Find a school census code
List of codes to use when completing your school census.
School phase
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| NS | Nursery |
| PS | Primary |
| MP | Middle (deemed primary) |
| MS | Middle (deemed secondary) |
| SS | Secondary |
| AT | All-through |
| SP | Special |
| PR | Pupil referral unit (PRU) / alternative provision (AP) |
School type
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 01 | First school, 5-8 |
| 02 | First school, 5-9 |
| 03 | First school, 5-10 |
| 04 | First and middle school, 5-12 |
| 05 | Middle school, 8-12, deemed primary |
| 06 | Middle school, 9-13, deemed primary |
| 07 | Middle school, 9-13, deemed secondary |
| 08 | Middle school, 10-13, deemed secondary |
| 09 | Comprehensive upper school, 12-15/16 |
| 10 | Comprehensive upper school, 12-18 |
| 11 | Comprehensive upper school, 13-16 |
| 12 | Comprehensive upper school, 13-18 |
| 16 | Infant school, 5-7/8 |
| 17 | Junior school, 7/8-11 |
| 18 | Infant and junior school, 5-11 |
| 21 | Comprehensive all-through, 11-16 |
| 22 | Comprehensive all-through, 11-18 |
| 25 | Junior comprehensive, 11-13, automatic transfer |
| 26 | Junior comprehensive, 11-14, automatic transfer |
| 27 | Junior comprehensive, 11-16, optional transfer at 13 |
| 28 | Junior comprehensive, 11-16, optional transfer at 14 |
| 29 | Senior comprehensive, 13-16, automatic transfer |
| 30 | Senior comprehensive, 13-18, optional transfer |
| 31 | Senior comprehensive, 13-18, automatic transfer |
| 32 | Senior comprehensive, 14-18, optional transfer |
| 33 | Senior comprehensive, 14-18, automatic transfer |
| 36 | Non-comprehensive secondary - modern |
| 37 | Non-comprehensive secondary - grammar |
| 38 | Non-comprehensive secondary - technical |
| 39 | Non-comprehensive secondary - other |
| 41 | Middle school, 10-14, deemed secondary |
| 42 | First school, 5-7 |
| 43 | First school, 7-10 |
| 44 | Comprehensive upper school, 14/15-18 |
| 45 | Middle school, 9-12, deemed primary |
| 46 | Comprehensive, middle and upper, 10-16 |
| 47 | City technology college |
| 48 | Comprehensive upper school, 11-16 |
| 49 | Academies |
| 50 | Maintained nursery |
| 51 | Direct grant nursery |
| 52 | Special school |
| 53 | Hospital special school |
| 54 | Local authority maintained PRU |
| 55 | All-through school |
National curriculum year group
You should use these codes for your class key stage but not the maximum or minimum year group.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| E1 | Early first year |
| E2 | Early second year |
| N1 | Nursery first year |
| N2 | Nursery second year |
| R | Reception |
| 1 – 14 | Years 1 to 14 |
| M | Mixed year class |
| X | National curriculum not followed: available for pupils who are not following the national curriculum through statutory disapplication processes |
Intake type (not for nursery schools)
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| COMP | Comprehensive |
| SEL1 | Selective (grammar) |
| SEL2 | Secondary modern |
| SEL3 | Selective (technical) |
| SEL4 | Religious school |
| SPEC | Special |
| HOSP | Hospital |
Governance
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| CO | Community |
| VA | Voluntary aided |
| VC | Voluntary controlled |
| FO | Foundation |
| IN | Independent |
| NM | Non-maintained |
| CT | CTC |
| CA | Academy |
School SEN type
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| SPLD | Specific learning difficulty |
| MLD | Moderate learning difficulty |
| SLD | Severe learning difficulty |
| PMLD | Profound and multiple learning difficulty |
| SEMH | Social, emotional and mental health |
| SLCN | Speech, language and communication needs |
| HI | Hearing impairment |
| VI | Vision impairment |
| MSI | Multi-sensory impairment |
| PD | physical disability |
| ASD | Autistic spectrum disorder |
| OTH | Other difficulties/disability – to be applied in exceptional circumstances where the primary type of need has not yet been established |
Class activity (primary and all-through schools only)
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| AR | Art, craft or design |
| EN | English literacy or reading |
| FL | Foreign language |
| GP | Group project work (including mixed activities in other categories and library work) |
| HU | Humanities (including geography, history, economics or business studies) |
| MA | Mathematics or numeracy |
| MD | Music, singing or drama |
