Data sharing & statutory returns

In accordance with regulation 13 of The School Attendance (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2024 all schools are required to share attendance data with the LA as well as the Department for Education. In Norfolk we aim to avoid any unnecessary burdens for schools we achieve this through our live attendance data feed which has been in operation since 2019 and extracts relevant pupil data from your Schools Management Information System (MIS) to populate the Norfolk County Council's Education Management Information System. It is positive to note that we have 90% coverage of schools in Norfolk via this system. In order to meet requirements in accordance with statutory guidance and the regulations, it is important that schools maintain the live attendance link and keep the Local Authority informed of any changes to management information systems. In order to do this, please could you complete this short form so that we have up to date information about your MIS and a key contact for the attendance data returns.

 As part of the process of data collection, files will be received by the LA on a daily basis and any queries which are identified as part of the process will be sent to schools within a spreadsheet via AnyComms+ on a weekly basis.  This will be uploaded to the School Administrator role and they will receive an email notification informing them a file is ready to be downloaded. It is important that any queries are reviewed to ensure the data supplied to the LA is accurate.  Within the spreadsheet general information will be listed on what responses are required and the changes / checks to be made within your MIS.  We ask that all changes are made within 5 working days of receipt of the queries spreadsheet, if this cannot be achieved please advise via email to [email protected]  Any changes made by the school in response to the queries will be automatically collected within the next file upload from your MIS into the LA education management system. In order to support school attendance officers to understand this process and what they need to do, a webinar will be delivered on Wednesday 15th October 2025 at 11am and can be accessed via the Attendance news and training events page - upcoming events.