Use this guide to resolve School Census Error 1496
Error 1496:
- DfE Validation: There should be at least one <PupilNoLongerOnRoll> record present
- Explanation: Have you had any Students leave the School in the census collection period? You can check this via Students>Search filters>Status>Leaver
THE EXAMPLES AND SCREENSHOTS IN THIS GUIDE ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY.
For further guidance on Bromcom Census see here
To check this error go to Students>then open the top right Search Filters and change the Status to Leaver
In the example below we have also added an additional column called Leaving Date.
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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.