| OT | Other |
| PE | PE or games |
| RE | Religious education |
| RS | Relationships and sex education (RSE) and Health Education (for use from spring 2022) |
| SC | Science |
| TE | Technology, IT or computing |
| TV | Watching TV or listening to radio |
Infant class size
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| Infant class size exception A | The number of children admitted outside the normal admissions round with an education, health and care plan specifying a school |
| Infant class size exception B | The number of looked after children and previously looked after children admitted outside the normal admissions round |
| Infant class size exception C | The number of children admitted, after initial allocation of places, because of a procedural error made by the admission authority or local authority in the original application process |
| Infant class size exception D | The number of children admitted after an independent appeals panel upholds an appeal |
| Infant class size exception E | The number of children who move into the area outside the normal admissions round for whom there is no other available school within reasonable distance (the local authority has to confirm that the child qualifies under this category) |
| Infant class size exception F | The number of children of UK service personnel admitted outside the normal admissions round |
| Infant class size exception G | The number of children whose twin or sibling from a multiple birth is admitted otherwise than as an excepted pupil |
| Infant class size exception H | The number of children with special educational needs who are normally taught in a special educational needs unit attached to the school, or registered at a special school, who attend some infant classes within the mainstream school |
Pupil sex
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| M | Male |
| F | Female |
Ethnicity
| DfE extended codes | Approved extended categories | DfE main code | Sub-category | Main category | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBRI | White - British | WBRI | White - British | White | You cannot use WBRI if you have used codes WCOR - WWEL. |
| WCOR | White - Cornish | WBRI | White - British | White | |
| WENG | White - English | WBRI | White - British | White | |
| WNIR | White – Northern Irish | WBRI | White - British | White | |
| WSCO | White - Scottish | WBRI | White - British | White | |
| WWEL | White - Welsh | WBRI | White - British | White | |
| WOWB | Other White British | WBRI | White - British | White | If you have used codes WCOR - WWEL, you must use WOWB for all other pupils within the main ‘any other ethnic group’ category. If you use WOWB, you cannot use WBRI. |
| WIRI | White - Irish | WIRI | White | White | |
| WIRT | Traveller of Irish heritage | WIRT | White | White | |
| WOTH | Any other white background | WOTH | Any other white background | White | You cannot use WOTH if you have used codes WALB - WWEU. |
| WALB | Albanian | WOTH | Any other white background | White | |
| WBOS | Bosnian-Herzegovinian | WOTH | Any other white background | White | |
| WCRO | Croatian | WOTH | Any other white background | White | |
| WGRE | Greek/Greek Cypriot | WOTH | Any other white background | White | If you do not wish to distinguish between pupils of Greek and Greek Cypriot, use this code. You cannot use WGRE if you have used either WGRK or WGRC. |
| WGRK | Greek | WOTH | Any other white background | White | You can only use this code with WGRC. |
| WGRC | Greek Cypriot | WOTH | Any other white background | White | You can only use this code with WGRK. |
| WITA | Italian | WOTH | Any other white background | White | |
| WKOS | Kosovan | WOTH | Any other white background | White | |
| WPOR | Portuguese | WOTH | Any other white background | White | |
| WSER | Serbian | WOTH | Any other white background | White | |
| WTUR | Turkish/Turkish Cypriot | WOTH | Any other white background | White | If you do not wish to distinguish between pupils of Turkish and Turkish Cypriot heritage, use this code. You cannot use WTUR if you have used either WTUK or WTUC. |
| WTUK | Turkish | WOTH | Any other white background | White | You can only use this code with WTUC. |
| WTUC | Turkish Cypriot | WOTH | Any other white background | White | You can only use this code with WTUK. |
