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How independent schools must collect and submit data for the school-level annual school census (SLASC).
Guidance about every piece of information you need to send us in autumn 2023, spring and summer 2024.
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2023 to 2024 school census data.
List of codes to use when completing your school census.
Guidance for independent schools to help them with the 2024 school-level annual school census (SLASC).
Statistics on the number and characteristics of schools and pupils.
Specifications for software suppliers developing school summary reports for the school censuses in autumn 2023, spring 2024 and summer 2024.
Find out when the school census will open for each term and what to do in unusual circumstances.
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2022 to 2023 school census data.
What data general hospital schools must collect and how to submit it.
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2024 to 2025 school census data.
An interactive tool to help schools and academies submit an accurate autumn census return.
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2020 to 2021 school census data.
Guide to help general hospital schools complete their 2024 census.
How local authorities, local-authority-maintained schools, and academies should collect and submit data for the school workforce census.
Specifications for software suppliers developing school summary reports for the school censuses in autumn 2022, spring 2023 and summer 2023.
Specifications for software suppliers developing school summary reports for the school censuses in autumn 2021, spring 2022 and summer 2022.
Technical specification and validation rules describing the requirements for the school-level annual school census (SLASC).
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2021 to 2022 school census data.
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