Bromcom Spring Census 2025 guidance
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Here’s your update on the latest guidance for the Spring Term 2025 School Census from Bromcom
Key dates this year
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Census Information |
Date |
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Census Day |
Thursday 16 January 2025 |
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Census submission deadline Unless told otherwise by your LA |
Wednesday 12 February 2025 |
*Your local authority may have a shorter deadline if you submit to them rather than COLLECT - please contact them for details of their deadline
For DFE guidance on generating and submitting a return Click here
Known Issues
- Census error 2475 and 2490 – Using a multi-character code, such as “Y7” or “C2” brings up errors 2475 and 2490 incorrectly, as they aren’t being recognised as valid codes by the Census
- Exclusions data not pulling to the XML for some secondary schools, and thus not counted in the summary table.
- Learner support data not pulling to the XML for some secondary schools, and thus not counted in the summary table.
- Two-character attendance codes not presenting in the XML, and thus not counted in the summary table.
Bromcom Guidance
Census – How to run the Spring Census 2025
Census – School Spring Census Error Resolutions 2025
Read DfE Guidance
DFE guidance about the Census is published here including the main changes compared to previous years
Book onto a Bromcom Census Overview Webinar
You can book onto one of our Census webinars below:
Primary Spring Census Secondary Spring Census
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
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