| WEUR | White European | WOTH | Any other white background | White | If you do not collect information on white european pupils on the basis of country of origin or East/West European, use this code. |
| WEEU | White Eastern European | WOTH | Any other white background | White | Including Russian, Latvian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian, Montenegrin and Romanian. |
| WWEU | White Western European | WOTH | Any other white background | White | Including Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Scandinavian. |
| WOTW | White other | WOTH | Any other white background | White | If you have used codes WALB - WWEU, you must use WOTW for all other pupils within the main ‘any other white background’ category. If you use WOTW, you cannot use WOTH. |
| WROM | Gypsy/Roma | WROM | Gypsy/Roma | White | Use this code for pupils who identify themselves as Gypsies, Romanies, Travellers, Traditional Travellers, Romanichals, Romanichal Gypsies Welsh Gypsies/Kaale, Scottish Travellers / Gypsies, and or Roma. It should not include fairground (showman’s) children; the children travelling with circuses; or the children of New Travellers or Bargees unless their ethnic status is that which is mentioned above. Use this code if you are not using WROG or WROR. |
| WROG | Gypsy | WROM | Gypsy/Roma | White | This code enables the separate identification of Gypsy pupils. This includes all children of a Gypsy ethnic background, irrespective of whether they are nomadic, semi-nomadic or living in static accommodation. |
| WROR | Roma | WROM | Gypsy/Roma | White | This code identifies the separate identification of Roma pupils. |
| WROO | Other Gypsy/Roma | WROM | Gypsy/Roma | White | Use this code for Gypsy/Roma pupils who do not identify with one or the other of the above groups - pupils with mixed Gypsy/Roma heritage. |
| MWBC | White and Black Caribbean | MWBC | White and Black Caribbean | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MWBA | White and Black African | MWBA | White and Black African | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MWAS | White and Asian | MWAS | White and Asian | Mixed/Dual background | You cannot use MWAS if you have used codes MWAP - MWAI. |
| MWAP | White and Pakistani | MWAS | White and Asian | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MWAI | White and Indian | MWAS | White and Asian | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MWAO | White and any other Asian background | MWAS | White and Asian | Mixed/Dual background | If you have used codes MWAP - MWAI, you must use MWAO for all other Mixed/Dual background pupils within the main ‘white and Asian’ category. If you use MWAO, you cannot use MWAS. |
| MOTH | Any other mixed background | MOTH | Any other mixed background | Mixed/Dual background | You cannot use MOTH if you have used codes MAOE - MWCH. |
| MAOE | Asian and any other ethnic group | MOTH | Any other mixed background | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MABL | Asian and Black | MOTH | Any other mixed background | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MACH | Asian and Chinese | MOTH | Any other mixed background | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MBOE | Black and any other ethnic group | MOTH | Any other mixed background | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MBCH | Black and Chinese | MOTH | Any other mixed background | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MCOE | Chinese and any other ethnic group | MOTH | Any other mixed background | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MWOE | White and any other ethnic group | MOTH | Any other mixed background | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MWCH | White and Chinese | MOTH | Any other mixed background | Mixed/Dual background | |
| MOTM | Other mixed background | MOTH | Any other mixed background | Mixed/Dual background | If you have used codes MAOE - MWCH, you must use MOTM for all other pupils within the main ‘any other mixed background’ category. If you use MOTM, you cannot use MOTH. |
| AIND | Indian | AIND | Indian | Asian or Asian British | |
| APKN | Pakistani | APKN | Pakistani | Asian or Asian British | You cannot use APKN if you have used codes AMPK - AKPA. |
| AMPK | Mirpuri Pakistani | APKN | Pakistani | Asian or Asian British | |
| AKPA | Kashmiri Pakistani | APKN | Pakistani | Asian or Asian British | |
