New Items on the School Census January 2025

Please be aware that the Summer School Census day is Thursday 16 Jan 2025. Oxfordshire schools will be given access to the COLLECT website on this day. The authorised file needs to be sent via the COLLECT website by the end of Wednesday 22 Jan 2025. 

New data items: The ‘School Childcare’ module has been updated to record if:

• A childcare place is available for every parent who wants one
• The childcare provision is open from 8am or earlier (if before school)
• The childcare provision offers childcare covering 8am to 6p tm
• The childcare provision is open to at least 6pm (if after school)
•  The holiday childcare provider is open from 8am or earlier and to at least 6pm

Changes to Existing data items: The learner funding and monitoring (FAM code) associated code set has been updated to cover pupils in receipt of ‘tutoring’ following the conclusion of the National Tutoring Programme and 16 to 19 Tuition Fund. Code 01 has been extended to include all schools except nurseries, pupils in years 1 to 14 and enrolment statuses. Code 21 has been removed. Pupil SEN type code has been updated to include Down Syndrome.

Expanded hours has been extended to record up to 15 hours for children from 9 months old with working parents. 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. Attendance reason associated code set has been updated to include new codes effective from 19 August 2024. References to T Level transition programme have been changed to T Level foundation year. Signposting to offsite childcare, the response code ‘YF’ has been updated from ‘including transport’ to ‘including escort’.