School Census Autumn 2024

• 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 01/08/2023 to 03/10/2024 

SIMS Documentation

• Producing School Census Autumn 2024 - Primaries
• Producing School Census Autumn 2024 - Secondaries
• Producing School Census Autumn 2024 - Nursery

Arbor Documentation

Bromcom Documentation

SIMS Fileset 2800

Fileset 2802 is currently not available and this will only include the beta validation, we will need to await the release of 2802, and subsequently 2803 before the census can be uploaded to 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.