| AOPK | Other Pakistani | APKN | Pakistani | Asian or Asian British | If you have used codes AMPK - AKPA, you must use AOPK for all other pupils within the main Pakistani category. If you use AOPK, you cannot use APKN. |
| ABAN | Bangladeshi | ABAN | Bangladeshi | Asian or Asian British | |
| AOTH | Any other Asian background | AOTH | Any other Asian background | Asian or Asian British | You cannot use AOTH if you have used codes AAFR - ASRO. |
| AAFR | African Asian | AOTH | Any other Asian background | Asian or Asian British | Including East and South African Asians. |
| AKAO | Kashmiri other | AOTH | Any other Asian background | Asian or Asian British | You should use this code for Kashmiri respondents not wishing to be classified under Asian Pakistani. |
| ANEP | Nepali | AOTH | Any other Asian background | Asian or Asian British | |
| ASNL | Sri Lankan Sinhalese | AOTH | Any other Asian background | Asian or Asian British | You can only use this code with either ASLT or ASRO. |
| ASLT | Sri Lankan Tamil | AOTH | Any other Asian background | Asian or Asian British | You can only use this code with either ASNL or ASRO. |
| ASRO | Sri Lankan other | AOTH | Any other Asian background | Asian or Asian British | You can only use this code with either ASNL or ASLT. |
| AOTA | Other Asian | AOTH | Any other Asian background | Asian or Asian British | If you have used codes AAFR - ASRO, you must use AOTA for all other pupils within the main ‘any other ethnic group’ category. If you use AOTA, you cannot use AOTH. |
| BCRB | Black Caribbean | BCRB | Black Caribbean | Black or Black British | Including Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago. |
| BAFR | Black - African | BAFR | Black - African | Black or Black British | You cannot use BAFR if you have used codes BANN - BSUD. |
| BANN | Black - Angolan | BAFR | Black - African | Black or Black British | |
| BCON | Black - Congolese | BAFR | Black - African | Black or Black British | |
| BGHA | Black - Ghanaian | BAFR | Black - African | Black or Black British | |
| BNGN | Black - Nigerian | BAFR | Black - African | Black or Black British | |
| BSLN | Black - Sierra Leonean | BAFR | Black - African | Black or Black British | |
| BSOM | Black - Somali | BAFR | Black - African | Black or Black British | |
| BSUD | Black - Sudanese | BAFR | Black - African | Black or Black British | Including Sudanese of Egyptian origin. |
| BAOF | Other Black African | BAFR | Black - African | Black or Black British | Including Black South African, Zimbabwean, Ethiopian, Rwandan and Ugandan. If you have used codes BANN - BSUD, you must use BAOF for all other Black African pupils. If you use BAOF, you cannot use BAFR. |
| BOTH | Any other black background | BOTH | Any other black background | Black or Black British | You cannot use BOTH if you have used codes BEUR - BNAM. |
| BEUR | Black European | BOTH | Any other black background | Black or Black British | |
| BNAM | Black North American | BOTH | Any other black background | Black or Black British | Include Black North American and Canadian. |
| BOTB | Other Black | BOTH | Any other black background | Black or Black British | If you have used codes BEUR - BNAM, you must use BOTB for all other pupils within the main ‘any other black background’ category. If you use BOTB, you cannot use BOTH. |
| CHNE | Chinese | CHNE | Chinese | Asian or Asian British | You cannot use CHNE if you have used codes CHKC - CTWN. |
| CHKC | Hong Kong Chinese | CHNE | Chinese | Asian or Asian British | |
| CMAL | Malaysian Chinese | CHNE | Chinese | Asian or Asian British | |
| CSNG | Singaporean Chinese | CHNE | Chinese | Asian or Asian British | |
| CTWN | Taiwanese | CHNE | Chinese | Asian or Asian British | |
| COCH | Other Chinese | CHNE | Chinese | Asian or Asian British | If you have used codes CHKC - CTWN, you must use COCH for all other Chinese pupils, you cannot use CHNE. |
| OOTH | Any other ethnic group | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | You cannot use OOTH if you have used codes OAFG - OYEM. |
| OAFG | Afghan | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | |
| OARA | Arab other | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | Include Palestinian, Kuwaiti, Jordanian and Saudi Arabian. |
| OEGY | Egyptian | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | |
| OFIL | Filipino | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | |
