SIMS Autumn Census 2024 guidance
SIMS Autumn Census Support: Let SBS Take Care of It
Is the Autumn Census weighing down your to-do list? With October 3rd, 2024 just around the corner, let School Business Services handle your census returns so you can focus on other priorities. Whether you're already an SBS customer or not, we offer remote support to take care of all your data submissions for the year.
Why Choose SBS for your Census Support?
Our dedicated MIS team specialises in school census requirements, and we’re here to help ensure your submission is timely, accurate, and stress-free. Our expert team can guide you through the process, or even do the work for you. We offer this service for all schools and trusts, with no prior relationship required!
Here’s our update on the latest guidance for the SIMS Autumn 2024 School Census, the first of the academic year!
Important dates for Autumn Census
- Census date 03/10/2024
- 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
- Learning Aims (6th forms only) collected from 01/08/2024 to 03/10/2024
- Learner Support (Special schools only) collected from 01/08/2023 to 03/10/2024
Updates since last year:
Funding and Monitoring
Tutor hours for 16-19 tuition fund is no longer collected.
Early Years
The following updates and changes have been made to the Early Years reports:
- The 30 Hour Code is now Eligibility Code for all terms
- The Expanded Hours column has been added to the Early Years grid
- The 2 Year Old Basis for Funding grid has been added to the Autumn census
- The EYPPR grid has been added and includes children from 9 months old(9 mth,1, 2,3,4)
- DAF is now collected for children from 9 months old (9 mth,1, 2,3,4)
Please note - 9 months and above are now entitled to 15 hours funding for working parents.
Early Years Pupil Premium Receipt
For early years pupil premium receipt, the frequency of collection has been increased to termly and extended to children from 9 months old.
For early years pupil premium basis for funding, the frequency of collection has been increased to termly and extended to children from 9 months old.
The disability access fund indicator has been extended to children from 9 months old.
Employer ID
Employer ID is not longer collected for the Post-16 work placements.
Post-16 Programmes of Study
The Programme Type ‘T Level Transition’ has been changed to ‘T Level Foundation Year’.
The level of ‘T Level Transition’ has been changed to ‘T Level Foundation/Transition’.
SEN
The SEN Need Type lookup has been updated with a new value, the code DS and description Down Syndrome is now active by default.
Errors and Solutions
The Errors and Solutions for School Census Autumn 2024 can be accessed by clicking here.
Fileset
Fileset 2803 is available here.
Data Items 2024-25
DfE Guidance is available from here
School Census Handbooks
The Preparing for and Producing School Census handbooks will no longer be updated after the SIMS 7.218 (Summer) release. We have the English Schools School Census resource hub available; this contains all the support information that could be found in the handbooks, along with seasonal updates. We recommend bookmarking this page for future use.ESS have produced an Autumn Census Checklist, click below.
Autumn Census Checklist >Contact Us Today
Don’t let the census become a burden. Contact our MIS support team to see how we can simplify your school’s submission process:
Phone: 0345 222 1551 | Opt 3
Email: misservicedesk@schoolbusinessservices.co.uk
Learn more about our full range of MIS support services here.
