What is e-Census?

Designed to collect all the relevant data for each of the school censuses at the touch of a button. It only asks for the data it 'knows' you haven't got – anything relevant that you have entered is already automatically included.

Review and solve any issues or queries on screen and save the finished return – simple!

What data is collected about schools?

• School characteristics module (Termly) - information about a school’s
  name and specific characteristics (example: phase, type, governance)
• School location module (Spring only) - school address information
• Admissions appeals module (Spring only) - information about admissions
  appeals is required from primary, middle deemed primary, secondary
  Voluntary Aided and Foundation schools only
• Class information module (Spring only) - information about class type and
  size
• Miscellaneous module (Spring only) - information on free school meals
  taken

What data is collected about pupils?

Depending on the phase and type of the school the return will contain some or
all of the following pupil level modules

• Pupil identifiers module (termly) - information about the identity of a pupil,
  example: name, gender, date of birth, UPN, ULN
• Pupil characteristics module (termly) - information about the characteristics
  of a pupil, example: ethnicity, language, disability
• Pupil status module (termly) – information about a pupil in relation to the
  school, example: enrolment status, date of entry
• Special educational needs module (termly) - information on the special
  educational needs of a pupil
• Exclusions module (termly) - information on permanent, fixed period and
  lunchtime exclusions. The Spring Census collects information on exclusions
  that occurred during the previous Autumn term, the Summer Census during
  the previous Autumn Term and the Autumn Census during the previous
  Spring Term.
• Home information module (Spring only) - information about where a pupil
  lives during term time
• Termly Attendance module (Termly) - all schools - except nurseries and
  special schools - are required for each Census for all pupils of compulsory
  school age to submit information on absences that occurred during the term
  prior to the census, example: Summer Census collects information on absences
  that occurred during the Spring term
• Annual attendance Module (Autumn only) - special schools submit data
  in the Autumn Census for absences that occurred during the previous
  academic year