| OIRN | Iranian | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | |
| OIRQ | Iraqi | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | |
| OJPN | Japanese | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | |
| OKOR | Korean | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | |
| OKRD | Kurdish | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | Include Kurdish pupils from Iraq, Iran and Turkey. |
| OLAM | Latin/South/Central American | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | Include all pupils from Central/ South America, Cuba and Belize. |
| OLEB | Lebanese | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | |
| OLIB | Libyan | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | |
| OMAL | Malay | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | Including Malaysian other than Malaysian Chinese. |
| OMRC | Moroccan | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | |
| OPOL | Polynesian | OOTH | Any other ethnic group Any other ethnic group | Including Fijian, Tongan, Samoan and Tahitian. | |
| OTHA | Thai | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | |
| OVIE | Vietnamese | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | |
| OYEM | Yemeni | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | |
| OOEG | Other ethnic group | OOTH | Any other ethnic group | Any other ethnic group | If you have used codes OAFG - OYEM, you must use OOEG for all other pupils within the main ‘any other ethnic group’ category. If you use OOEG, you cannot use OOTH. |
| REFU | Refused | REFU | Refused | Refused | |
| NOBT | Information not yet obtained | NOBT | Information not yet obtained | Information not yet obtained |
Language
| Code | Description | Code | Description | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACL | Acholi | ISL | Icelandic | PNJG | Panjabi (Gurmukhi) |
| ADA | Adangme | ITA | Italian | PNJM | Panjabi (Mirpuri) |
| AFA | Afar-Saho | JAV | Javanese | PNJP | Panjabi (Pothwari) |
| AFK | Afrikaans | JIN | Jinghpaw/Kachin | POL | Polish |
| AKA | Akan/Twi-Fante | JPN | Japanese | POR | Portuguese |
| AKAF | Akan (Fante) | KAM | Kikamba | PORA | Portuguese (any other) |
| AKAT | Akan (Twi/Asante) | KAN | Kannada | PORB | Portuguese (Brazil) |
| ALB | Albanian/Shqip | KAR | Karen (any) | PRS | Persian/Farsi |
| ALU | Alur | KAS | Kashmiri | PRSA | Farsi/Persian (any other) |
| AMR | Amharic | KAU | Kanuri | PRSD | Dari Persian |
| ARA | Arabic | KAZ | Kazakh | PRST | Tajiki Persian |
| ARAA | Arabic (any other) | KCH | Katchi | QUE | Quechua |
| ARAG | Arabic (Algeria) | KGZ | Kirghiz/Kyrgyz | RAJ | Rajasthani/Marwari |
| ARAI | Arabic (Iraq) | KHA | Khasi | REF | Refused |
| ARAM | Arabic (Morocco) | KHY | Kihaya/Luziba | RME | Romany/English Romanes |
| ARAS | Arabic (Sudan) | KIN | Kinyarwanda | RMI | Romani (International) |
| ARAY | Arabic (Yemen) | KIR | Kirundi | RMN | Romanian |
| ARM | Armenian | KIS | Kisi (West Africa) | RMNM | Romanian (Moldova) |
| ASM | Assamese | KLN | Kalenjin | RMNR | Romanian (Romania) |
| ASR | Assyrian/Aramaic | KMB | Kimbundu | RMS | Romansch |
| AYB | Anyi-Baule | KME | Kimeru | RNY | Runyakitara |
| AYM | Aymara | KNK | Konkani | RNYN | Runyankore-Ruchiga |
| AZE | Azeri | KNY | Kinyakyusa-Ngonde | RNYO | Runyoro-Rutooro |
| BAI | Bamileke (any) | KON | Kikongo | RUS | Russian |
| BAL | Balochi | KOR | Korean | SAM | Samoan |
| BEJ | Beja/Bedawi | KPE | Kpelle | SCB | Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian |
| BEL | Belarusian | KRI | Krio | SCBB | Bosnian |
| BEM | Bemba | KRU | Kru (any) | SCBC | Croatian |
| BHO | Bhojpuri | KSI | Kisii/Ekegusii (Kenya) | SCBS | Serbian |
| BIK | Bikol | KSU | Kisukuma | SCO | Scots |
| BLT | Balti Tibetan | KUR | Kurdish | SHL | Shilluk/Cholo |
| BMA | Burmese/Myanma | KURA | Kurdish (any other) | SHO | Shona |
| BNG | Bengali | KURM | Kurdish (Kurmanji) | SID | Sidamo |
| BNGA | Bengali (any other) | KURS | Kurdish (Sorani) | SIO | Sign language (other) |
| BNGC | Bengali (Chittagong/Noakhali) | LAO | Lao | SLO | Slovak |
| BNGS | Bengali (Sylheti) | LBA | Luba | SLV | Slovenian |
| BSL | British Sign Language | LBAC | Luba (Chiluba/Tshiluba) | SND | Sindhi |
| BSQ | Basque/Euskara | LBAK | Luba (Kiluba) | SNG | Sango |
| BUL | Bulgarian | LGA | Luganda | SNH | Sinhala |
| CAM | Cambodian/Khmer | LGB | Lugbara | SOM | Somali |
| CAT | Catalan | LGS | Lugisu/Lumasaba | SPA | Spanish |
