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Statutory school census - 2018/19 academic year

The statutory school census dates of the 2018/19 academic year are as follows:

	Census Day	Deadline for return to LA
Autumn	Thursday 4 Oct	Friday 5 Oct
Spring	Thursday 17 Jan	Friday 18 Jan
Summer	Thursday 16 May	Friday 17 May

The data collected via these returns are used by the DfE for funding purposes, to inform policy decisions, underpins the analyse school performance website and school performance tables.

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 the ICT development service will up-load census documentation to the Warwickshire learning platform (WeLearn365) which can be found here and on the download site. 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, Insight Service on 01926 742169 or by e-mail insight@warwickshire.gov.uk

Thank you for your continued support with these collections.

Insight Service
Performance, Resources Directorate