School MIS for UK Schools: GCSE, Census, SEND

Year groups and key stages

The UK profile ships the England and Wales ladder with key stages attached to each level, and distinguishes a registration group from a teaching set — which most products conflate.

EYFSNursery → ReceptionEarly years foundation stage

KS1–KS2Year 1–6Primary, AM/PM registration

KS3Year 7–9Form groups and teaching sets diverge

KS4Year 10–11GCSE entries and 9–1 grading

KS5Year 12–13A Level, tutor groups

Terms, grading and attendance

The UK profile sets these at setup, and each stays editable. Statutory items — codes, UPN, census fields — follow the framework rather than a preference.

Terms and year

Autumn, Spring and Summer terms with half-term breaks
Year starts September
INSET days recorded as staff-only working days
Key stage attached to each year group

Grading

GCSE 9–1 and A Level A*–E
Key stage attainment descriptors for primary
Attainment and effort grades recorded side by side
Target grades, with progress measured against them

Attendance

AM and PM session registration
The statutory attendance code set as a preset
Persistent absence flagged below 90%
Counts prepared in the shape the census expects

The words on screen are your words

Vocabulary is the fastest way to tell whether a product was built for your system or translated into it. These are the labels the UK profile applies.

Generic term	What CampusFlo shows you
Group / class	Year 10 · 10B
Grouping term	Form / Tutor group
Teaching group	Set
Student identifier	UPN
Responsible adult	Parent / Carer
Attendance unit	AM and PM session
Additional needs	SEND
Safeguarding framework	KCSIE

What changes in each module

Applying the UK profile changes behaviour across these modules, not just their labels.

Student information

UPN, ethnicity codes, first language and EAL, FSM and Pupil Premium eligibility, SEND status, looked-after status and exclusions history.

Attendance

AM and PM sessions with the statutory code set, persistent absence below 90%, and counts prepared for the census.

Timetable

Two-week A/B timetables, form time and registration periods as slot types, and ability sets that cut across form groups.

Exams and report cards

GCSE and A Level entries, the results-day workflow, predicted grades and progress measures.

Inclusion and SEND

SEN support and EHCP stages, SEN code-of-practice categories, annual EHCP review and exam access arrangements that reach the seating plan.

Board and government reporting

School census fields — pupil, attendance, exclusions, SEN, FSM — and CTF transfer files, prepared as validated exports.

Questions from UK schools

Is this a school MIS?

It covers what a school management information system covers — the student record, attendance with statutory codes, timetabling, assessment and reporting, communication with parents, and the data behind statutory returns. CampusFlo is a newer entrant to the UK than the established MIS providers, and this page is here so you can judge the fit directly rather than take a claim on trust.

Does it handle UPN and the school census?

UPN is the student identifier under the UK profile, and the census fields — pupil, attendance, exclusions, SEN and FSM — are configurable exports with a validation screen before submission. Return definitions are data, so a change to the specification is a mapping change rather than a release.

How are SEND and EHCP handled?

SEN support and EHCP are stages on a need profile, with support plans carrying targets, provisions and review dates. Exam access arrangements — extra time, reader, scribe, separate room — flow into examination seating and timing. Access is restricted to the inclusion team and audited.

Does it support two-week timetables?

Yes. A/B week cycles are a period-structure option, alongside form time, registration periods and ability sets that cut across form groups — so a student’s own timetable merges their form group with every set they belong to.

Can it run alongside our existing MIS during a transition?

Data can be imported from spreadsheet exports with a validation preview, and statutory returns are generated from CampusFlo’s own data. Running two systems in parallel is possible for a term but is not something we would recommend beyond a migration window.

School MIS for UK schools — Years, GCSE 9–1, census and SEND