School Census in Arbor

Census Date: Thursday 1st October 2026

Attendance collected from	06/04/2026	Attendance collected to	31/07/2026
Suspensions and permanent exclusions collected from	01/01/2026	Suspensions and permanent exclusions collected to	31/07/2026
AP Placements collected from	15/05/2026	AP Placements collected to	01/10/2026
*FSM collected from	22/05/2026	FSM collected to	01/10/2026
Funding and Monitoring collected from	01/08/2026	Funding and Monitoring collected to	01/10/2026
#Learning Aims collected from	01/08/2025	Learner Support collected to	01/10/2026
Managed Moves collected from	01/08/2026	Managed Moves collected to	30/09/2026

*Only collected for on roll pupils not leavers
#Secondary Schools with a 6th Form only

Please note:

The census dry run on Arbor will open from Monday 5th January 2026.

Useful Documentation

Arbor Census Guides

The DfE school census website can be found here.

Acceptable Notepad entries can be found here.

Errors and Resolutions

Arbor have a dedicated page on their help centre for any error and query codes. Please click here to visit this page.

Submitting Your Census

Stockton Borough Council – Submitting to Information and Improvement

Click here for instructions on preparing for your census.

Please contact Information and Improvement if you’re unsure how to submit your census to them.

Academies and Collect

For Academies please note that you need to submit your file to DfE via collect as well as the local authority. Information can be found in the appropriate completing the census in SIMS document. DfE guidance can be found here.

Click here to view acceptable notepad entries for Collect.