The submission of School Census returns, including a set of named pupil records, is a statutory requirement on schools under Section 537A of the Education Act 1996. Census data underpins many of the processes within the Department for Education and plays a pivotal role in your school’s annual funding.
The team is here to help with your questions and queries about free school eligibility, always responding quickly and efficiently. We offer to undertake eligibility checks in real-time ensuring that eligible children get the support they deserve as soon as possible and your school maximises pupil premium income.
Subscribers will continue to receive the school census newsletter keeping you abreast of changes to the content of statutory returns. Reminders, hints and tips about the census process will make the completion of your return less traumatic and reducing the burden on individual staff.
We will take care of uploading your termly census to COLLECT and thereafter work with you to resolve any errors or queries. We will attached requisite notes to your census and ensure that submission is within deadline. We will also provide you with a countywide summary of each census, providing valuable benchmarking and forecasting information for your school.
Cost of School Census support for 2022-23
Flat rate of £650 plus £0.50 per pupil based on Autumn school census, sole and dual main registrations.