Absence rates for four year olds
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Overall absence for all enrolments in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools for pupils aged 4.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Pupil absence in schools in England
- Release
- Academic year 2022/23
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of overall absence sessions
- Number of pupil enrolments
- Number of schools
- Filters
- School type
- Time period
- 2012/13 to 2022/23
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| time_identifier | year_breakdown | time_period | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | school_type | num_schools | enrolments | sess_possible | sess_overall | sess_overall_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic year | Six half terms | 202122 | National | E92000001 | England | State-funded secondary | 151 | 8528 | 2864941 | 228263 | 7.96746 | |||||
| Academic year | Six half terms | 202122 | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 16480 | 647367 | 223416539 | 17070139 | 7.6405 | |||||
| Academic year | Six half terms | 201213 | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000005 | West Midlands | Special | 63 | 568 | 184496 | 22884 | 12.40352 | |||
| Academic year | Six half terms | 201213 | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000005 | West Midlands | State-funded primary | 1685 | 72820 | 24984667 | 1580403 | 6.32549 | |||
| Academic year | Six half terms | 201213 | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000009 | South West | State-funded secondary | 8 | 488 | 151043 | 10071 | 6.66764 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| enrolments | Number of pupil enrolments |
| num_schools | Number of schools |
| school_type | School type - Filter by school type |
| sess_overall | Number of overall absence sessions |
| sess_overall_percent | Overall absence rate |
Footnotes
- Total includes state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Data for special schools is available from 2016/17 to present.
- Sessions recorded as not attending due to COVID circumstances are included as possible sessions in 2020/21 and 2021/22 only, but not as an absence within absence rates.
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