This page contains Bromcom guidance for completing Student Prior Attainment.
The Prior Attainment must be set for Post 16 Students to ensure that their English and Maths GCSE Results are entered on the system.
Access: the minimum permissions required to access Student Prior Attainment are found in the Census module from Config>Set Up>Roles and Permissions
- See here for DfE guidance on Post 16 Student Data – Maths and English GCSE Prior Attainment.
- For Bromcom guidance see Autumn 2025 School Census
- For guidance on Student Prior Attainment in the Analysis Module see here.
To update Prior Attainment in bulk go to Modules>Census>Student Prior Attainment.
On this page you can;
Select the relevant Academic Year from the drop down
Then choose EITHER All Post-16 OR for individual Students with the blue spy glass
Click Find Incomplete Students which will provide you with all Students that are missing their Maths/English Prior Attainment.
IMPORTANT: You will also need to ensure that the Prior Attainment is in place both for the Current Year, and the Previous Year (i.e. in 24/25, you must also have 23/24 completed)
| On roll in the previous academic year and in NC year 12 or above | On roll in the current academic year and in NC year 12 or above | Data required |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | Previous year and existing current year fields populated |
| No | Yes | Only existing current year fields populated |
| Yes | No | Only previous year fields populated |
Update from Exams or Bulk Update
Once you have your Students selected, you can select Update from Exams or highlight Students and select Bulk Update.
Important: The Update from Exams function will only work if the Students were at your School and sat the Exams at your School for these Subjects as an Internal Candidate.
Bulk Update allows you to enter a Grade and Year Award for the Students on the following screen;
The drop choices for Year Awarded are as below;
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Learner achieved grade 9 to 4 at end of year 11 |
| 2 | Learner achieved grade 9 to 4 since the end of year 11 |
| 3 | Learner has not yet achieved grade 9 to 4 |
Note the blue i with the following information
Once the data has been entered, press Apply. After the Confirmation pop up this will return you to the original screen where you would then press the top left Save to store the Prior Attainment.
Update from Previous Census
This action is performed using the Update from Previous Census button. The table has been converted to a Grid with Filterable columns and a Hide Complete tick box has also been provided. Selecting one or more Students and the Update from Previous Census, will give a Confirmation Message, selecting Proceed will Update from Previous Census.