| CCE | Caribbean Creole English | LIN | Lingala | SRD | Sardinian |
| CCF | Caribbean Creole French | LIT | Lithuanian | SRK | Siraiki |
| CGA | Chaga | LNG | Lango (Uganda) | SSO | Sotho/Sesotho |
| CGR | Chattisgarhi/Khatahi | LOZ | Lozi/Silozi | SSOO | Sotho/Sesotho (Southern) |
| CHE | Chechen | LSO | Lusoga | SSOT | Sotho/Sesotho (Northern) |
| CHI | Chinese | LTV | Latvian | SSW | Swazi/Siswati |
| CHIA | Chinese (any other) | LTZ | Luxemburgish | STS | Tswana/Setswana |
| CHIC | Chinese (Cantonese) | LUE | Luvale/Luena | SUN | Sundanese |
| CHIH | Chinese (Hokkien/Fujianese) | LUN | Lunda | SWA | Swahili/Kiswahili |
| CHIK | Chinese (Hakka) | LUO | Luo (Kenya/Tanzania) | SWAA | Swahili (any other) |
| CHIM | Chinese (Mandarin/Putonghua) | LUY | Luhya (any) | SWAC | Comorian Swahili |
| CKW | Chokwe | MAG | Magahi | SWAK | Swahili (Kingwana) |
| CRN | Cornish | MAI | Maithili | SWAM | Swahili (Brava/Mwiini) |
| CTR | Chitrali/Khowar | MAK | Makua | SWAT | Swahili (Bajuni/Tikuu) |
| CWA | Chichewa/Nyanja | MAN | Manding/Malinke | SWE | Swedish |
| CYM | Welsh/Cymraeg | MANA | Manding/Malinke (any other) | TAM | Tamil |
| CZE | Czech | MANB | Bambara | TEL | Telugu |
| DAN | Danish | MANJ | Dyula/Jula | TEM | Temne |
| DGA | Dagaare | MAO | Maori | TES | Teso/Ateso |
| DGB | Dagbane | MAR | Marathi | TGE | Tigre |
| DIN | Dinka/Jieng | MAS | Maasai | TGL | Tagalog/Filipino |
| DUT | Dutch/Flemish | MDV | Maldivian/Dhivehi | TGLF | Filipino |
| DZO | Dzongkha/Bhutanese | MEN | Mende | TGLG | Tagalog |
| EBI | Ebira | MKD | Macedonian | TGR | Tigrinya |
| EDO | Edo/Bini | MLG | Malagasy | THA | Thai |
| EFI | Efik-Ibibio | MLM | Malayalam | TIB | Tibetan |
| ENB | Believed to be English | MLT | Maltese | TIV | Tiv |
| ENG | English | MLY | Malay/Indonesian | TMZ | Berber/Tamazight |
| ESA | Esan/Ishan | MLYA | Malay (any other) | TMZA | Berber/Tamazight (any other) |
| EST | Estonian | MLYI | Indonesian/Bahasa Indonesia | TMZK | Berber/Tamazight (Kabyle) |
| EWE | Ewe | MNA | Magindanao-Maranao | TMZT | Berber (Tamashek) |
| EWO | Ewondo | MNG | Mongolian (Khalkha) | TNG | Tonga/Chitonga (Zambia) |
| FAN | Fang | MNX | Manx Gaelic | TON | Tongan (Oceania) |
| FIJ | Fijian | MOR | Moore/Mossi | TPI | Tok Pisin |
| FIN | Finnish | MSC | Mauritian/Seychelles Creole | TRI | Traveller Irish/Shelta |
| FON | Fon | MUN | Munda (any) | TSO | Tsonga |
| FRN | French | MYA | Maya (any) | TUK | Turkmen |
| FUL | Fula/Fulfulde-Pulaar | NAH | Nahuatl/Mexicano | TUL | Tulu |
| GAA | Ga | NAM | Nama/Damara | TUM | Tumbuka |
| GAE | Gaelic/Irish | NBN | Nubian (any) | TUR | Turkish |
| GAL | Gaelic (Scotland) | NDB | Ndebele | UKR | Ukrainian |
| GEO | Georgian | NDBS | Ndebele (South Africa) | UMB | Umbundu |
| GER | German | NDBZ | Ndebele (Zimbabwe) | URD | Urdu |
| GGO | Gogo/Chigogo | NEP | Nepali | URH | Urhobo-Isoko |
| GKY | Kikuyu/Gikuyu | NOR | Norwegian | UYG | Uyghur |
| GLG | Galician/Galego | NOT | Information not obtained | UZB | Uzbek |
| GRE | Greek | NUE | Nuer/Naadh | VEN | Venda |
| GREA | Greek (any other) | NUP | Nupe | VIE | Vietnamese |
| GREC | Greek (Cyprus) | NWA | Newari | VSY | Visayan/Bisaya |
| GRN | Guarani | NZM | Nzema | VSYA | Visayan/Bisaya (any other) |
| GUJ | Gujarati | OAM | Ambo/Oshiwambo | VSYH | Hiligaynon |
| GUN | Gurenne/Frafra | OAMK | Ambo (Kwanyama) | VSYS | Cebuano/Sugbuanon |
| GUR | Gurma | OAMN | Ambo (Ndonga) | VSYW | Waray/Binisaya |
| HAU | Hausa | OGN | Ogoni (any) | WAP | Wa-Paraok (South-East Asia) |
| HDK | Hindko | ORI | Oriya | WCP | West-African Creole Portuguese |
| HEB | Hebrew | ORM | Oromo | WOL | Wolof |
| HER | Herero | OTB | Believed to be other than English | WPE | West-African Pidgin English |
| HGR | Hungarian | OTH | Other than English | XHO | Xhosa |
| HIN | Hindi | OTL | Other language | YAO | Yao/Chiyao (East Africa) |
| IBA | Iban | PAG | Pangasinan | YDI | Yiddish |
| IDM | Idoma | PAM | Pampangan | YOR | Yoruba |
| IGA | Igala | PAT | Pashto/Pakhto | ZND | Zande |
| IGB | Igbo | PHA | Pahari/Himachali (India) | ZUL | Zulu |
| IJO | Ijo (any) | PHR | Pahari (Pakistan) | ZZZ | Classification pending |
| ILO | Ilokano | PNJ | Panjabi | ||
| ISK | Itsekiri | PNJA | Panjabi (any other) |
Believed to be English, English, information not obtained, believed to be other than English, other than English and refused can be used by schools that have no need to use individual language codes.
