The school workforce census is a statutory collection of individual level data on teachers and support staff from:
- local authorities
- local authority maintained schools
- academies.
The next school workforce census will take place on the Thursday 6 November 2025.
See the DfE webpage on how to complete the school workforce census
Download the:
ALL Schools. DfE guidance for scope, requirements and definitions
SIMS Schools ONLY. Capita guidance
Related documents
- NJC Pay Scale - 2025-26 (PDF)
- Teacher Pay Scale - 2025-26 (PDF)
- Flowchart of staff to include in SWC (PDF)
- Flowchart of teacher vacancies to include in SWC (PDF)
- Privacy notice suggested text for workforce for schools 2024 (docx)
- Sims guidance - School Business Professionals (PDF)
- Sims guidance - importing pay definitions 2025 (PDF)
- Sims adding annual increments (PDF)
- Qualifications guidance (PDF)