2. National database of governors

   • 1 July 2016
   • Department for Education
   • News story

3. Parents given power of veto on schools’ use of biometric information

   • 15 May 2012
   • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Education
   • Press release

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Transparency

1. Common basic data set (CBDS): requests for change (RFC) 2018

   • 26 March 2018
   • Department for Education
   • Transparency

2. School capacity: academic year 2016 to 2017

   • 15 March 2018
   • Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency
   • Official statistics

3. Education in inpatient mental health units

   • 1 February 2018
   • Department for Education
   • Research

4. Longitudinal education outcomes study: how we use and share data

   • 5 December 2017
   • Department for Education
   • Transparency

5. Common basic data set (CBDS): requests for change (RFC) 2017

   • 6 October 2017
   • Department for Education
   • Transparency

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Organisations

1. Department for Education

2. Education and Skills Funding Agency