Version 1.0 School Census Summer 2017

School Census Summer 2017 SIMS Newsfeed - School Census Summer 2017

School Census Summer 2017 SIMS 7 Fileset for census Series 600 Newsfeed - Series 600 Filesets for SIMS Spring Release 2017

School Census Summer 2017 SIMS 7 Fileset for census Series 600 Version 600 will be included in the release Version 601 and above will be made available via My Account Routines | Statutory Returns | School Census

School Census Summer 2017 Main points to note

School Census Summer 2017 SIMS 7 Spring Release 2017 Dates for census Census reference date: 18/05/2017 Summer term 2017 census day Third Thursday in May Routines | Statutory Returns | School Census

School Census Summer 2017 SIMS 7 Spring Release 2017 Dates for census Attendance collection: 01/01/2017 - 16/04/2017 (inc) Only pupils aged 4 to 15 on 31/08/2016 Notional DfE spring term 2017 Routines | Statutory Returns | School Census

School Census Summer 2017 SIMS 7 Spring Release 2017 Dates for census Exclusion collection: 01/09/2016 - 31/12/2016 (inc) Notional DfE autumn term 2016 Routines | Statutory Returns | School Census

School Census Summer 2017 SIMS 7 Spring Release 2017 Dates for census FSM eligibility records: 20/01/2017 - 18/05/2017 (inc) Any record which includes at least one day between the day after the spring 2017 census day and this summer 2017 census day Routines | Statutory Returns | School Census

School Census Summer 2017 SIMS 7 Spring Release 2017 Dates for census Learning support: 01/08/2016 - 18/05/2017 (inc) Not for primary schools or middle deemed primary schools Notional DfE start of academic year 2016/17 to summer term 2017 census day Routines | Statutory Returns | School Census

School Census Summer 2017 General cohort rules All pupils on roll on census reference date Only leavers with attendance in the Spring Term 2017 and/or, exclusions in the Autumn Term 2016 and/or, learner support to report since the start of the 2016/17 academic year

School Census Summer 2017 Early years cohort for schools other than Nursery Schools Date of birth range Age as at 31/08/2016 Age as at 31/03/2017 Are hours at setting Required? Are Funded Hours Required? Before or on 31/08/2011   No 01/09/2011 - 31/12/2011 4 For those in a nursery provision 01/01/2012 - 31/03/2012 01/04/2012 - 31/08/2012 01/09/2012 - 31/12/2012 Yes 01/01/2013 - 31/03/2013 01/04/2013 - 31/08/2013 3 01/09/2013 - 31/12/2013 01/01/2014 - 31/03/2014 01/04/2014 - 31/08/2014 2 01/09/2014 - 31/12/2014 01/01/2015 - 31/03/2015 01/04/2015 and after All children “taught” in years E1, E2, N1 or N2 with dates of birth between 01/09/2011 and 31/08/2012 (inclusive) All children “taught” in years E1, E2, N1 or N2 who were aged 4 on the 31/08/2016

School Census Summer 2017 Early years cohort for schools other than Nursery Schools Date of birth range Age as at 31/08/2016 Age as at 31/03/2017 Are hours at setting Required? Are Funded Hours Required? Before or on 31/08/2011   No 01/09/2011 - 31/12/2011 4 For those in a nursery provision 01/01/2012 - 31/03/2012 01/04/2012 - 31/08/2012 01/09/2012 - 31/12/2012 Yes 01/01/2013 - 31/03/2013 01/04/2013 - 31/08/2013 3 01/09/2013 - 31/12/2013 01/01/2014 - 31/03/2014 01/04/2014 - 31/08/2014 2 01/09/2014 - 31/12/2014 01/01/2015 - 31/03/2015 01/04/2015 and after All children with dates of birth between 01/09/2012 and 31/03/2015 (inclusive) All children who were aged between 4 and 2 (inclusive) on the 31/08/2016

School Census Summer 2017 SIMS 7 Early years cohort rules Tools | Statutory Returns Tools | Update Early Years

School Census Summer 2017 SIMS 7 Items new to the summer census for on roll pupils and leavers Country of Birth Focus | Pupil | Pupil Details Please don’t forget that the following can be legitimate entries: Not known Not yet obtained Refused

School Census Summer 2017 SIMS 7 Items new to the summer census for on roll pupils and leavers Nationalities Focus | Pupil | Pupil Details Please don’t forget that the following can be legitimate entries: Not known Not yet obtained Refused

School Census Summer 2017 SIMS 7 Extension to summer census items First Language - for on roll nursery pupils Focus | Pupil | Pupil Details Please don’t forget that “Refused” can be a legitimate entry

School Census Summer 2017 SIMS 7 Items new to the summer census for on roll pupils and leavers UPRN for pupil address Focus | Pupil | Pupil Details UPRN will only be shown when it has been stored via address validation or CTF

School Census Summer 2017 SIMS 7 Extension to summer census items Termly attendance for on-roll pupils and leavers in special schools Reports | Attendance | Individual Pupil Reports | Registration Certificate Report

School Census Summer 2017 Items removed from the summer census In care for exclusions Annual attendance

School Census Summer 2017 Item renamed Adopted from Care renamed to Post Looked After Arrangements

School Census Summer 2017 Changes to detail reports Dates adjusted New items included Renaming of items taken into account

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