- Census date - Thursday 03/10/2024
- Return date to DfE - Wednesday 30/10/2024
- Attendance collected from 01/04/2024 to 31/07/2024
- Exclusions collected from 01/01/2024 to 31/07/2024
- Free School Meal Eligibility collected from 17/05/2024 to 03/10/2024
- Alternative Provision Placements collected from 16/05/2024 to 03/10/2024
- Funding and Monitoring collected from 01/08/2024 to 03/10/2024
DfE Documentation
SIMS Documentation
- School Census Autumn 2024 - Preparing - Primary Phase
- School Census Autumn 2024 - Preparing - Secondary
- School Census Autumn 2024 - Preparing - Post 16
- School Census Autumn 2024 - Producing - Primary
- School Census Autumn 2024 - Producing - Secondary
- School Census Autumn 2024 - Producing - Nursery
- School Census Autumn 2024 - Producing - Special
- School Census Autumn 2024 - Producing - PRU
- School Census Autumn 2024 - Producing - All Through
Arbor Documentation
Bromcom Documentation
SIMS Fileset 2804 - updated 09/10/24
Fileset 2804 is available below, this contains fixes for post-16 validation errors 2759 and/or 2912 being triggered unexpectedly. Schools subject to this problem will need Fileset 2804 or above to clear these errors and thereby ensure that Traineeship data is not included in the return where is not required by the DfE.
Please see below for a video on how to download the fileset and import into your SIMS. You can tell the fileset version you are on once you go to Routines > Statutory Returns > School Census.
Quick Import Steps (or watch the video below):
- Download the file from the above link
- Right-click on the link and extract all
- In SIMS go to Tools > Setups > Import Fileset
- Browse to the fileset you extracted
- Double click on the fileset file (the .mfs file)
- Click on Import Fileset
- Once imported close SIMS and log back in
- Re-validate your return on the new fileset.
Known Issues
Errors 2759 and 2912 re traineeships - this is a known issue and will require a fileset higher than 2803 to solve.
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