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England School Census Error 1633 &1634

Use this guide to resolve the following School Census Errors 1633 & 1634

Error 1633:

  • Where <EnglishGCSEFundingExemption> is equal to ‘L’, <SENprovision> must equal ‘E’
  • Explanation : Pupil is recorded as having a Learning Based funding exemption for their Prior Attainment, but does not have an SEN Provision of Type “E” (EHCP)”. If the Student DOES have a SEN of E, please ensure it’s active as of Census Reference Date, else, review their funding exemption

Error 1634:

  • Where <MathsGCSEFundingExemption> is equal to ‘L’, <SENprovision> must equal ‘E’
  • Explanation: Pupil is recorded as having a Learning Based funding exemption for their Prior Attainment, but does not have an SEN Provision of Type “E” (EHCP)”. If the Student DOES have a SEN of E, please ensure it’s active as of Census Reference Date, else, review their funding exemption
Exemptions

Further Guidance

  • For further guidance on DfE School Census see here.
  • For further guidance on Bromcom Census see here

THE EXAMPLES AND SCREENSHOTS IN THIS GUIDE ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY

To see Students identified as Exempt in either English GCSE or Maths GCSE go to Modules>Census> Student Prior Attainment See How to set Student Prior Attainment

To check SEN Provision from within the Student Profile choose Special Educational Needs from the top right All drop down.

Special Educational Needs

Then either click on the SEN record or click the top right + to add a new record

SEN record

Check/amend the SEN Provision as required.

SEN Provision

For more information on SEN in the Student Profile see here.

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 July 9, 2026
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