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England School Census Error 3130

Use this guide to resolve School Census Error 3130

Error 3130:

DfE Validation:

For all school phases, the following criteria for 3 year olds applies:

<EligibilityCode> must be present and a valid value for all 3 year olds where:
[DOB is as follows:

  • Autumn: For pupils born between 2022-09-01 and 2023-08-31 (inclusive)
  • Spring: For pupils born between 2022-09-01 and 2023-12-31 (inclusive)
  • Summer: For Pupils born between 2022-09-01 and 2024-03-31 (inclusive)
  • AND [<ExtendedHours> is present]

For all school phases, the following criteria for 4 year olds applies:

<EligibilityCode> must be present and a valid value for 4 year old where: [<NCyearActual> equals ‘E1’, ‘E2’, ‘N1’ or ‘N2’] AND [DOB is as follows:

  • Autumn: For pupils born between 2021-09-01 and 2022-08-31 (inclusive)
  • Spring: For pupils born between 2022-01-01 and 2022-08-31 (inclusive)
  • Summer: For pupils born between 2022-04-01 and 2022-08-31 (inclusive)
  • AND[<ExtendedHours> is present]
  • Eligibility code missing for pupil aged 3 or 4 with extended hours present

Explanation:

  • An Eligibility Code should only be entered for Students in the above eligible date ranges/year groups applicable for each Census return and Extended Childcare Hours are present
  • To add an Eligibility Code go to Students>Student Profile>Funding & Allowances>Additional Information>Thirty Hour Code>Save
  • If you need to amend the Extended Childcare Hours go to Modules>Census>Select Return>Edit>Pupil Reconciliation Panel>amend Extended Childcare Hours figure>Save & Validate

Read Guidance:

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

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


To add an Eligibility Code go to Students>Student Profile>Funding & Allowances>Additional Information

Funding & Allowances

Then click on the Additional Information tab to add an Eligibility Code

Additional Information

From here you can enter the Eligibility Code>Save.

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.

Updated on July 16, 2026
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