Yes, if you will not qualify for the education credit, the 1099-Q should not be entered and none of the student information needs to be filled in since none of it will go to the IRS.
Because Pell grants and scholarships covered the tuition, you would not qualify for an education credit at first glance. In order to qualify for the education credit, the money must be paid to a qualified organization. See Eligible Educational Institution - Internal Revenue Service. If qualified, the next step is to determine how the monies were spent. You may be able to make some taxable to the student to leave you some payment for education credit, which is always better. Please see another post of mine here.
IRS Pub 970 states: Generally, distributions are tax free if they aren't more than the beneficiary's AQEE for the year. Don't report tax-free distributions (including qualifying rollovers) on your tax return.
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