Use this guide to resolve School Census Errors 1500,1510, 1520, 1530, 1540 & 1550
Error 1500:
- DfE Validation: <UPN> (Unique Pupil Number) must be present
- Explanation: UPN is missing for student
Error 1510:
- DfE Validation: Where either <UPN> OR <FormerUPN> is present, it must contain the correct check letter. UPN invalid (wrong check letter at character 1) OR Former UPN invalid (wrong check letter at character 1)
- Explanation: incorrect UPN please check with your LA / the DfE
Error 1520:
- DfE Validation: Each pupil <UPN> must be unique across all pupils (including both Pupils On Roll and Pupils No Longer on Roll) in the extract
- Explanation: More than one Student recorded with the same UPN
Error 1530:
- DfE Validation: If either <UPN> OR <FormerUPN> is present Characters 2-4 of <UPN> OR <FormerUPN> must be a valid post April 1999 LA code or a recognised “pseudo LA” code (001-005, 201-213, 301-320, 330-336, 340-344, 350-359, 370-373, 380-384, 390-394, 420, 660-681, 701-708, 800-803, 805-808, 810-813, 815-816, 820-823, 825-826, 830-831, 835-841, 845-846, 850-852, 855-857, 860-861, 865-896, 908-909, 916, 919, 921, 925-926, 928-929, 931, 933, 935-938, 940-943)
- Explanation: the Students UPN is incorrect – please check with your LA / the DfE.
Error 1540:
- DfE Validation: If either <UPN> OR <FormerUPN> is present characters 5-12 of <UPN> OR <FormerUPN> must be numeric
- Explanation: the Students UPN is incorrect – please check with your LA / the DfE.
Error 1550:
- DfE Validation: If either <UPN> OR <FormerUPN> is present character 13 of <UPN> OR <FormerUPN> must be numeric or A-Z omitting I, O and S
- Explanation: the Students UPN is incorrect – please check with your LA / the DfE.
Read Guidance
- See DfE guidance on UPN Numbers here
- See Bromcom guidance on How to amend and add a UPN
- For further guidance on Bromcom Census see here
THE EXAMPLES AND SCREENSHOTS IN THIS GUIDE ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY
For the identified Students go to the Student Profile and click the Enrolment tab on the left
Then on the right scroll down to see the Key Data panel, click on the pencil icon to edit the Key Data panel
From here you add/amend the UPN, remember to click Save.
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.