Youth support services agreement (not for nursery or primary schools)
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| Yes | Permission has been given by the parent, guardian or pupil |
| No | Parent, guardian or pupil has exercised their right to object |
| UNS | Unsought - school has not yet sent out privacy notices, data can be shared with youth support services |
| SNR | Sought, no reply - school has sent out privacy notices, but received no reply, data can be shared with youth support services |
Learner support (not for nursery, primary or middle-deemed primary schools)
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 24 | Adult learning grant (not collected in school census) |
| 32 | Professional and career development loan (not collected in school census) |
| 35 | Programmed led apprenticeship hardship fund (not collected in school census) |
| 36 | Care to learn (not collected in school census) |
| 41 | Time off for study (not collected in school census) |
| 53 | Free childcare for training and learning for work (not collected in school census) |
| 54 | Adult education bursary (not collected in school census) |
| 55 | Vulnerable group bursary awarded (collected in school census) |
| 56 | Discretionary bursary awarded (collected in school census) |
Post looked after arrangements
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| N | Not declared |
| A | Not looked after - adoption from England and Wales |
| G | Not looked after - special guardianship order (SGO) from England and Wales |
| R | Not looked after - residence order (RO) from England and Wales. Residence orders were replaced by child arrangements orders in April 2014. |
| C | Not looked after - child arrangements order (CAO) from England and Wales |
| O | Not looked after – adopted from state care outside of England and Wales |
Pupil enrolment status
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| C | Current (single registration at this school) |
| G | Guest (not a pupil at the school) |
| M | Current main (dual registration) |
| S | Current subsidiary (dual registration) |
| F | FE college (PRU / AP only) |
| O | Other provider (PRU / AP only) |
Pupil boarder indicator (not for nursery schools)
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| B | Boarder - nights per week not specified |
| 6 | Boards 6 nights or fewer a week (special schools only) |
| 7 | Boards 7 nights a week (special schools only) |
| N | Not a boarder |
National curriculum year group
You should use these codes for your class key stage but not the maximum or minimum year group.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| E1 | Early first year |
| E2 | Early second year |
| N1 | Nursery first year |
| N2 | Nursery second year |
| R | Reception |
| 1 – 14 | Years 1 to 14 |
| X | National curriculum not followed: available for pupils who are not following the national curriculum through statutory disapplication processes. |
Pupil SEN provision
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| N | No special educational need |
| E | Education, health and care plan |
| K | SEN support |
Pupil SEN type
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| SPLD | Specific learning difficulty |
| MLD | Moderate learning difficulty |
| SLD | Severe learning difficulty |
| PMLD | Profound and multiple learning difficulty |
| SEMH | Social, emotional and mental health |
| SLCN | Speech, language and communication needs |
| HI | Hearing impairment |
| VI | Vision impairment |
| MSI | Multi-sensory impairment |
| PD | Physical disability |
| ASD | Autistic spectrum disorder |
| OTH | Other difficulty |
| NSA | SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need |
Pupil suspension or permanent exclusion category (not for nursery schools)
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| PERM | Permanent exclusion |
| SUSP | Suspension |
Pupil suspension or permanent exclusion reason (not for nursery schools)
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| PP | Physical assault against a pupil |
| PA | Physical assault against an adult |
| VP | Verbal abuse / threatening behaviour against a pupil |
| VA | Verbal abuse / threatening behaviour against an adult |
| OW | Use or threat of use of an offensive weapon or prohibited item |
| BU | Bullying |
| RA | Racist abuse |
| LG | Abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity |
| DS | Abuse relating to disability |
| SM | Sexual misconduct |
| DA | Drug and alcohol related |
| DM | Damage |
| TH | Theft |
| DB | Persistent disruptive behaviour |
| MT | Inappropriate use of social media or online technology |
| PH | Wilful and repeated transgression of protective measures in place to protect public health |
Pupil attendance codes (not for nursery schools)
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| / | Present AM |
| \ | Present PM |
| L | Late (before registers closed) marked as present |
| I | Authorised absence due to Illness (do not use for medical or dental appointments) |
| M | Authorised absence due to medical / dental appointments |
| R | Authorised absence due to religious observance |
| S | Authorised absence due to study leave |
| T | Authorised absence due to traveller absence |
| H | Authorised absence due to agreed family holiday |
| E | Authorised absence as pupil is excluded, with no alternative provision made |
| C | Authorised absence as pupil is absent due to other authorised circumstances |
| B | Approved education activity as pupil being educated off site (not dual registration) |
| D | Dual registered (at another establishment) - not counted in possible attendances |
