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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.

Services

  1. 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).

  2. National pupil database: application forms

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

  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. School to school service: how to transfer information

    Detailed guide

    Department for Education

  2. Data protection: privacy notice model documents

    Guidance

    Department for Education

  3. Data protection: toolkit for schools

    Guidance

    Department for Education

  1. Key stage 1 assessments data collection: guide to submitting data

    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Education

  2. School census: guide to submitting data

    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Education
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News and communications

School Standards Minister Nick Gibb welcomes today's phonics results
Thousands more children on track to become fluent readers

Department for Education

News story

  1. National database of governors

    • Department for Education
    • News story

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

    • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Education
    • Press release
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Transparency

  1. Secondary and primary school application and offers: 2018

    • Department for Education
    • Official statistics

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

    • Department for Education
    • Transparency

  3. School capacity: academic year 2016 to 2017

    • Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Official statistics

  4. Education in inpatient mental health units

    • Department for Education
    • Research

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

    • Department for Education
    • Transparency
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Organisations