The Census questions
The following table lists every question in the Census with notes on their completion.
Please ensure that you deal with all the questions in the form. Where a question with a drop-down menu is not applicable, you should indicate this by selecting n/a from the drop-down box.
At any stage throughout the form you can print and/or save.
Page 2 questions - School characteristics
No | Question | Notes on completion |
1 | Date for data used | Drop down menu. To match DfE Census and WG PLASC dates England: 18/1/2024 Wales: 16/1/2024 |
2 | Name of School/College | Must be entered |
3 | Address 1 | |
4 | Address 2 | |
5 | Town | |
6 | Postcode | |
7 | Telephone no | |
8 | Contact name | |
9 | Email addresses | |
10 | Website | |
11 | Head teacher | |
12 | Diocesan code | |
13 | Establishment Number | |
14 | Local Authority | |
15 | Unique Reference No | |
16 | Governance | |
17 | Phase | Drop-down menu (See Section 10) |
18 | Gender of entry | Male/female |
19 | Gender of sixth form | Both/male/female/'n/a' |
20 | Name of trustees | Enter only if not diocesan. |
Page 2 questions - Teaching staff information
In the following sections pupil, staff and students are categorised as Catholic if they have been baptised or received into the Catholic Church.
No | Question | Notes on completion |
21 | Male staff with NPQH qualification (headcount) A - Catholic B - Other | Enter a whole number or leave blank. National Professional Qualification for Headship. Headcount: Number of individuals whether full or part time. 'other': Of other faiths or none. |
22 | Female staff with NPQH qualification | Enter a whole number or leave blank. |
23 | Male staff undertaking NPQH qualification | Enter a whole number or leave blank. |
24 | Female staff undertaking NPQH qualification | Enter a whole number or leave blank. |
25 | Vacancies in leadership group | Enter whole numbers or leave blank. |
26 | Duration of vacancies in school terms | The number of terms the role has been vacant. Enter whole numbers or leave blank. |
Page 3 questions - Teaching staff information ctd
No | Question | Notes on completion |
27 | Acting head teacher Catholic | Yes/No. The acting role may arise from any cause (e.g. long term sickness), not simply from a vacancy. |
28 | Ethnicity of head teacher | Drop down menu Click Here for more info |
29 | Number of executive head teachers (male & female) | Enter whole numbers or leave blank. |
30 | Number of head teachers | Enter whole numbers or leave blank. |
31 | Number of deputy head teachers | Enter whole numbers or leave blank. |
32 | Number of assistant head teachers | Enter whole numbers or leave blank. |
33 | Total Catholic teachers (headcount) | Enter whole numbers or leave blank. Headcount: number of teachers whether full or part time. Include peripatetic teachers who normally teach at the school. Exclude teachers on extended (one or more terms) paid or unpaid leave. Exclude supply staff in post for less than a term. |
34 | Total other teachers (headcount) | Enter a whole number or leave blank. See notes for Q38 |
35 | Number of staff who have CCRS (headcount) | Enter a whole number or leave blank. CCRS: Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies |
36-45 | Teachers by ethnic group (headcount) Include members of the leadership group/senior management team. | Enter whole numbers or leave blank. Note for question 42: The Equality and Human Rights Commission defines Mixed as including: White and Black Caribbean, White and Black African, White and Asian, any other Mixed background. (Further information is available on the Equality and Human Rights Commission website. Click Here for more information. |
46 | Number of specialist qualified RE teachers | Enter a whole number or leave blank. The number of specialist qualified Religious Education (RE) teachers whose first degree comprised the study of RE in whole or in part. |
47 | Total number of staff who teach RE | Enter a whole number or leave blank. |
48 | The number of staff whose teaching timetable comprises at least 50% of RE teaching. | Enter a whole number or leave blank. |
49 | Any RE classes taken by teaching assistants | Yes/No Teaching assistants (TAs) and/or higher level teaching assistants (HLTAS) The extracts from the Training and Development Agency for Schools' (TDA) website which follow, describe the work of teaching assistants and higher level teaching assistants: The role of a TA varies from school to school. TAs may work supporting an individual or a group of pupils, or they may support the teacher in the classroom. Some schools employ TAs with a specialism, such as literacy, numeracy, English as an additional language, the creative arts or special education needs. TAs work under the guidance/supervision of the classroom teacher. For more information please visit the Training and Development Agency for Schools |
50-51 | Education support staff - Headcount | Enter whole numbers or leave blank. Please include only the staff in the table at Appendix E. This is drawn from the support staff categories used by DfE and WG. Exclude staff on extended (one or more terms) paid or unpaid leave. Exclude supply staff in post for less than a term. |
Page 4 questions - Number and characteristics of pupils on roll
Information is requested in terms of National Curriculum year groups.
In order to ensure consistent collection of data across users of SIMS and of the Excel spreadsheet, please include the following pupils:
- Single Registration (pupils who solely attend this school)
- Main - Dual Registration (pupils who belong to this school but also attend one or more other schools)
Do not be include data for pupils with other Enrolment Statuses as this would introduce double (or more) counting. Ie do not count pupils with:
- Subsidiary - Dual Registration (pupils who belong to another school but attend this school for some of their lessons)
- Guest (pupils who belong to another school but have attended this school on a single one off occasion)
The year group is the one in which the pupil is taught for the majority of the time regardless of their chronological age. The following values will apply to the majority of cases:
N1 | Nursery, aged less than 3 |
N2 | Nursery, aged greater than or equal to 3 but less than 4 |
R | Reception |
1-14 | NC year groups 1-14 |
No | Question | Notes on completion |
52-119 | Number & characteristics of pupils on roll | Enter whole numbers or leave blank. |
120-129 | Number of non-Catholic pupils by religion | Enter whole numbers or leave blank. |
Page 5 questions - Number and characteristics of pupils on roll ctd
No | Question | Notes on completion |
130 | Number of pupils withdrawn from collective worship and/or RE: | |
a | Overall | Enter a whole number or leave blank. |
b | Total numbers in Y12 & Y13 | Enter a whole number or leave blank. |
131 | School uniform | |
132 | If yes, uniform provides for requirements of other religions (eg Sikh) | |
133 | Number of pupils in care / looked after | Enter a whole number or leave blank. |
134 | A - Takeup of free school meals B - Eligibility for Ever 6 FSM (England only) For more information on Pupil Premium and Ever 6 FSM click here | Enter a whole number or leave blank. |
135 | Pupils with SEN without statement | Enter a whole number or leave blank. SEN: Special Educational Needs |
136 | Pupils with SEN with statement Include also pupils with EHCPs (Educational Health Care Plans) | Enter a whole number or leave blank. |
137 | Students withdrawn from SRE | Enter a whole number or leave blank. SRE: Sex and relationship education |
138 - 148 | Number of pupils on roll by ethnic group | Enter a whole number or leave blank. See notes for Q38-47 |
Page 5 questions - Data collections and management information
No | Question | Notes on completion |
149 | MIS that your school uses | Select from drop-down menu or, if other, enter the name. MIS: Management Information System We are trying to further develop automation of the collection of Census data. In order to do so, it would be helpful to know which system your school or college uses to manage its data. |