Statutory School Census – 2021/22 Academic Year

The statutory school census dates of the 2021/22 academic year are as follows: 

                                    Census Day                Deadline for return to LA 

Autumn                        Thu 7th Oct                             Fri 8th Oct 

Spring                          Thu 20th Jan                           Fri 21st Jan 

Summer                      Thu 19th May                          Fri 20th May 

Data collected via these returns are used by the DFE for funding purposes, to support strategic objectives and to inform policy decisions.  

The autumn school census will be used to fund the schools block of the dedicated schools grant and the pupil premium. 

It is therefore vitally important that you are satisfied with the accuracy of your schools’ return before uploading it to the LA, and that it is returned by the prescribed deadline.  

Prior to each census ICT Development Service will up-load census documentation to the Warwickshire Learning Platform (WeLearn365) which can be found at: http://bit.ly/midaspages and on the download site http://wsd.we-learn.com/downloads. These will assist you in preparing and running your census returns. 

If you have any technical queries regarding the SIMS system and generating the return please contact the ICT Development Service Desk on (01926) 414100. 

If you have any other questions about this data collection, please contact Michelle Ali, Business Intelligence on 01926 742169 or by e-mail businessintelligence@warwickshire.gov.uk 

Thank you for your continued support with these collections. 

Business Intelligence
Commissioning Support Unit, Resources Directorate