| J | Approved education activity as pupil is attending interview |
| P | Approved education activity as pupil is attending an approved sporting activity |
| V | Approved education activity as pupil is away on an educational visit or trip |
| W | Approved education activity as pupil is attending work experience |
| G | Unauthorised absence as pupil is on a family holiday (not agreed) or is taking days in excess of an agreed family holiday |
| U | Unauthorised absence as pupil arrived after registers closed |
| O | Unauthorised absence as pupil missed sessions for an unauthorised absence not covered by any other code / description |
| N | Unauthorised absence as pupil missed sessions for a reason that has not yet been provided |
| X | Non-compulsory school age absence - not counted in possible attendances |
| Y | Unable to attend due to exceptional circumstances - not counted in possible attendances |
| Z | Pupil not yet on roll - not counted in possible attendances (not collected in school census) |
| ‘#’ | Planned whole or partial school closure - not counted in possible attendances (not collected in school census) |
Maths and English prior attainment year 11
If your pupil has UK equivalent or overseas equivalent qualifications, you need to check if they achieved this before or after the end of year 11.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Learner achieved grade 9 to 4 at end of year 11 |
| 2 | Learner achieved grade 9 to 4 since the end of year 11 |
| 3 | Learner has not yet achieved grade 9 to 4 |
Maths and English prior attainment
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 9 | Grade 9 |
| 8 | Grade 8 |
| 7 | Grade 7 |
| 6 | Grade 6 |
| 5 | Grade 5 |
| 4 | Grade 4 |
| 3 | Grade 3 |
| 2 | Grade 2 |
| 1 | Grade 1 |
| U | Ungraded |
| NR | Not required |
Maths and English exemptions
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| L | The student has a learning disability which prevents them from studying the qualification. |
| O | The student has a recognised overseas equivalent qualification. |
| U | The student has met the GCSE condition of funding as they hold an approved equivalent UK qualification. |
| F | The student holds a pass grade for functional skills level 2. |
| N | The student has no exemptions. |
Withdrawal reason
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Learner has transferred to another provider to undertake learning which meets a specific government strategy. You should only use this code to identify learners who have transferred onto an apprenticeship. |
| 2 | Learner has transferred to another provider |
| 3 | Learner injury / illness |
| 4 | Financial reasons |
| 44 | Other personal reasons |
| 45 | Exclusion |
| 97 | Other |
| 98 | Reason not known |
Countries of UK
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| ENG | England |
| NIR | Northern Ireland |
| SCT | Scotland |
| WLS | Wales/Cymru |
Alternative provision reason (PRU and AP only)
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| ASP | awaiting an appropriate special school place |
| EHC | setting named on EHC plan |
| MHN | medical condition (mental health need) |
| NEW | new arrival without a school place |
| OTH | other |
| PEX | permanent exclusion |
| PHN | medical condition (physical health need) |
| RHE | returning to state education from elective home education |
Alternative provision placement reason
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| BHS | off site placement for behavioural support |
| SUS | suspension |
| EXR | permanent exclusion (where still going through the review process) |
| MHN | medical condition (mental health need) |
| OTH | Other |
| PHN | medical condition (physical health need) |
Learner funding and monitoring (FAM) code
| Code | Description | Applicable pupils |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | In receipt of National Tutoring Programme | Applicable to all schools, except nursery, with appropriate year groups or age ranges. For pupils in NC Year Actual 1 to 11 or aged 5 to 15 (as at 2023-08-31) in NC Year Actual ‘X’. |
| 21 | Learner in receipt of 16 to 19 tuition fund | Applicable to secondary, all-through and PRU or AP schools with sixth forms. For students in NC Year Actual 12 and above with current single registration (‘C’) or current main dual registration (‘M’). PRU or AP for any pupils with the following enrolment status: ‘C’, ‘M’, ‘F’ or ‘O’. |
| 22 | Learner repeating up to one full year of 16 to 19 funded provision | Applicable to secondary, all-through and PRU or AP schools with sixth forms. For students in NC Year Actual 13 or above, with current single registration (‘C’) or current main dual registration (‘M’). PRU or AP for any pupils with the following enrolment status: ‘C’, ‘M’, ‘F’ or ‘O’. |
| Minute | Code | Minute | Code | Minute | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.02 | 21 | 0.35 | 41 | 0.68 |
| 2 | 0.03 | 22 | 0.37 | 42 | 0.70 |
| 3 | 0.05 | 23 | 0.38 | 43 | 0.72 |
| 4 | 0.07 | 24 | 0.40 | 44 | 0.73 |
| 5 | 0.08 | 25 | 0.42 | 45 | 0.75 |
| 6 | 0.10 | 26 | 0.43 | 46 | 0.77 |
| 7 | 0.12 | 27 | 0.45 | 47 | 0.78 |
| 8 | 0.13 | 28 | 0.47 | 48 | 0.80 |
| 9 | 0.15 | 29 | 0.48 | 49 | 0.82 |
| 10 | 0.17 | 30 | 0.50 | 50 | 0.83 |
| 11 | 0.18 | 31 | 0.52 | 51 | 0.85 |
| 12 | 0.20 | 32 | 0.53 | 52 | 0.87 |
| 13 | 0.22 | 33 | 0.55 | 53 | 0.88 |
| 14 | 0.23 | 34 | 0.57 | 54 | 0.90 |
| 15 | 0.25 | 35 | 0.58 | 55 | 0.92 |
| 16 | 0.27 | 36 | 0.60 | 56 | 0.93 |
| 17 | 0.28 | 37 | 0.62 | 57 | 0.95 |
| 18 | 0.30 | 38 | 0.63 | 58 | 0.97 |
| 19 | 0.32 | 39 | 0.65 | 59 | 0.98 |
| 20 | 0.33 | 40 | 0.67 |