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England SWF Census Query 4470Q

Use this guide to resolve the School Workforce Census Query 4470Q.

For further guidance on the SWF Census see here.

DfE Validation

4470QWhere <PayRange> is equal to LD, TE, TU or LP then [<QTS> or <EYTS> or <QTLS>] should be equal to ‘true’ or ‘1’Qualified Status inconsistent with Pay Range type

For the member of staff with this query go to their staff record and click on the left hand side Contracts tab.

Double click on the Contract that is active as of SWF Census Reference Date.

Important: It may be necessary to check Inactive Contracts for this staff member to resolve this Query. Be prepared to check any Contracts that were Active from 01/09/2021, even if they are no longer Active.

Once the Contract is open, click on the Pay tab and double click/use the Pencil icon to enter the Pay details.

Once the Contract is open, check which Base Pay and Spine Point is present for the staff member.

Once those are identified, go to Config>Administration>Base Pay Structures and find the same Base Pay Structure.

Double click on it or select it and press Edit.

Finally, go to the Spine Points section on the bottom right and check that they all have values, particularly the one that the staff member is assigned to.

The Query believes that the Spine Point amount is too high for the Role/Post that the staff member is assigned to.

If the Spine Point amounts and the staff member’s salary are both correct, you will need to submit a Return Level Note to Collect when you upload the Census file stating that the information is correct.

For more information see How to Create and Edit Base Pay Structures

IMPORTANT in order for the resolved error/query to be removed from the list of errors/queries you would need to generate a new Census return and remember to use save & validate for the errors/queries to update/clear.

Updated on September 11, 2026
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