Arbor Summer Census 2024 Guidance
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It'll be coming around the mountain when it comes..... MAY CENSUS!
Come on admit it; you sang that in your head!
May census is galloping towards us; read on to find all the key dates, changes, and links to helpful guidance.
Important Key Dates
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Census Dry run opens Thursday 2nd May (this has been delayed until Friday 3rd May) |
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Census Day is Thursday 16th May 2024 |
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Census Submission Deadline is Wednesday 12th June 2024 Unless told otherwise by your LA |
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Start your Arbor dry run now!!
Simply click on the banner at the top of your Arbor screen or follow the route School > Data > Export > Data Returns. There you can click on School Census and generate Dry Run!
The Census and dry runs can be generated as many times as you wish. When you do run your Census, Arbor will output data as if it were Census day. For example, students who have joined your school after census day would be excluded.
Unless specific instructions are given by your local authority, you do not have to submit the Census on census day. The DfE sets a Census deadline, which is visible on your Census page.
What date ranges is the census looking at for data items?
| Data Item | Date range |
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Attendance data |
01/01/2024 - 31/03/2024 |
| Exclusions data | 01/08/2023 - 31/03/2024 |
| Free school meal eligibility | 19/01/2024 - 16/02/2024 |
| Alternative Provision Placements | 18/01/2024 - 16/05/2024 |
| Funding and monitoring | 01/08/2023 - 16/05/2024 |
Changes to Summer Census 2024
The Gender field has been replaced by Sex. Please see our guidance here: Sex, Gender and Gender Identity in Arbor and statutory returns. Schools can choose to record Gender Identity but this is not returned in the census.
- Gender has been replaced by ‘Sex’
- Expanded Hours- For the summer census, an additional field called Expanded hours has been added for recording hours in school for Early Years and Nursery Students. This, along with reason for eligibility, will now be required on all census’.
Arbor HQ
To sign up for the Arbor Census Webinar - you will need to register for Arbor HQ! Just go to this link to sign up: Arbor HQ sign up. Top Tip: Use the same email address you sign into Arbor MIS with!
Webinar: Census Dry Run - Wednesday, 8th May 2024 9.30am - 10.30am
Webinar: Arbor Census Day - Thursday, 16th May 2024 10.00am - 11.00am
Useful Links
- DFE Guidance
- Arbor Census checklist: Census Checklist
- Arbor General Census guidance: General Guidance
- Arbor Summer 2024 Census guidance: Summer Census Guidance
- Arbor guidance on hours at setting and funded hours: Guidance on Hours and Settings
Known DFE issues expanded and extended hours:
Errors: 3140, 3130, 3031, and 3033 click HERE for guidance
As always SBS are here and ready to help so please do drop us an email misservicedesk@schoolbusinessservices.co.uk or call 0345 222 1551 | Opt 3
Would you like us to do your Summer Census for you?
Let us take it off your to-do list this month by contacting us. Looking ahead, we can do ALL of this year's returns for you - whether you are already an SBS customer or not!
